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isi9. examine it further. About four miles from the 
July! 6. anchorage was a small opening in the man- 
groves, but of too little importance to take any 
notice of. 
17. At daylight the next morning we were under 
sail, and steering up the west side of the bay. 
The coast trends to the northward, and continuing 
low and wooded, is fronted by a sandy beach; 
several shoals and a range of low wooded islands, 
which were called Claremont Isles, now began 
to shew themselves as we proceeded, and at sun- 
set we anchored for the night under the island 
is. marked, 2 . The following day we passed onward, 
leaving several low wooded isles to seaward, and 
steered obliquely towards the coast, which still 
possessed the same low and wooded appearance 
as yesterday. 
Cape Sidmouth now came in sight, and as we 
approached it the shoals became much more 
numerous and dangerous, from being composed 
either of sand, or of a brown-coloured rock. In the 
offing they are all of coral, the limits of which, 
from their colour, are so defined, that you sail in 
perfect security ; but near Cape Sidmouth the 
shoals are not visible until close by, and we were 
twice very nearly thrown upon them. As we 
advanced we left several low woody isles to sea- 
ward of our track; and, at sunset, anchored under 
