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not get bottom. We continued to stand 
in, until we got regular sounding, and 
anchored within five rods of the shore, 
on a coral rock bottom, in seven fathoms 
water. The ship was then moored with 
a kedge astern, sails furled, and all 
hands retired to rest, except an anchor 
watch. 
Feb: 14th, was spent in looking for 
a landing place. In the morning a boat 
was sent to the Eastward, but returned 
with the information that no good land¬ 
ing place could be found, the shore be¬ 
ing very rocky. At 2 P. M. she was 
sent in an opposite direction, but re¬ 
turned at night without having met with 
better success ; when it was determin¬ 
ed to land at the place where we lay ; 
notwithstanding it was very rocky.—• 
Nothing of consequence was done, un¬ 
til 
Sunday, 15th Feb. 1824, when all 
hands were set to work to construct a 
raft out of the spare spars, upon which 
to convey the provisions, &c. on shore® 
The laws by which we were now gov- 
