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abfence. She had difcovercd feveral bays, till 

 then unknown : the mod diflant, towards the 

 north, extended to the latitude of 42 42' fouth ; 

 and the eafternmoft reached as far as. the longi- 

 tude of Cape Pillar. She had difcovered the 

 channel which feparates Maria's Iflands from 

 the main land. 



We faw with aftonifliment the prodigious 

 number of places of fnekcr which, from the 

 South Cape, as far as the meridian of Cape 

 Pillar, afford a continuity of excellent anchor- 

 ages, in a fpace of about eigin ^-yriameters 

 from V, eft to e.ift, and of about ten luyriameters 

 from north to fouth. 



It appeared, that, in this feafon, frefli water 

 is alfo very fcarce in thefe new bays. We found, 

 however, towards the head of that which ex- 

 tends the farthefl: to rhc riorthward, a river, 

 where, in an extent of aboi't iifty yards fiomits 

 miOuth, even an hour after iiigh water, there 

 were not Icfs thau t'Ao meters per;-endicular of 

 wiiter, which was wery frefh, its llream being 

 fo rapid as tr- T'cn^ ti:e tide, and prevent the fea 

 from nv.xing wiih it. 



We anchored on the 23d of Februnry, at ^^ ilf 

 pafl: eleven o'cl, :k i;i the forciir, // n- 



turc Bay, in elcNcn factioms water, -., -" . bot- 

 tom of mud, mixed v.ith a fmall qu.mLity of 

 fand. 



The 



