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SURVEY GF THE INTERTROPICAL 
1S22. the sun, stood at 120®, and when they landed at 
Feb. 9. Point Cunningham Mr. Roe thought the heat 
was increased at least 10®. At this place he 
obtained an indifferent meridian altitude, which 
placed it in 16® 40' 18" S. 
In the mean time Mr. Cunningham, who had 
accompanied him, botanized with success. The 
traces of natives, dogs, turtle-bones, and broken 
shells, were found strewed about; and several 
fire-places were noticed that had very recently 
been used ; a fresh water stream was running 
down the rocks into the sea, and at the back of 
the beach was a hollow, full of sweet water. 
Near the fire-places Mr. Roe picked up some 
stones, that had been chipped probably in the 
manufacture of their hatchets. 
The soil was of a red-coloured earth, of a very 
sandy nature ; and the rocks were two sorts of 
sand-stone, one of a deep red colour, the other 
whitish, and harder. After leaving Point Cun- 
ningham, they pulled round the rocks, which ex- 
tended for some distance off the point, and then 
entered a bay, all over which they found good 
anchorage ; a low distant point formed the south 
extreme, but it was too late ' to reach it, and at 
high-water they landed at a bright red, cliffy 
point. 
At half past five o’clock they re-embarked on 
