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tending with them we discovered a small high rocky 

 island, the summit of which we found to be in lat. 

 34** 49' S. and in long. 19" 4' East of Swan River ; 

 it bore S. 8° E. nine miles from the high peak on 

 Greenly's Island. The name of the Beagle was 

 bestowed upon it. 



At noon, as we entered the Strait, we committed 

 to the deep the body of Nicholas Lewis, seaman, 

 who died of sickness contracted at Timor. 



We kept close to the Neptune Isles, a low rocky 

 group, the southernmost of which we give the po- 

 sition of; Captain Flinders, who passed too far to 

 the northward, having not exactly determined it : it 

 lies in latitude 35" ^2' 15" S. and long. 20" 22' 15" 

 East of Swan River. These islands appear well 

 adapted for a light-house. 



There was a strong indraught of a knot an hour 

 into Spencer's Gulf. Kangaroo Island has no re- 

 markable features ; whilst Althorpe and Quoin 

 islands are sufficiently striking to be recognized by 

 any one who has once seen them. 



On the morning of the 29th we anchored in 

 Holdfast Road, in 4|- fathoms. Mount Lofty,* a 

 slight excrescence on the highest part of the range 

 of hills eastwards, bearing N. 80" E. ; a flag staff 

 at a straggling village under it pointed out the 

 township of Glenelg. At the foot of this we 

 made our observations, which place it in lat. 34° 

 58' 80" S. and long. 12" 41 15" West of Sydney. 



* This hill, bearing east, is a guide to Holdfast Road. 



