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CHAP. 

 II. 



2 2° 27' 45''' Weft; ill this fituation, the lile of Sal ap- 

 ^ g pears altogether as one high mountain, and Bonavifta as a 

 ofcober. number of detached hillocks. 



Monday 2+. At two in- tlic moming of the 24th the Ifle of Mayo 

 appeared in fight, bearing Wefc, about three leagues dif- 

 tant. On this we hauled up to South South Eaft, in order 

 to give the ifland a good birth. At five we again made 

 fail and ftood for St. Jago, which we faw foon after feven 

 o'clock, bearing Weft by North. 



The Ille of Mayo is conftderably elevated, and the land 

 feems capable of yielding moft of the produdlions which 

 are natural to tropical climates ; but it does not appear that 

 the inhabitants take any great pains to cultivate it: for- 

 merly this place was much frequented for fait, which was 

 purchafed by Britifh fhips and carried to America ; but 

 iince fait has been (o plentifully gathered on the Bahamas, 

 that trade has greatly declined. 



With a frefh trade breeze we ftood well in for St. Jago, 

 and at noon anchored in Port Praya Bay in eight fathom 

 water over a fandy bottom ; the fort bearing North Weft 

 by North, the Eaft point of the bay Eaft by South, and 

 the South point South Weft by Weft. I ordered the fhip 

 to be moored v/ith the ftream anchor to the South Weft 

 a cable each way : our diftance from the bottom of the 

 bay, when moored, was about one mile and a quarter. 



Soon after we were moored, there arrived in the bay the 

 Hammet, captain Clark, and a brig commanded by a captain 

 Flawkins, which were both from London on the Southern 



whale 



