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were found to be 24' 44" West of Troughton i 82 i. 
Island. The wind was too light to allow of our July i6. 
approaching, we therefore tacked off to the west- 
ward, and soon lost sight of them ; at noon we 
were in latitude 13® 26' 26". The breakers from 
the mast-head, bearing south-east, distant eight 
or nine miles. 
During the ensuing night, having a fresh 
breeze, we stood first to the westward, and after- 
wards to the south-east. At seven o’clock the next 
morning no land was in sight, but breakers were 
seen extending from S.b.W. to S.W.b.S., about 
five miles off ; and two miles beyond them was 
another line of breakers, bearing from S.S.W. 
to S.W.b.W. As we steered obliquely towards 
them, they were noticed to extend still farther 
to the eastward, but apparently in detached 
patches ; our soundings, as we stood on, shoaled 
to fifteen fathoms ; and we were shortly within 
half a mile of an appearance of shoal- water, in 
thirteen fathoms on a rocky bottom. The wind 
now began to lessen ; and, for fear of being be- 
calmed, I was anxious to get an offing. By our 
observations, we found the breakers this morning 
were connected with those passed yesterday, and 
are a part of Baudin’s Holothurie Banks. The 
French charts of this part are very vague and 
incorrect; for our situation at noon upon their 
