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date were observed, around which were strewed 1 818 - 
the remains of shell-fish repasts ; the natives, Ma y L 
however, did not make their appearance. 
When returning on board, we endeavoured 
to pass out between May-day and Greenhill 
Islands, but a bar of sand, that appeared to 
stretch across, obstructed our progress: the 
weather being fine, and the sea very smooth, 
we endeavoured to force her over, but as we did 
not succeed, we anchored for the night near our 
former position, to the eastward of Mount Roe. 
The next day we passed out between the Mount 2 . 
and Greenhill Island, and, at night, anchored on 
the south side of May-day Island, at eight miles 
distance from it. 
The following day we made some progress to 3 . 
the S.E., and, by the afternoon, obtained a 
glimpse of some land bearing between S. 3° W. 
and S. 18° E. ; and at sunset the next evening 
the lowland was traced as far to the southward 4. 
as S.S.E., upon which several detached hills 
were seen which, probably, may have some con- 
nexion with Wellington Range. 
The next day the cutter was anchored within 5. 
a mile and a half of the south point of a con- 
siderable opening, which the boats were pre- 
pared to examine ; and, at day-break, we com- 
