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and a bad roadsted, on account of the currents which, with 

 the tide Howing from the north to the south, enter the har- 

 bour, and beat violently against one part of it not far 

 from the mouth on going in on the right side. It must be 

 understood that the mouth of the harbour is open to the 

 north, and runs in an oblique direction. The shores 

 of this harbour seemed never to have been touched by 

 human footsteps. In a certain part there is a pool of 

 sta<rnant water, on the borders of which we found an im- 

 mense quantity of the egg shells of sea birds, which gene- 

 rally lay them on the shores of the sea ; these appeared to 

 have been brought there by the currents from the north, 

 and were so many in number that they formed a wall a 

 'vara in height and eight palmos in breadth. We found in 

 this harbour a large river of fresh water, so deep that we 

 were able to enter with our ship to procure water ; and I 

 think a ship of live hundred tons burden might enter it. 

 The greater part of this harbour has a sandy bottom, parti- 

 cularly near the place where the river flows into it, and where 

 the currents beat; more to the north there is a sheltered spot 

 formed by a rocky hill, more than two picas in height in some 

 parts, upon which is a plane surface having a narrow neck, 

 which the sea surrounds, leaving a jutting of land on the 

 eastern side ; on which situation an extensive colony might 

 be planted, and for the present a fortress might be raised, 

 which would be of great service. The land which adjoins this 

 harbour is very pleasant, containing extensive plains on the 

 south-east side coming in a point to the harbour, and these 

 are bounded by a low mountain, in some parts of which we 

 found rosemary. These plains being cleared might serve for 

 neat farms or gardens, and on account of the situation the 

 greater part of them might be well watered. Although 

 this land is situated in latitude 59°, it is of a very 

 pleasant temperature ; because the mountains, which are 

 on the north side, shelter and defend all the land lying to 

 the south. The climate is very good, for the cold of the 



