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the South Harbour. Befides thefe, there are feveral July 

 others ; particularly two, called, Cook's Hole, and the 

 Norvvays, in both which feveral Dutch fliips were lying 

 at this time. Here the fhore being fteep-to, we completed 

 our water with great eafe, from the ftreams which fall in 

 many places down the fides of the rocks, and are pro- 

 duced by the melting of the fnow. I fixed upon a fmall 

 flat ifland, or rock, about three miles from the fliip, and 

 almoft in the center of thofe iflands which form the 

 many good roads here, as the propereft place for ereding 

 a tent, and making obfervations. The foggy weather 

 on the 14th prevented us from ufing the inftruments 

 that day. I regretted this circumflance much, fearing it 

 would deprive me of the only probable opportunity of 

 making obfervations on fhore in thofe high latitudes, as 

 our water was nearly recruited : however, having little 

 wind, with the weather very fair from the 15 th to the 

 1 8th in the morning, I made the belt ufe of that time. 

 Even in the cleareft weather here, the fivy was never 

 free from clouds, which prevented our feeing the moon 

 during the whole ol our Hay, or even being lure of 

 cur foiar obfervations, Mr. Lyons never having been able 

 to get equal akitudes for fettling the rates of going of the 

 time- keepers. Once indeed we were fortunate enough 

 to. obfervc a revolution of the fun. of which I availed 

 myfelf to determine the going of the pendulum adjuiled 

 to vibrate feconds at London, Daring the courfe of this 

 experiment, a paiticular and contlant attention was paid 



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