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larity of the cliffs by which it is bounded, has the appearance of a 

 work of art. 



W. 6° N., at the distance of six leagues, is the valley of Camana ; 

 the coast between is nearly straight, \^^th alternate sandy beach 

 and low broken cliff, the termination of the barren hills immediately 

 above. Camana is from two to three miles broad, near the sea ; and 

 apparently well cultivated : the village is situated about a mile from 

 the sea ; but is scarcely perceptible, being small, and surrounded 

 by thick brushwood. 



On approaching from the eastward, a remarkable cliff, resembling 

 a fort, will be seen near the sea ; this is an excellent guide till the 

 vaUey becomes open. There is anchorage in ten or twelve fathoms, 

 muddy bottom, due south about a mile ; but landing would be dan- 

 gerous. 



W. 18° N., twenty-three miles, is the the valley of OcoSa, the 

 next remarkable place ; it is smaller and less conspicuous than the 

 former ; but similar in other respects. An islet lies at its southern 

 extreme, and several rocks near the extreme of the chff, on its 

 eastern side. 



W. 11° N., fourteen miles, is a projecting bluff point called Pesca- 

 dores, it has a cove on itsea^t side surrounded by islets ; and off the 

 point, at the distance of three quarters of a mile in a southerly direc- 

 tion, lies a rock barely covered: to the westward of the point is a bay 

 but no anchorage ; the coast then runs in nearly a direct line until 

 you reach Point Atico, a rugged point, with a number of irregular 

 broken hillocks on it, barely connected vrith the coast by a sandy 

 isthmus. At a distance it appears like an island, the isthmus not 

 being visible far off: there is tolerable anchorage in nineteen or 

 twenty fathoms on its west side, and excellent landing in a snug cove 

 at the inner extreme of the point. By keeping a cable's length off 

 shore, no danger need be feared in running into this roadstead. The 

 valley of the same name Ues a league and a half to the eastward^ 

 where are about thirty houses, scattered among the trees, that grow 

 to the height of some twenty feet. From this point the coast conti- 

 nues its westerly direction (low and broken cUff, with hills imme- 

 diately above) until you reach Point Capa, where a bay commences 

 that runs as far as Point Chala ; in it there are several coves, but 

 none that could be serviceable to shipping. 



Point Chala bears from Point Atico W. 20° N. and distant sixteen 



