^34* FROM THE ST. LAWRENCE ISLANDS 



the harbour: a long narrow tongue of land, called 

 Orot, on the western point of Guahon, before 

 which lies a small rocky island, forms the entrance. 

 The whole harbour, as may be seen from our 

 chart, is formed of coral reefs, in the same manner 

 as Hana-rura, in the island of Woahoo. The har- 

 bour is protected, towards the north, by a small 

 low island, called Appapa ; it is overgrown wdth 

 thick bushes, and appears, on sailing from the 

 north, to be connected with the continent. From 

 this island there runs, to the west, a coral reef, the 

 uttermost point of which, with the cape of St. Carlos 

 de Orote, forms the entrance of the harbour, which 

 is a mile and a quarter broad ; but in the middle of 

 it there is a shoal *, which is, however, not dan- 

 gerous for small ships ; but I would advise large 

 ones not to keep in the middle of the passage, but 

 rather to the south of the bank, and as near as 

 possible to St. Carlos de Orote, where the water is 

 deep enougli for the largest vessels. At two 

 o'clock in the afternoon, we entered the harbour 

 by the northern passage ; its depth was five fathoms 

 and a half, the bottom consisted of coral, and we 

 were in a basin of water as smooth as a mirror, 

 where ships can also lie at anchor ; but as the 

 depth is considerable, and the bottom not good, 



* A Spanish galleon, from Acapulco, richly laden, and 

 bound for Manilla, which called here to take in provisions, is 

 said to have been wrecked on this bank a short time ago, and 

 the whole cargo went to the bottom. 



