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and, on rounding a point, the recoil of the sea 

 from the rocks was so great that they were with 

 difficulty kept from foundering. We looked in 

 vain for a sheltered bay to land in; but, at 

 length, being unable to weather another point, 

 we were obliged to put ashore on the open beach, 

 which, fortunately, was sandy at this spot. The 

 debarkation was effected fortunately, without 

 further injury than the splitting of the head of 

 the second canoe, which was easily repaired. 



Our encampment being near to the place where 

 we killed the deer on the 11th, ahnost the whole 

 party went out to hunt, but they returned in the 

 evening without having seen any game. The 

 berries, however, were ripe and plentiful, and, 

 with the addition of some country tea, furnished 

 a supper. There were some showers in the 

 afternoon, and the weather was cold, the thermo- 

 meter being 42°, but the evening and night were 

 calm and fine. It may be remarked that the 

 musquitoes disappeared when the late gales com- 

 menced. 



August 24.— Embarking at three A.M., we 

 stretched across the eastern entrance of Bathurst's 

 Inlet, and arrived at an island, which I have named 

 after the Right Hon. Colonel Barry, of Newton 

 Barry. Some deer being seen on the beach, the 



