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pCEAN.. author certainly merits the applaufe of the world, it has however 



,been the fate of his work to have the common, ftamp of all human 

 produdions; viz. to have fome imperfeilions, and even to recount 

 fome falfe aflertions upon the faith of other authors and travel- 

 lers : the iliuflrious author, is fo well known for his love of truth, 

 and for the variety of his erudition, that he will no doubt find it 

 juil to give his work all that perfection, which it is capable of. 



correcting whatfoever is not flridly conformable to truth and na- 

 ture. I will therefore, on the ftrength of this fuppofition and the 

 encouragement perfonally given me by himfelf, remark that his ob- 

 Nervation will hold in regard to large lands j it is however equally 

 true, that in regard to all the low ifles in the South feas, and even 

 in regard to the low reefs furrounding the Society Ifles, this rule 



admits of many except 



In New Zeeland, Tierra del Fueg 



New Caledonia and all the New Hebrides, I believe the rule to 

 be true-: for all thefe lands are high and have generally bold coafts ; 

 and the foundings are deep clofe into the ihore without decreafing. 

 J have however in 



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sr in fome inftances obferved jufl the contrary; as 

 entrance of Dulky Bay we had about 45 fathoms 

 -water; but in the bay itfelf we had no ground with 80 fathom line. 



lego between Cape Noir and 



Off the South coaft of Tierra del F 



Chriffmas Bay, we had 45 and 50 fathom water, which increafed 

 to ,60 or 70; but when we ffood in for Chriftmas Bay we :had 



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