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>779- they would by no means anfwer our purpofe •, that he afte r 

 l'-'"! ', ward proceeded farther inro the bay, which runs inland to 

 a great depth, and ftretches toward the foot of a very con- 

 fpicuous high mountain, fituated on the North Weft end of 

 the ifland ; but that inftead of meeting with fafe anchorage, 

 as Britannee had taught him to expect, he found the fhores 

 low and rocky, and a flat bed of coral rocks running along 

 the coaft, and extending upward of a mile from the land ; 

 on the outfide of which, the depth of water was twenty 

 fathoms, over a fandy bottom ; and that, in the mean time, 

 Britannee had contrived to flip away, being afraid of return., 

 ing, as we imagined, becaufe his information had not 

 proved true and fuccefsful. 



In the evening, the weather being more moderate, we 

 again made fail ; but about midnight it blew fo violently, as 

 to fplit both the fore and main topfails. On the morning of 

 Sunday 7. the 7th, we bent frefh fails, and had fair weather, and a 

 light breeze. At noon, the latitude, by obfervation, was 

 20° 1' North, the Weft point of the ifland bearing South, 

 7 Eaft, and the North Weft point North, 38" Eaft. As we 

 were, at this time, four or five leagues from the fhore, and 

 the weather very unfettled, none of the canoes would ven- 

 ture out, fo that our gucfts were obliged to remain with us, 

 much indeed to their dilTatisfaction ; for they were all fea- 

 fick, and many of them had left young children behind 

 them. 



In the afternoon, though the weather was (till fqually, 

 we flood in for the land, and being about three leagues 

 from it, we faw a canoe, with two men paddling toward us, 

 which we immediately conjectured had been driven off the 

 more, by the late boitterous weather; and therefore flopped 



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