390 A JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



will not find it in the longitude as laid down on the charts ; but he 



will probably find what would be more interesting to him, a post, 



which we erected on the 26th August at the mouth of Hood's 



River, which is nearly, as will appear hereafter, in that longitude, 



with a flag upon it, and a letter at the foot of it, which may convey 



to him some useful information. It is possible, however, that he 



might keep outside of the range of islands which skirt this part 

 of the coast. 



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