decayed, found* wood
qutfide. ^ We prepared* by fifh.ea9d0.ad wedgsiagti th<^
maft ;in the .appear debfe fe make if; de fer th-eivoyaghl
thg carpeptfr, thmking:(ij; ,pra$i£ablew asi/ohrfifhes’f
weje; the lefigthj jQfi t-fie, n f e f t a n d fét; ithe prefect* wH
c a p s d l j ^ ^ # ^ , , i f d , r;afid^g®t:tis®' toprgallaht filaft*
d©,wn ^ipop deek: At,;§h. ffli tacked, andThreughout
thenight yx? had iK ^ ^ ^ e f ^ a th e ry d AtilTfr.We few
an ifland to, the northward; .and at noofl we< .werea
within thïee or four leaguésrcef it, when it extended“"
fron^;Northr tqv.N.^-{E,.1 ofefpVtoianT:
■At A P. M. the ifland bore Jfem N:.',öS? Epto ilSD
Ti? K , whenweitaefted in hopès/o^'gêtóhgdcltJfe'tbditf
fee^re^d^kj/fe whieh. we.werèidifeppdinieds^ifar at 7$
we weyq&t thefemerdiftancb from.it?, when-it extedeËbd*
from Ni AS9- W.-;to \N. SO'üifEJ mSeveral’ ^Bfe's'fiwere
%feted «pon* if ..immediately.after: dafk^f&M^# lia*k
no foundings with 100 fathoms. At ffiidhighfc^ef
tacked : at 5 A. M. the ifland bore from-^S§° W- to
fix, leagues; andlwefew more m S S M
to thep^ftyrard. j THp fj^noongweiha'd. MghfeiaM^
pfeafant wenther, end. Webftood tórthe r|foTrthd;
obfervation atynoon it; appeared- ,we.I had) * expePiended
the fitijfc day after leaving Foxmafev .As thefohbbnef,
in the piôrnïftgt of the" life,-had feem the above iflandi
itsrquartéred'direââdtiwas’N.Æï and S. W'., about five1
or. fix - milesi of rriofièràtè ‘ elevation, falling abruptly
at -ëéfehâ.extreme, with a nëâ%f^Khill in 1 the centre.
A t ndoriVit ,%ore' from-,, SwAtfe-W, to SvuyfF’iW.,) about
ten. miles;diHummdek 'Ifland,*. S. 46°. Ei ; and. another
filorc extenfiyepSï 6ôVEvtb'S: &6° Eymear fix*1 or fey en»
leasues't ' îThefe two"«wefead fëèn.laft year. > IS
m Eight' airs continued tillfunfet to d ' throughout the M*-
night it wàs.1 clear ihndgfultry|weathëft s-AtfrhilÔ.m;
ttffewefterfi iflumfebfoe from' S:»82°'W. to Weftl;-Hum-
feocb)'Manà^&. 4 In E f ; aiidi titeflaaftero ifland, TSi
64® E; to .SilS8°iE; ie. A t. funrife a %entfefbreezeiper-'
uiitteeb our fleering r towards'dhe ifltodsi;} and a t S^h.
„the Humraocfe Ifland bore of Usf SoiU t!h,f ~ eight tor ten-
miles.' ilfeappeared- brbîiçh arid^ roéKy,’ ài^d bravery
little exteM.'. 'Ftofe the maintop we cOuld difcern a
fendy ifland, I noticed daft ydàr’pwhith noW*' bdfe^Sr
âOklE:, -’onîwith' ’the’ Weft ■ point? of |p ff 'eaftém tiflahd;
fAt’i nOOtïd We îwêrp^within thréfe -rhiléà this^ladd,
?wifeÿ iVii higli%- #yerfifiied ®y Wbdd’, dM p r e f e ^ d a.
-tery fertile profpxfâ ; >-but W6 could hbt XedCh thè
.bbtîom. with 'a^O'.fethfimsviwThebefifranc'êêî extended
from Sbhih to M i âOiiE; ; lÆtiimmock'Iflànd!,« S.vf 2? W/;
• admail bay5.(S, A5q;E. : the.fouth point four oV’fi^e
g ■ " miles.;
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