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Within the reefs. The wind blewso fresh during the night that havingonly the stream anchor down, June it had imperceptibly dragged through the mud for nearly a mile to the north-west. At daylight we got under sail, but the weather had clouded in and bore a very un. setfled appear- wce. After steering outside the. easternmos? island of Barnard's Group, we passed Doublo Point; two miles north of which a small opening w? seen trending in to the south-west. Between Double Point and Fr?nk?ud Islands Captain Cook did not see. the coast, having passed it during the night; we, therefore, traced it with some c?e, but found nothing worth notice, being a continuity of sandy bays formed by projecting heads, in some of which n?tives were observed w?Jbing. At 11h. 30m., v.m., we p?ssed Point Cooper. The summit of the back hills (which were named by Mr. Cunningb?m's desire, a?er :ohn Bellenden Ker, Esq.? now began to be enveloped in cl.ouds, a?d the wind to increase; and no meridional altitude was obts. ined, from the unfortunate state of the weather. At one o'clock we p?ssed between Fm?ddand's largest Island and a group offour sms/?er ones, which are connected together by a surrounding rocky ree?. At four o'clock we anci?'ed in abay on the north.west side o?Ftt?rpy