494 APPENDIX. No. VII. 



To the southward of these pits, there is a deep bay, the southern point of 

 which is low at the extremity Ijut rises gradually to inoderatelv high land. 



The above reef is certainly very alarming, the water shoaling very rapidlv 

 and the current setting right over it due north 24 miles an hour ; the rocks of 

 which it is composed are soft, the lead always bringing up pieces sticking to it : 

 it is probable this may be what is called in the charts Kilongo reef; if so, it is 

 laid down much to the northward of its real situation. 



At about half past S the breeze freshening we made all sail, hove in as much of 

 the slack cable at we could, but having run over the anchor, and the cable becom- 

 ing taught, cut it, leaving the anchor and about | of the stream cable behind. 



The bay before mentioned agrees precisely with the description of Loango 

 Bay, as given by Grandpre, a French navigator ; and also in one of Laurie and 

 Whittle's charts ; but the latitude differs so widely, as to make us doubt the re- 

 ality of its being that bay. At 6 P. M. we had the point bearing E S E, con- 

 sequently nearly on its parallel, at which time our latitude could not be more 

 than 4° 33' S, and Indian point, the south point of Loango Bay in Arrow- 

 smith's chart, lies in latitude 4" .53' and in Laurie and Whittle's 4"^ 45' S, so that 

 the latitudes assigned to it in the above charts must be extremely erroneous. 

 At about 8 P. M. the sea breeze backed round to west, and at half past 1 1 

 it fell calm, when we came to with the kedge anchor in 22 fathoms, soft muddy 

 bottom. Found the current per log. to run N N W 1 j knot an hour. 



May 29th. At daylight saw the land to a great extent. Observed the point 

 spoken of yesterday to bear a great resemblance to the Bill of Portland length- 

 ened, which by Laurie and Whittle's chart appears to be the case with the south 

 point of Loango Bay, or Indian Point. At 10 a light breeze sprang up at S E, 

 which, on our weighing died away, we therefore anchored again, and at noon 

 observed in lat. 4''41' S. Ion. 12° 14' E, Indian point N 68 E, 10 miles, which 

 would make its lat. 4° 37' S, extremes of the land from N b E. to S E | E, cur- 

 rent running N b. W 1 1 mile an hour. 



By the mean of yesterday and this day's observation Indian point lies in 4. .35 S. 

 At half past one P. M. the sea breeze set in at W b. S. Made all sail ; found 

 the ship slacked the cable. Up anchor, and steering a south course !i knots, we 

 gradually deepened our water to 2>< fathoms, and thenshoaled again to2,i fathoms, 

 ouse, when we anchored athalf jast i>, being quite calm. During these last 24 

 hours the water has had a deep tinge, like blood and water mixed. 



