?.ASTS OP AU?I?LI?. 99 date were observed, around which were strewed ?sls. the remains of shell-?h repasts; the natives, May however, did not make their a?e. When returning on board, we endeavoured to pass out between May-clay and Greenhill Islands, but a bar of sand, that appeared to stretch across, obstructed our progress: the weather being flue, and the sea very smooth, we endeavoured to force her over, but as we did not succeed, we anchored for the night near our former position, to the eastward of Mount Roe. The next day we passed out between the Mount and Greenhill Islaud, and, at night, anchored on the south side of May-day Island, at eight miles distance from it. The following day we made some progress to s. the S.F,, and, by the aidemoon, obtained a glimpse of some land bearing between S. 3 � and S. 18 � and at sunset the next evening the lowland was traced as far to the southward 4. as S.S.E., upon which several detached hills were seen which, probably, may have some con- uexion with Wellington Eange. The next day the cutter was auchored within s. a mile and a half of the south point of a con- siderable opening, which the boats were pre- pared to examine; and, at day-break, we com-?
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