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CoA?rs Or AU?rRAUA. BI however, fortunate for us that we were not oi?n lSlS. ob? ? resoR to ?em for a defend, for ?e ?p? 1? ?r n?ber of ?e twelve ?at we ?sses? were u?l?s, n?withs?d?g ?ey Were ?e best �? ?d ? p?ur? at.Po? J?k?n when ?e v?sel w? ?pped. ?e r?ks on ?e ?, ?d the stones which ?e ?t?d a?ut ?e sure of ?e ?o?d, ?e ? of a fe?ginous n?re, and ap? f?m ?eir ?1o? ?d weight to ?n?in a 1? potion of iron; but the n?le of ?e ?mpass was in no way ? by be? pl? ne? &em., ?e sofl is ?so ?g?y ?1our? by ?e oxide of iron, ?d it is ?s ?at ?ves ?e c? of ?is pa? of ?e ?, ?i?rly ?he upper ?ion of ?em, ?e ? ap?r? ?t ?ey almost ?ivers?y ?- 8?S. ?e next day we went toHigh Po?t, w?ch was found to ? ?e e?t h?d ? a m? s? ?, ?o?ing g? ?chor?e ?d peff? s?dty dung either m?ns?n. A s?cient ind?ment ? bring the ?t?r thus f? present? i?lf; ?d as it w? near sunset, o? remarks were merely ?? to ?afings ?om t? ?nt. ? pre? ? weigh the next mo?ng, four ?.' M?y pr? were obse?'? s?ng ?s ?e bay out of ? o?ning which trends r?nd the Vo?. 1. ?