240 DISTANT MOUNTAINS SEEN. 



upon two occasions : once dimly in the east, and 

 once more distinctly bearing N.N.E. The latter 

 consisted of two peaks, and a lower range stretching 

 from them to the west. They subtended an angle 

 with the horizon of more than 11' of arc, which, if 

 their distance was presumed to be 60 miles, would 

 make them upwards of 4,000 feet high. From their 

 relative clearness, however, as compared with Mount 

 Aird, which was 30 miles from us, I should be 

 inclined to suppose they were more distant than 60 

 miles, and therefore higher than 4,000 feet. 



The air was now dry, cool, and pleasant, the 

 thermometer in the shade not being higher than 

 79°. 



On the 19th we ran back to our old anchorage 

 in 8°, within sight of the land, and fell in with the 

 Prince George. She had been to Bramble Key and 

 Erroob, without learning anything of the boats. 

 The cutter being also in sight, was recalled, and 

 reported a similar result. 



As the cutter had not examined the whole of the 

 bight, Lieut. Ince and Mr. Porcher were sent away 

 in her again. 



Mr. Macgillivray told me that after running down 

 along part of the coast, they had, on the 17th, gone 

 into a large fresh- water channel, the water at half 

 a mile from the sea not being even brackish, with 

 several arms branching from it ; and landed for a 

 short time, near a large deserted house. On re- 

 turning, they found ten large canoes occupying the 



