Ch. VI. SOUTH AMERICA. 1249 



of ir, forms two entrances, of which rhaf on the eafl 

 fide is the farcfl", heino; two miles in breadth, and 

 accordingly frequenled by moft fhips. The wefb 

 entrance is between the ifl .nd and Talcaguano point, 

 and is near half a league in breadth. In the prin- 

 cipal entrupce of this bay is thirty fathom water, 

 ■which depth afterwards decreafes to eleven and ten, 

 till within about a mile of the fhcre, op^ofite to the 

 entrance. The weflern, though the many rocks and 

 breakers /in it make it appear very dangerous, has a 

 chanRel with water fiiíEcient for the largeft (hip, the 

 depth being at firil thirty fathom, and never lefs 

 than eleven ; it Í£ ficuated in the middle of the en- 

 trance, that is at an equal diilance between the rocks 

 which projeót about a quarter of a league from lalca- 

 guano point, and Quiriquina. 



Wit WIN the bay are three road<: or harbours, 

 where fhiips arichor; for though the b')rrom be every 

 where clear, it is oniy in one of chele th'-ee places 

 fhips can ride in fafety, being no where tlfe iheitcred 

 from the wind. The firft called Puerto Toii:,e, lies 

 E. and W. with the N. point of Quiriquina, cor.ti- 

 guous to the coaft of Tierra Firma. The anch Ming 

 place is about h:^.lf a league diftant from the land, in 

 about twelve fathom warrr. But this road is only 

 ufed when fliips come in during the night, it being 

 difficult to reach either of the other two before day 

 light, as feveral tacks mufi: be made for that purpofe. 



In this bay the principal port is that or Tdcj'gua. 

 na. It is properly an elbow, and bears S. S. vV. fiom 

 the S. point of Qiiiriquina. This is by far the moil 

 frequented, fnips in general anchoring here, h;4ving 

 not only better ground than any other part of the 

 bay, but are in lome meaiurc iheicert-d Í!>)u. tut M. 

 winds. Whereas ar Gir'li:)- verde, they iie expoitd, 

 not only to thefe, but alio to the S. winds, the land 

 which ihouid intercept ihem bei.ig l3w. Beiidcs 

 the bottom is of a looie mud, !b that the anchors 

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