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made the highland of Meversink ; at i 
P, M. took a pilot on board, but owing 
to Fogs and calms, did not arrive to the 
port of destination till l P. >1 next day, 
w hen we anchored opposite the West 
Battery, with a thankful heart that I was 
®nee more within the United States. 
CHAPTER VIL 
I will now proceeddo give the reader 
some account of the Islands I visited, 
and of the manners and customs of the 
natives, and shall endeavour to be as 
candid and correct as possible. 
The M «.l.grave Islands are situated 
between 5 and 6 degrees north latitude, 
and between 170 and 174 degrees of 
east longitude. They are about 50 
miles in length, and lie in the form of a 
semi circle, forming a kind of inland sea 
or lake ; the distance across it being a- 
bout 20 miles. The land is narrow? 
and the widest place is probably not 
