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At half a league, before entering the pass, and in 

 the pass even, quite to the anchorage, we find from 

 eight to six fathoms of water, bottom muddy sand." 

 Vol. I. page 43. 



" In the lat. of the bay of St. Lucar and Sibeon, 

 the bottom is a black mud/' (vase noir.) 



" In the lat. of Cadiz, the bottom is a brown mud 

 and sand, mixed with mud. Page 46. 



" Near the Cape de Verd islands in ten and a half 

 fathoms, the bottom is sand and corals." Page 131. 



" Near the island St. Jago the bottom is gravel and 

 coral." Vol. I. page 164. 



On the coast of Newfoundland, from lat. 45 1 to 

 46 50' the soundings are as follows : In twenty-eight 

 fathoms, the bottom is coarse and fine sand and oursin, 

 (sea hedge hog.) 



In 32 fathoms, do. do. do. 



In 38 fathoms, bottom rocky. In lat. 46 N. and in 

 35 fathoms water, bottom composed of flint stones. 



In 42 fathoms, bottom is shells and flints. 



In eighty fathoms, the bottom is of black mud. 

 Vol. L page 236. 



On the coast of Denmark, from lat. 64 50' the 

 soundings are in 54 fathoms, a fine grey sand, flints, 

 little shells and corals. In eighty-five fathoms the 

 bottom is black mud. In lat. 63 50' at one hundred 

 fathoms the bottom is a black mud." Vol. I. page 270. 



" On the coast of Norway, in lat. 58 50' and at 

 one hundred and seventy-five fathoms, the bottom is a 



