436 BARNEVELT—EVOUTS. May 1830. 
Madeira than that of fifty-six south latitude. During this day 
I had excellent opportunities of taking angles, bearings, and 
soundings, which I hoped would be sufficient for the south 
and east sides of the Hermite Islands. The following night we 
worked to the northward, near the Barnevelt Islands, the wea- 
ther being fine, and the moon shining brightly. 
“May Ist. A beautiful day—May-day indeed. I landed 
on the Barnevelt Islands, and took sights for time, latitude, 
and true bearing, besides a round of angles, while the Beagle 
was making slow progress to the northward, the wind being 
very light, and variable. There is no good landing-place on 
those islands ; but as the water was then comparatively smooth, 
we were enabled to land upon a steep rocky part, where the 
surf did not break much. They are two low islets, lying nearly 
north and south, covered with grass, tussac, and weeds. ‘The 
largest is about half a mile long, and one-third of a mile wide ; 
the other is about two cables’ length square. Several rocks lie 
off the south end, towards both the east and west; and one 
above water lies detached, towards the Hermite Islands, nearly 
in mid-channel: but no other appearance of danger was visible. 
The angles gained here, crossing those from Orange Bay, 
bounded the Hermite Islands towards the north—though the 
detail of their coast-line, northwards, yet remained to be 
ascertained. 
*‘ 2d. As fine a day as the preceding. We were close to 
Evouts, an islet similar to the Barnevelts, but rather higher. 
The weather enabled Mr. Wilson to continue his sketches of 
the coast: but indeed no part along which we sailed had 
been quite omitted. In the afternoon we closed the shore 
near New Island, and were looking out sharply for banks and 
shoals, fancying, because the land looked lower, and the Nassau 
flat had shoal soundings, that we should find banks detached 
from the land. Shoaler water we certainly found, compared 
with that to which we had been lately accustomed, namely, 
from fifteen to twenty fathoms, gradually decreasing as we 
neared the shore, but we never had less than ten till we were 
standing into a harbour in the evening. I could here trace no 
