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CHAP Pile LV. 
Axour the middle of the da y we proceeded up the river in 
the double boats, the transport’s long boat, two gigs, and one 
of the punts, having with me the lieutenant, master, one mas- 
ter’s mate, the four scientific gentlemen, and Mr. Galwey. 
We found the river running between two high ridges of 
barren rocky hills, chiefly mica slate, with masses of quartz 
rising above the surface ; the slate running out in points, 
and the rocks under water forming strong ripplings and 
little eddies. In some spots, where the current has been 
turned aside by the rocky points, the river has deposited 
its mud, and formed little strips of soil covered with reedy 
grass, and some few little spots of Indian corn. Off these 
places anchorage is always found on a good clay bottom in 
from four to eight fathoms, a boat’s length from the grass ; 
besides these narrow strips we this day counted. several 
little vallies between the hills, forming the mouths of the 
ravines, the largest of which is named Vinda le Zally, and 
extends two miles along shore. In those vallies were some 
corn and manioc plantations, and many palm trees. The 
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