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crapes of delicious flavour. Constantia is situated in a clgft 

 ff the hills, on the edge of a romantic glen. The vvanderer 

 ?rom Caledonia is here gratified by the sight ot heath m 

 %Zi beauty and infinite variety ; and John Bull may fancy 

 himself at home when the noble oaks which abound at Lon- 

 stantia meet his eye. The Cape horses are particular y 

 fine, and show much blood. They are driven six-m-hand. 

 A team of young horses which would grace any noble- 

 man's carriage in England may often be seen cantering 

 Song with a clumsy wagon behind them The ^nhabuan s 

 of Cape Town promenade in a fine public garden, which is 

 overtopped by L magnificent Table Mountain ; to the 

 north is the bay studded with shippmg ; and the Lion . 

 Mount bounds the westward view. ,i,„ «n„tb 



Shins should endeavour to make the land to the south- 

 ward of the entrance to Table Bay, as the current sets reg- 

 ularly round the Cape to the north-westw-ard as far as the 

 high land on the west s.de of the bay, where it is met by 

 the southerly current setting down along-shore trom uas- 

 sen S mh From the Capelo Table Bay the land ,s steep- 

 o and safe to approach within one and ahalf or two miles. 

 The passage into the bay is between Green Pomt and Pen- 

 guin Island. The latter must not be passed nearer than 

 fwo miles, to avoid the Whale Rock, which is about one 

 mile and a half from its southern extreme In going ou 

 S- the bay the channel to the northward of Penguin Is and 

 il the hek. False Bay is fomied by the Cape of Good 

 Hope on the west, and Cape Hanglip «" /he east. Ihe 

 middle and eastern parts of the bay are thought free from 

 danger. Simon's Bay is four leagues ^r^l^,^'^^^/^"""^?"?! 

 Poiirt, and near the north-west corner of f f^e Bay. 1 here 

 is a small town here chiefly mhabited by Dutch. The 

 road to rape Town is very indifierent, and the journey is 

 usual? pelrmed in a covLd wagon, with fourteen or su- 

 "een tall bullocks. A Hottentot boy runs before and the 

 drive has an immense whip, which requires both hands 

 The bullocks trot along at a good pace. Ships bound to 

 the eastward should leave the bay when -/th-west wmd. 

 begin to blow ; if bound to the westward, they should wait 

 tilf these winds are on the decliire, and get ""der sail w hen 

 they shift to the westward, as it is probable they ^il ^^ei 

 from west to south-west and south-east, which will be 



