70 1C ARIA. 
CHAP, the principal headlands then in view ; and found 
them to be accurately as follow : 
Fourni N. 
Samos N. N. E. 
Asiatic Coast E. N. K. 
La Scala, Patmos Port . s. E. 
Groupe of small Isles . s. and by \v. 
Island called Anguaro . s. w. 
Amorgos s. w. and by w. 
Naxos w. and by s. 
Cape of Icaria .... N.w.andby w. 8cw. N.w. 
Whenever it is practicable to make these ob- 
servations at sunset in the Archipelago, sur- 
rounded as a vessel always is by land, they 
ought to be carefully noticed. 
After sunset, we were becalmed off the Point 
of Icaria; and remained, during part of the 
night, in a state of great apprehension, owing 
to the fears of our mariners with regard to the 
pirates. Some fires were exhibited on shore; 
first one, and then another above it, until we 
saw five burning at the same time. These our 
Captain maintained to be signals made by 
corsairs on the island, who were collecting to 
attack our vessel; consequently, we extinguished 
every light on board, and began to row with all 
the energy in our power, drawing off towards 
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