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acquaintances tlie Galapagos Islands. As the 

 sun rose, dispelling the haze which often hangs 

 over the high land of this group, we were able to 

 make out the different islands more distinctly. 

 Indefatigable Island lay right ahead, with 

 James' on the one bow, and Barrington on the 

 other. Charles Island we could not see, on 

 account of the distance. A breeze springing 

 up enabled us to head up for the latter, and we 

 looked forward to visiting our old quarters in 

 Post-Office Bay, and seeing the Colonel again, 

 but the wind drawing ahead, combined with the 

 strong current sweeping us to leeward, pre- 

 vented this arrangement ; so we bore away, and 

 running under the lee of Indefatigable, anchored 

 in Conway Harbour the same afternoon. This 

 island is one of the largest of the group, being 

 second only to Albemarle ; it is nearly round, 

 mountainous towards the centre, and sloping 

 gradually to the sea on all sides. Like all the 

 islands of this group, with the exception of 

 Charles, Indefatigable is uninhabited. The 

 anchorage at Conway Bay is exceedingly good, 



