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sets directly up it, or from the south-west, and 
frequently blows very fresh. The night wind or 
land breeze, on the contrary, is probably in an op¬ 
posite direction. 
During our stay in the sound, I carried on the 
operations for my survey, both on board and on 
shore, at every opportunity ; whereby I obtained a 
very good plan of the principal inlet, together 
with a considerable extent of the ramifications 
proceeding from it. I had observations for the 
latitude, longitude, and variation of the compass, 
three times within the sound, and eight or nine 
series of bearings of the most remarkable head¬ 
lands, hills, inlets, &c., and several sets of alti¬ 
tudes, for obtaining the height of the adjoining 
mountains. 
