iCo VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



a few yards from the water-fide ; it exhibited 

 nearly the form of a demi-oval, fifteen meters in 

 height by iixtcen in breadth at its bafc. Some 

 flakes driven into the ground at both ends, and 

 bent into a femicirele, fupported each other fo 

 as to form a pretty folid frame, which was co- 

 vered with bark. 



Among the numerous articles which we col- 

 lecled, I was frruck with the beauty of the 

 flowers of a new fpecies of aletris\ they were 

 remarkable for their colour, which was a bright 

 red . 



The feafon being now far advanced, was unfa- 

 vourable to the multiplication of infects : accord- 

 ingly they were very fcarce. 



Having frill a fsw; hours daylight, we ad- 

 vanced toward? the fouth, in order to get to the 

 anchorage; but it was quite dark, when we 

 reached a fandy beach, which ferved us as a land- 

 mark. \Vc were at a great diitanee from our 

 (hips, and it was half pafr nine o'clock before 

 .lived at the tents of the obfervatory, where 

 ound no dilficulty in getting on board. 



1 tii'.! Dot go far the two following days, the 

 jth, beeauic I had to iluff the (kin ot 

 and to defcribc tin: articles which 1 

 had collected. 



The too confined fpace of the fhip laid me 

 ty of having dried in the oven 



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