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east angle of the island, which afforded very secure 

 anchorage from all winds except the south-east ; as 

 this is the prevalent wind during the summer, it is 

 not advisable to anchor there in that season. I named 

 it Fitton Bay, in compliment to Dr. Fitton, late pre- 

 sident of the Geological Society. Mr. Elson also was 

 employed out.^ide the harbour, and discovered some 

 sunken rocks to the southward of the entrance to the 

 port, on which account ships should not close the 

 land in that direction, so as to shut in two paps at the 

 north-east angle of Port Lloyd with the south bluff of 



the harbour. With these objects open there is no 

 danger. 



On the 15th of June, we put to sea from Port 

 Lloyd ; and finding the wind still from the southward, 

 and that we could not reach the islands in that di- 

 rection without much loss of time, I bore awav to ascer- 

 tain the northern limit of the group. We ran along the 

 western shore, and at noon on the 16th observed the 

 meridian altitude off the northernmost islet. The 

 group consists of three clusters of islands lying nearly 

 N. by E., and extending from the lat. of 27" 44' 35" N. 

 to 26" 30' N. and beyond, but that was the utmost 

 limit of our view to the southward. The northern 

 cluster consists of small islands and pointed rocks, and 

 has much broken ground about it, which renders cau- 

 tion necessary in approaching it. I distinguished it 

 by the name of Parry's Group, in compliment to the late 

 hydrographer, under whose command I had the plea- 

 sure to serve on the northern expedition. The middle 

 cluster consists of three islands, of which Peel's Island 

 four miles and a fifth in length, is the largest. This 

 group is nine miles and a quarter in length, and is 

 divided by two channels so narrow that they can only 



