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Continued steering s. s. w. along the coast, 
till two o’clock p. m. in nine fathoms water. 
At that hour, sounded in ten fathoms water. 
Continued s. s. w. till five p. m. Made the 
Point of Ak-kerman, which bore n. w. at tlie 
distance of ten miles. Continued the same 
course, in ten, twelve, and fifteen fathoms water, 
with a gravelly bottom. — Thermometer, 48°. 
Saturday, Nov. 1. 
Little wind from sun-set till six a. m. — Steer- 
ing s. s. w. ; at which hour laid to, off the Isle 
of Serpents Then steered s. w. and by s. with 
wind n. n. w. At eight a.m. the said isle 
bore n. and by e., distant about six miles. 
From that time, till mid-day, steered s. and 
by w. and made 1 4 miles’ course. 
Latitude observed at mid-day by three sex- 
tants, 44°. 44'.— Thermometer 50°. 
Sunday, Nov. 2. 
Clear weather. — Little wind from noon till 
(l) Isle of Serpents — called Fidonis't by the modern Creeks, and 
Hlan-culda-si by the Turks. We discovered it at three o’clock in the 
morning. An account of its antiquities may be found in the writings 
of antient authors alluded to in the Work. It appeared a bleak 
mound, rising out of the sea, covered only with low grass. Perhaps 
a nearer inspection might have discovered Ruins. It is a remarkable 
fact, that the dolphins round this isle, and near the Mouths of the 
Danube, are white. 
