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a survey of tlsat island and rasnercas sousdinrs about it.the location 
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of lo.ro and Dorset! Reefs and defining- their Units much more satis¬ 
factorily- than at present charted,fixing-to a certain extent the 
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ring the whole time of absence from this port and 
cheerfully undertaken by all on board. Lieutenant Barrage has contin¬ 
ued his preparation of MSS charts,after the fashion of Cook and Van¬ 
couver of old,for the existing charts are totally inadequate for 
the desired norland but for this much of the value of the explora¬ 
tions would be lost,. 
Detailed reports covering these explorations PiP. be prepared 
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irxk forwarded, as soon as practicable for the information of the Davy 
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before the ship will be ready for further work,as some repairs inst 
be taken in hand. The expedition was made with an expenditure of 
about 170 tons of coal. 
Very respectfully. 
Commander, U. S .Ma 
, Commanding. 
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