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past Mauvais gars, or till Bon gars bears 275°, then steer to pass 

 Bon gars at the distance of 200 yards, and anchor as convenient in 

 the road, avoiding the 19-foot rock. 



South road is in the southern part of Sacred bay, and it is ap- 

 proached by a channel, about 200 yards in width, which lies between 

 the shoals off Curlew point and the mainland south-southwestward 

 of it, on the eastern side, and Moyacs islands, with the islands and 

 shoals southward of them, on the western side. The road at the head 

 of the channel has shoal water around it, and the anchorage space is 

 about 600 yards in diameter. 



Directions. — Approach with the eastern point of Green island, 

 which lies about 1,400 yards southward from the southern Moyacs 

 island, open westward of Curlew point, and bearing 217°. Pass Cur- 

 lew point at the distance of 400 yards, to clear the shoal extending 

 200 yards from it, and the southern Moyacs island, at the distance of 

 200 yards. When the square rock on Onion island opens just west- 

 ward of the southern Moyacs island, bearing about 14°, keep it so 

 astern ; this mark leads into South road, passing close westward of a 

 rock that covers, lying midway between Gray point and Long island. 

 "VVlien past this rock, haul to the southeastward and anchor in 5 

 fathoms of water, sand and mud bottom. 



Tides. — It is high water, full and change, in South road at 7h. 

 23m. ; springs rise about 3 feet. 



Sacred islands — Great island, northeastward 1^% miles from the 

 Mewstone, is nearly 1 mile long, north-northeastward and south- 

 southwestward, 200 to 800 yards wide, 269 feet high, and covered 

 with grass. It is almost steep-to. 



Little island, eastward f^,- mile from Great island, is of moderate 

 height, and steep-to, except at its southwestern end, from which reefs 

 extend over 100 yards. 



Maudit bank, north-northeastward, distant 2/o miles from Great 

 island, has 7 fathoms of water over it, and the sea breaks on the bank 

 in heavy weather. 



Foirou island, or Gull rock, east-northeastward, distant 2yV miles 

 from the northern point of Little island, is a low round rock, 100 

 yards in diameter, from which a shoal extends southeastward 400 

 yards. 



Islands. — Cape Artimon, southward 1,300 yards from Little is- 

 land, is the northern end of an island, between which and Verte 

 island, at ^ mile' eastward, there is much foul ground and only a 

 narrow 19-foot channel; and the passage between it and the main- 

 land to the southward has only a narrow boat channel. Shoals ex- 

 tend eastward 600 yards from Verte island, and there is a depth of 

 19 to 27 feet between them and Grand Mulou shoal; and there are 

 rocks and two l7-foot patches between Verte island and Maria reefs. 



