cygnet

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• No natives were seen on any of the islands but there were many large smokes on the horizon at the back of Cygnet Bay.

• A specimen of the soil of the hills at Cygnet Bay, consists of very fine reddish-yellow quartzose sand.

• The bowline is also shown in the drawing of the 'Cygnet,' 35 tons, in a following chapter on Thames Clubs.

• The keeper receives a small sum for every cygnet that is reared; and it is his duty to see that the nest is not disturbed.

• At last the Cygnet hoisted Dutch colours, hoping to allure them nearer, but they pulled away, and were soon out of sight.