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'776. South Eafl, at the diflance of about twenty miles; and we 



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' ^ — ' were about two leagues from the more. 



The land here is low and level *. The mountains ending 

 about five leagues from the low point, a great extent of low 

 land is left, on which Mount Campbell is fituated, about 

 four miles from the foot of the mountains, and one from 

 the fea coaft. Thefe mountains have a confiderable eleva- 

 tion, as alfo moft of the inland ones. They feemed to be 

 compofed of naked rocks, whofe fummits Were capt with 

 fnow. Nor did the valleys appear to greater advantage. 

 To v.'hatever quarter we direcfted our glafles, nothing but 

 flerility was to be feen. 



We had fcarcely finifhed taking the bearings at noon, 

 before we obferved low land opening off the low point jufl: 

 mentioned, in the diredion of South South Eaft, and eight 

 miles beyond it. This new point proved to be the very 

 Eaftern extremity of this land, and it was named Cape 

 Digby. It is fituated in the latitude of 49' 23' South, and in 

 the longitude of 70° 34' Eaft. 



Between Hov^e's Foreland and Cape Digby, the fliore 

 forms (befides the feveral lelFer bays and harbours) one 

 • great bay that extends feveral leagues to the South Weft, 

 where it feemed to lofe itfelf in various arms running in 

 between t'le mountains. A prodigious quantity of fea- 

 weed grows all over it, which feemed to be the fame fort of 

 weed that Mr. Banks diftinguiihed by the name of fiicus 



'* This part of the coaft feems to be what the French faw on the 5th of January 

 Vl-iif Monfieur de Pages fpealis of it thus : " Nous reconnumes une nouvelle cote 

 " etendue de toute veu dans I'Eil, & dans le Oueft. Les terres de cette cote etoient 

 ■•' moins elevees que celles que nous avions veues jufques ici; elles etoient aufli d'un 

 " afped moins rude." De Pages, Tom. ii. p. 68. 



