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as the calcareous ftone that I had met with at 

 Legrand's Bay. 



I am inclined to think that this break in the 

 mountains, for Co great an extent, is the work of 

 the waters,; for they have undermined thefe 

 lands at their bafe, and the upper part muft have 

 ihnk by falling into the fea, and . forming the 

 rampart which renders this coalt inaccefiible. 

 We remarked a few finall (pots where the earth 

 had fallen down, but by which it would never - 

 thelels have been very difficult to afcend; we 

 had drawn fo clofe in with it, that it was necef- 

 fary to gain an offing; the depth of water was 

 then twenty fathoms, over a bottom of calca-. 

 reous'fand 



. Very early in the morning of the 27th we faw 

 the coaii extending to the north-eaft ; and with 

 the wind at fouth-weft, we had no difficulty in 

 following its windings. We ftill perceived the 

 fame freep ramp.irt, which, riling with tolerable 

 uniformity to the height of about ninety meters, 

 exhibited from its upper part to the- level of the 

 fea, the parallel ftrata of which it is compofed. 



Towards the middle of the day the caaft 

 changed its afpeel, trending a little to the fouth- 

 eaft ; it then appeared interfered by fmall hills, 

 covered with land} which, linking with a gentle 

 declivity, terminated in a very low beach. The 

 tea now affumed a greenifh tint, even in the 

 q g 3 offing, 



