With this view G.F.Moore, Esquire, embarked on the trip.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ABROLHOS ISLANDS.
The Abrolhos.

Latitude by a good sight on shore, 288 degrees 45 minutes, subsequently corrected to 288 degrees 40 minutes.
That part of the Abrolhos where we anchored seems to consist of a number of small islets, perhaps 10 or 12, lying something in the form of an irregularly shaped horse's shoe, extending for a space of perhaps 20 miles in a north and south direction.
These islets, which are raised only from 10 to 12 feet above the level of the sea, are a mere mass of coral and shells with a very small variety of plants struggling to establish themselves upon some of them.

I was rather surprised to find a few plants of the common groundsel on one of the barest.

It is not improbable that these islets are upon the outer rim of the crater of a volcano, and that not only the entire outer rim, but also a large space, both interior and exterior, will eventually be elevated.
Nothing can exceed the beauty of the different sorts of coral as seen under the clear smooth water.

We broke of many specimens of the branch- or tree-coral, which seemed to be in full vigour of life and activity.
These islets appear to be a favourite resort of seals, many of which we saw, but of the sort called hair-seals.