?6 APPENDIX. A. With the exception of two intervals, one of which is to- ?et. IV'. the west of Cape Missiessy, and the other to the east of the: West ,, B? des Pl?saire?," the French saw the coast betwere C?apes-Missiessy and Keraudren, but at n great distance. It appeared low end steril. The ,i BAwcs l?ss PL?WAIHES* appeared to have a con- Alderable longitudinal extent; it was not ascertained whe? ther they joined the main !and: some parts seemed to be dry at low water. There is a bank with only fourteen feet water over it, situated nearly N.E. ?rom Cape Keraudreu in 19 � in- titude. North, a little-westerly, from CAPE LAaHIY, between which and Cat?e Keraudren there is a bay with an island (PoxssoswxEH) iu the entrance, is BEDour ISLAMD. It in latitude 19 �, longitude 116 �, East of Paris, or 118 ? 5?2' East of Greenwich. It is low and sandy. The "Bsxc DEs appeared to be connected with the main; it is composed of coral, rocks, and sand. The coast to the S.W. of Cape Larrey is, as well as the Cape itself, of a remarkable red colour. The country ap- Feared to be steriL " �TURTLE ISLAMDS, tWO in number, lie W.N.W. from Cape Larrey: the south-westernmost is merely a flat sandy islet, (" PLATEAU ?S SABLE,") the other is surrounded by reef of coral, upon which the sea breaks. The Casuarina (M. De Freycinet'e vessel) had nine fathoms within half mile ofit; the reef appeared to be steep, and the island to afford a landing in he weather. The !and is equally low and sandy as far as CAt*E THOUIF and CAPE Coss?osY. '
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