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by the Fame, and both ships made fast to a piece 
of ice. 
Having had a few hours of clear weather ill 
the course of the day, very excellent observations 
were obtained for the continuation of my survey. 
The latitude at mid-day was 71° 50' 28". In the 
afternoon, the longitude was 20° 43' 15" W., and 
the variation of the compass 43° 24' W. Some 
headlands being seen that were particularly well 
marked, received names. A cape of this descrip¬ 
tion, forming the north-eastern point of Canning 
Island, was named after Mr Rorert Waiidlaw 
of Tillicoultry; and three others on the eastern 
side of the same island were called Cape Allan, 
Cape Craaveord, and Cape Fletcher, after 
different Edinburgh friends. Another headland, 
about 0“ leagues to the westward of Cape Wardlaw, 
was named Cape Brown, after the celebrated 
botanist. And two more capes within the sup¬ 
posed northern entrance of Hurry’s Inlet, were 
distinguished with the names of the Russian na¬ 
vigator Captain Krusenstern, and the cele¬ 
brated Geological traveller Baron Von Buch. 
My Father visited me in the evening, and in¬ 
formed me that his two boats, with thirteen men, 
whose absence had caused him such anxiety and 
loss, were abroad nearly forty hours in the severe 
storm of the 12th and 13th. Being provided with 
