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164 we preferred one of D'Argand's, in order to avoid the moke.

22d. The boats that had been dipatched the preceding day for that purpoe, were again ent to ound at the entrance of the tation where we intended to cat anchor, as they had not had time ufficient to do it the evening before. About half an hour after nine we received the agreeable intelligence, that it was a very well heltered harbour, with afe anchorage in a bottom of muddy and, not les than 3½ fathoms in depth at the entrance facing the middle of the bay. Their oundings had given them from 2½ to 4 fathoms throughout a coniderable part of the harbour, which extends land-inwards about 2,500 toies. It was a better tation in every repect than Adventure-bay, and we could here upply ourelves with wood and water as eaily as we could wih.

Though the breeze was againt us, it was at firt o inconiderable that we could be towed towards the harbour; but we had carcely proceeded 500 toies, when it blew freher and obliged us to cat an anchor. The Eperance, however, continued to be towed, and nearly reached the entrance of the harbour before it grew dark.

A boat which we ent out to fih, took o many at a ingle draught of the net, that the ditribution was