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found the island in latitude 15° 12' 3''. At eleven 

 o'clock, our survey was finished; and we were 

 now fully convinced that no landing could be 

 effected without imminent danger, and that the 

 island was only the retreat of sea-fowl. As, ac- 

 cording to Schouten, the Dog Island Kes more to 

 the south, I immediately steered my course thither, 

 and, after looking an hour in vain for it, again 

 steered to the west. Since we had been in parallel 

 15° we had continual wind from the E.N.E. and 

 N.E., but in the night accompanied with rain and 

 heavy squalls from the N.W. 



On the 19th and 20th of April we made excel- 

 lent observations between the sun and moon, and 

 I had the extreme pleasure of finding that the 

 longitude by my chronometers agreed so exactly 

 with our observations ; but how much was my joy 

 increased, when the cry of " Land," from the mast- 

 head, struck my ear. It was discovered to the 

 S.W., and at noon we could see, at a little distance, 

 a small island, three miles long, which differed 

 fi'om the Doubtful Island, as no lake was visible 

 in it, but a number of cocoa-trees rose majestically 

 above the others. This time I was quite certain, 

 that I could with justice call it a new discovery. 

 We all had a wish to land, and unanimously re- 

 solved to satisfy it, in spite of every danger. The 

 ship was immediately brought under the lee, and 

 Lieutenant Zacharin was dispatched to examine 

 what measure we ought to take to satisfy our 



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