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on the weflern fide o f this inlet, left me little doubt o f its being the ‘ 793-
continent; and we departed in full expectation, that, during this excur- ■ ^u1y'
fion, we Ihould finally determine the reality of the difcoveries attributed
to the labours o f Admiral de Fonte.
' With Mr. Whidbey I left the charge o f the obfervatory, with orders,
to make all neceffary obfervations for correcting the errors,’ and afcer-
taining the rate o f the chronometers; and the more completely to ëffeÖ
the former, I defifed that Mr. Bakêr, and fötöe others of the gentlemen,
would alfift in making as many obfervations as the circumftances would
admit of, for determining the true pofition of the Ration we had taken.
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