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on the North fide coaft of the illand, makes the dividing limit. It. 

 contains feveral head-lands, and fome good harbours; of the 

 former, along its Southern fliore, are Parkinfon's, or Palmeto 

 Point, Crab Point, Cape Bonito or Bluff, Cabarito and Palmeto 

 Points. From the laft-mentioned to South Cape Negril, which is 

 the Land's-end, is a ridge of moderately high eminences, called 

 the Negril Hills; the fhore iron-bound, and lined with rocks. On 

 the Weft end are this Cape, Cunningham's Point, and North 

 Cape Negril, which divides this parifh from Hanover. Eluefields 

 Bay Hes Weftward, within Crab Point. It is fpacious, and has 

 fuch excellent anchorage, with lb fme a watering-place, that it is 

 the conftant rendezvous, in time of war, for the homeward-bound 

 fleets and convoys, intending to fleer by the way of Florida Gulph. 

 The river, which falls into the bay, rifes fuddenly about three 

 .quarters of a mile from the fliore, and turns two mills in its way. 

 Here is the fecond great barquadier for the plantations in this parifh. 

 Wefl of this bay lies Savannah la Mar, latitude North about i8^ 13', 

 flieltered on one fide by Blufl" Point ; on the Weft, by Cabarito. 

 The road leading into VVcftmoreland from St. Elizabeth crofles the 

 boundary at a place called the Wells, and proceeds for eight or 

 ten miles along a dreary, narrow lane, oppofite Parker's Bay, till it 

 reaches Bluefields. Near this part ftands, on an elevated fpot, the 

 dwelling-houfe of Mr. Wh — e, called Bluehole, which commands 

 an extenfive profpe6l over the fea to the Southward, and over the 

 Weftern diftrid of the parifh. This is a modern building, con- 

 ftru6led with flone, fortified with two flankers, and loop-holes for 

 mufquetry, and defended, befides, towards the fea with a barbette 

 battery of fix guns, nine-pounders. But, notwithftanding thefe 

 muniments, it was taken during the laft war by the crew of a 

 Spanifh privateer, who plundered the houfe, carried away the 

 owner and his brother prifoners, and treated them extremely ill: 

 fortunately for them, they were re-taken, together with their ene- 

 mies, upon whom the Englifh captors did not retaliate, as they 

 well deferved. 



From the foot of this hill, the paflage is frequently made acrofs 

 the bay, about four miles, to a place called the Cave, where the 

 barquadier {lands. This is built of timber, and projeded to a con- 



fiderable 



