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about 14 miles to the south-eastward of our anchoring place. This 
proved to be an excellent situation for wooding and watering® 
The watering-place at which we got the greater part of our sup¬ 
ply, was on the main-land, bearing N.by W. from the ship, and at. 
a very short and convenient distance. 
The variation of the compass in this sound and at the 
N.E.ward point, St Catharine’s, 6° 27' east. 
The ship, at anchor, was situated 
in S. lat. 27° 26' 10" and W. long. 48° 02' 20" 
The fort at Pon¬ 
te Groce, in 
S. lat. 27° 24' 46"--——47° 55' 30" 
N.E. point of St. 
Catherine— 
Ponte de 
botte, 27° 26' 49"—---47° 42' 48" 
END OF THE FIRST VOLUME. 
