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] That island, on which the Dutch have a small settlement, is in 10° 25′ 48″ S. lat. and 119° 45′ 19″ E. longitude.

About noon, a little island, within our view, extended from S. 46° 30′ W. to S. 57° 30′ W. at the distance of 7,500 toises. It appeared to us not to exceed 5,100 toises in length. Its latitude is 10° 28′ 50″ S. and its longitude 119° 56′ 17″ E.

29th. At six o'clock A.M. New Savu bore E. 31° 30′ S. at the distance of about 5,100 toises. That little island, which is very low, is in 10° 37′ 28″ S. lat. and 119° 2′ 47″ E. longitude.

At sun-set, we saw a part of the island of San del Bose, in the N.N.E. distant about 20,500 toises. It is covered with mountains of a moderate elevation, and is situated in 10° 27′ 4″ S. lat. and 118° 6′ 34″ E. longitude.

The position of a little island, which bore from N. 1° E. to N. 3° 30′ W. at 20,500 toises distance, was ascertained to be 10° 27′ 4″ S. lat. and 118° 7′ 5″ E. longitude.

30th. This day the current ceased to set westward, and carried us ten minutes northward. The bight in the coast of New Holland to the southward of Timor, probably causes this different direction of the currents, which constantly set from east to west through Endeavour Strait; for they