The Channel. 3 



here England had been formerly joined to 

 France and Flanders by an ifthmus. Both 

 mores form here two oppofite points ; and 

 both are formed of the fame chalk hills, 

 which have the fame configuration, fo that a 

 perfon acquainted with the Englijh coafts 

 and approaching thofe of Picardy afterwards, 

 without knowing them to be fuch, would 

 certainly take them to be the Englijh ones.* 



Auguji the 9th — 1 2th. We tided and 

 alternately failed down the channel, and 

 palled Dungnefs, F airtight, the Jjle of Wight, 

 Port/mouth, the Peninfula of Portland and 

 Bolthead, a point behind which Plymouth 

 lies ; during all which time we had very 

 little wind. 



Auguji the 13th. Towards night we 

 got out of the EngliJJj channel into the Bay 

 of B if cay. 



Auguji the 14th.* We had contrary wind, 

 and this increafed the rolling of the fhip, 

 for it is generally remarked that the Bay of 

 Bifcay has the greateft and broadeft waves, 

 which are of equal fize with thofe between 

 America and Europe ; they are commonly 

 half an Engli/Jj mile in length, and have a 

 height proportionable to it. The Baltic 



A 2 and 



* The fame opinion has been confirmed by Mr. Buffbn in 

 his Hiji. Naiurelle. torn. I. art. xix. Vol. 2. p. 419 of the 

 edit, in twelves. F. 



