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get into the bay; but rowed under the North point of Albemarle Iſle, where the party landed, and returned in the evening. They found this part of the Iſle equally inhoſpitable as the Southern part of it: but had procured a few rock-cod, with ſome hump-back turtles, and ſaw a conſiderable number of ſeals.
Narborough Iſle is the higheſt land among the Galipagoe Iſlands, lying near the center of Albemarle Iſle, which almoſt ſurrounds it, in the form of two creſcents, and making two bays. The apparent point of diviſion of theſe iſlands, is ſo low on both, that I am in doubt whether they are ſeparated. On the next morning we ſaw ſpermaceti whales, we killed ſeven and got them along ſide; Rock Rodondo bearing Eaſt 22° South, the Northernmoſt land bearing Eaſt 18° South, and the South Weſt land bearing South 28° Eaſt. The weather was hazy, and the Latitude by obſervation 00° 27′ 13″ North. Here we cruiſed till April 8.the eighth of April, and ſaw ſpermaceti whales in great numbers, but only killed five, of which we ſecured four. The current ran ſo ſtrong to the Weſtward, and the winds were ſo light, that after lying to, to ſecure the whales and cut them up, we were ſeven days in returning to the ground from whence