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fouth for its latitude, and 125^^ 1' 6" eaft . ' 

 longitude. 



The dip of the needle was 20 30'. 



The variation of the compafs obfervee 

 board the fliip waso" 54' eaft. 



The higheft point at which the thermometi 

 flood on board was 23", and on fhore 25** vij. 



The mercury in the barometer varied only 

 from 28 inches i line to 28 inches 2 lines. 



At the full and change of the moon it is high 

 water about three quarters paft eleven o'clock; 

 the tides then rife two meters perpendicular. 



On the 1 6th of September we fct fail from 

 Bouro, directing our courfe towards the Strait 

 of Bouton, into which we entered on the after- 

 noon of the 2id. 



The next day, about fun-fet, we anchored a 

 kilometer from the coaft, oppolite to the open- 

 ing of the channel which feparates Pangefani 

 from Celebes. Dauribcau being ill, Roflell 

 was entruRcd with the conduct of the expedi- 

 tion, and formed the plan of failing out by 

 this channel. Very early in the morning of 

 ihe 24th he difpatched a boat, which examined 

 it for an extent of upwards of three myriame- 

 iLMs, over which were fcattered a great number 

 of iOots, particularly towards the coaft of Ce- 

 lebes ; the two Ihores had been found lined 



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