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parted when it was nearly reeled in, but in this case the 

 cause was due to a kink. 



On the 5th of September we rounded Cape Leu- 

 win, the southwesternmost point of Australia, and on the 

 6th entered King George's Sound and anchored off 

 Albany. This magnificent harbor will one day be of 

 immense importance as a naval arsenal. Here we filled 

 up with coal, taking it from hulks which were brought 

 alongside. No one on shore could remember any visit 

 of an American man-of-war before the arrival of the 

 Enterprise. 



On the 8th of September we got under way for Port 

 Melbourne. When sufficiently clear of the land the 

 ship was swung for compass deviations, and then a cast 

 was taken in 1128 fathoms, lat. 35° 26' S., long. 118° -^f 

 E., well within view of Bald Head and Eclipse Island. 



On the 1 6th September we anchored off Port Mel- 

 bourne. Here we remained one month fitting the ship 

 for her coming voyage across the South Pacific, enjoy- 

 ing the hospitality of the good citizens of Melbourne 

 and gaining grander ideas of the possibilities of republics. 

 We saw much of the colonists, and were impressed with 

 the advances they are making in civilization. Having 

 the experiences of the Old World and the New World 

 to guide them, they sift the good from the bad, and 

 enact laws which in turn serve as models for the older 

 nations. The so-called "working people" appear to ex- 

 ert a greater influence in Australia than they do in the 

 United States ; and it struck me that the average intel- 



