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generally supposed, it is probably not more tban 3 miles across ; we sounded 

 every hour, and at 10, we had 16j fathoms, at II, no bottom, at 11. .3^0 the 

 Avind headed, and we fell off to S E, going only 2 knots, and at half past mid- 

 nio-ht we had 24 fathoms. 



June 7th. At daylight saw the land from S SE to N E, the Zaire appa- 

 rently open abreast of us ; I went in-shore to examine the coast and ascertain 

 wliether the opening we saw was really it ; about 1 1 o'clock I obsen'cd the 

 sliips were under way, by which time I was sufficiently near to be satisfied of 

 our being at the entrance of the river, and accordingly after taking a ^^ew of the 

 coast returned on board to inform Captain Tuckey, which together with the 

 observation they had taken on board, being 6° 5' S, proved it beyond a doubt, 

 we accordingly bore up and made sail ; and at lialf past 3, came to under Shark's 

 point in 4 J fathoms, the point bearing E S E about i mile from the nearest 

 shore. 



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