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in a hard ^ale of wind, generally come home; and 

 confcqucntly the ibips in great danger of being 

 ilranded on the coalh From thefc inconveniences it 

 may be concluded, that the only fliips which anchor 

 here, are iuch as happen to be in thofe parts in the 

 midft of fumm^T, and are in haile to take in their 

 loading-, for which lIvÍs rord is moil ccnvenient, as- 

 being neareft the city. 



'1 V.O livers empty themfclves into this bay, one 

 of which paffing through the city of Conception, has 

 thence the fame name j the other is called St. Pedro. 

 The firft is the vvatering place for ihips anchoring ac 

 Cirillo Verde; whereas thofe at Talcaguano, fupply 

 thcmklves with that ncceffary fluid from fome ftreams 

 ■which flow from the adjacent eminences; they eafily 

 take on board a fufficicnt quantity of wood, of which 

 there is here plenty ; as of all other ncccfifaries. 



Shits, before they enter tlic bay of Conception, 

 endeavour to make the ifland of Santa Maria, and 

 then coall along it, keeping at the fame time, a good 

 look out for a reef of rocks which ftretches out al- 

 moft three leagues from the N. W, point; thence 

 they continue their courfe, keeping at a little dif- 

 tance from the main, there being no rocks but 

 what are above water. After weathering the real of 

 rocks on the ifland of Santa Maria, they fteer di- 

 redly for Talcaguano point, at the diftance of about 

 half a league; from v;hich feaward, is a rock called 

 Qiiiebraollas, which muft be the more carefully 

 avoided as it is furrounded with Ihoals. There is, 

 however, no danger, if the ihip be not nearer than 

 iialf a mile; indeed there is a fufiicient depth of 

 water within a cable's length. After their being a- 

 breaft of this rock they ileer for the N. point of 

 Quiriquina, ofi" which lie two rocks, but the fartheft 

 from the fhore is only a quarter of a league, and 

 may be fafely approached within a ftone's call. Both 

 thefe locks fvy.arm with fea- wolves; and as there is 



