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168 human Bones—Our Mater Sail-maker loes himelf in the Woods—Both Veels run aground in the Mud—Utenils of the Savages—Place of the Obervatory—Variation of the Magnetic Needle—Time of High-water in the Harbour—Departure from Port Dentrecateaux—Paage through the Straits of Dentrecateaux—Fires—Savages een on the Shore—One of them kindles the Fire in different Places—We cat Anchor in a large Bay at the Entrance of the Straits of Dentrecateaux—Excurion into the Country—Savages found dreing their Food at the Fire—The Straits which we had dicovered receive the Name of the Straits of Dentrecateaux—Anchoring Places in this Channel—Excurions into the Countries ituated along its Coats—Rencounters with the Savages—Departure from the Straits of Dentrecateaux.

ORT Dentrecateaux is ituated at the farthet end of Tempet-bay, and forms an almot oval bain, extending about 2,500 toies in length towards N.N.E. Its greatet breadth is about 760 toies. The tall forets that urrounded us on all ides, and the mountains at no great ditance from the coat, which heltered more than one half of the circumference of the harbour, added to the ecurity of our anchorage. Though the