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We obferved, that the tides in this Latitude are regular, . as m 

 Europe, it being high water at noon, when the moon is new. 



The mountains near this port are entirely naked in every part 

 of them n ; but we obferved that thofe more inland were covered, 

 with trees. 



The plains near the fea-coaft had a good verdure, and feemed 

 to invite cultivation. 



About eight in the morning of the 4th of October the fea 

 became more calm, on which the Indians came round us as 

 before, in their canoes, offering us the fame prefents, which had 

 the fame return. 



At nine we fet fail, and having doubled the point del Cordon 0 

 we fteered S. S. W. the wind being moderate, and at W» in order, 

 to reach a Cape, which appeared to the S. at thedifhance of about 

 five leagues. 



On the fifth we failed near thofe fmall iflands which the charts 

 and hiftory of California place at the entrance of the harbour of 

 S. Francifco ; but as we were very clear that the harbour which 

 we had juft left, was not that thus called, . we continued, to fteer 

 N. E. (and between fome of thefe iflands) in order to. reach the 

 Cape before mentioned, when we. intended- to approach the coaft, 

 and look out for the port of S. Francifco. 



At noon on this fame day we had an obfervation, and found 

 thefe iflands to be in 37. 55. N. Lat. lying to the S..W. of the 

 Gape at the diftance of three leagues. 



As foon as we reached the Cape we ran along the coaft. which 

 lay to the E. and N. E. about the diftance of a cannon's mot- ; 

 and by fix in the evening we were not above two miles diffant 



n This probably arifes from their being expofed to the NvW. which is 

 the prevailing wind. 



0 This point undoubtedly is marked in the Spanifh. Chart. 



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