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the water, it must have been walking on the bottom, 
the head only appearing above the surface. The na- 
tives tell us that the irregularity of soundings which we 
found is caused by these animals assembling in a spot and 
making holes with their feet. ‘lwo women, an old and a 
young one, came on board from one of the plantations ; by 
their dress and ornaments they appeared to be of a superior 
class; I therefore gave them some beads and a glass of 
rum, which they swallowed as greedily as the men; and, in 
return, the old lady offered, through our interpreter, to 
leave the young one on board, pour m’amuser; a civility 
which, under existing circumstances, | thought proper to 
decline ; though the young lady seemed much chagrined at 
such an insult to her charms. At 3 o’clock the sea breeze 
set in fresh, and we again crossed the channel; and at 7 
anchored on the bank of the east end of Stocking island in 
2 fathoms. 
July 25th. At day-light we observed the Fetiche rock bear- 
ing W. by S.,and theBeacon rock N.E. Ivisited the Fetiche 
rock, which is a collection of masses of the oldest granite, 
mixed with quartz and mica, running into the river per- 
pendicularly, and entirely isolated, the land behind it being 
a plain with reedy grass and some corn plantations. It 
completely commands the passage of the river, being about 
