SLATE ISLANDS. IQI 



here closed with observations for a boat rate, for 

 the chronometers and latitude, the latter being 

 15° 27' 5 S. on a sandy beach at the eastern side of 

 Entrance Isle. 



April 9. — We rounded the extreme point to the 

 S.W. seen from Entrance Isle at sunrise ; the rocks 

 on this point were arranged quite in the form of 

 a fort, from whence it received the name of Battery 

 Point ; another group of islands now came in view, 

 bearing from Battery Point S.Wo by S. about 4 

 miles ; these we named Slate Islands, from their 

 singular formation. They extended one mile N.W. 

 from a point of land ; between them and Battery 

 Point, the coast fell back forming two bavs, crossinor 

 the mouths of which we had 13 fathoms. On pass- 

 ing Slate Islands, we saw a head-land, named by 

 Captain King Point Hall, bearing S. by W. ^ W. 

 distant 8 miles. It has a high peaked and isolated 

 appearance, being separated from the contiguous 

 high land by a low neck. We passed a bay 2 miles 

 wide on its north-eastern, and a snug cove on its 

 south-eastern side. It was past noon and we were 

 glad to see the stagnant calm, that had for hours 

 reigned around, dispelled by the sea breeze which 

 now darkened the horizon. Our course, during the 

 afternoon was S. by E. along a low rocky coast, but 

 as we had to contend with a three knot tide, we did 

 not get farther than a small sandy cove, bearing S. by 

 E. 9 miles from Point Hall, by the close of the day, 

 which was the only spot we had seen the whole of 



