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SURVEY OF THE INTERTROPICAL 
1821 . the French charts of this part of the coast, it ap- 
Aug-. 18. peared that we were in the vicinity of a reef, (Brue 
Reef) under which the French ships had anchor- 
ed; and, as the night was passed under sail, we 
were not a little anxious, fearing lest there might 
be others in its neighbourhood: at day-break, 
19. Caffarelli Island bore S.S.E. ; and shortly after- 
wards we had the satisfaction of seeing Bru6 
Reef ; it appeared to be partly dry, but of small 
extent. 
We passed within half a mile of the dry rock 
that lies a mile and a half from the west end of 
Caffarelli Island, and afterwards endeavoured to 
steer between the range of islands, of which 
Caffarelli is the northernmost, and a group of 
rocky isles, marked 33 ; but finding we could not 
succeed from the scanty direction of the wind, then 
blowing a fresh breeze from S.E., we bore up 
round the west side of the latter, and then steered 
by the wind towards a group, of which the island 
40 is the principal. On approaching 40, there 
appeared to be a channel round its south-end; 
but afterwards observing the sea breaking in the 
direction of our course, we tacked off, to pass 
round the west extremity of the group, towards 
two small low islands, 50 and 51, that were 
seen in the distance, bearing about S. 84° W. 
The tide, having been before in our favour, was 
