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Rh Foramen Ovale—Obervations relating to Comparative Anatomy—Traces of Beats of Prey at the Cape of Van Diemen—Huts, which appear to have been lately inhabited—Viviparous Flies, the Larva of which produce peedy Putrefaction in Fleh-meat—Citizen Riche finds ome burnt 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

Importance of the Strait of Dentrecateaux—Run from Cape Diemen to New Caledonia—Coating the South Wet of New Caledonia—Dangerous Situation of the Recherche near the Reefs on that Coat—Little Cluter of Ilands at the Northern Extremity of New  donia