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pose, as well as to obtain some farther observations, and additional 

 specimens of natural history. 



In the evening, we took leave of our worthy consul and his lady, 

 who had afforded us every facility for procuring information as well 

 as amusement, to render our stay agreeable, and to whom I now 

 tender my own thanks, as well as those of the other officers of the 

 Expedition. 



At five o'clock on the morning of the 26th, I took advantage of the 

 land-breeze, and made signal to the Porpoise and Oregon to get 

 under way. 







GENTOO MONUMENT. 



