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At the fame diftariee the fea begins to indicate, by its colour, 

 that you are in foundings, but this circumftance requires fome 

 attention and habit ; when you are not more than 30 or 40 

 leagues from the coaft, this appearance is much more diftin- 

 guifhable, though if you was to call: anchor you would not find 

 any bottom. In this fame lituation you will likewife perceive 

 birds, fea-wolves f , otters, and whales, together with the plant 

 Zacate del Mar before-mentioned, which hath long and narrow 

 leaves. When thefe circumftances are obferved, you may depend 

 upon feeing land the fame day, or that following. 



At the fame time you will perceive, that the fea is of an iron 

 colour, and looks as if it had fmall boats, with fails upon the 

 furface 6 , whilft birds re fembling lories, with a red head, bill, and 

 legs, fly around ; their body is black. 



As concealed fhoals are often fo dangerous to the navigator, I 

 think I may pronounce you may fail in perfect fafety at the dis- 

 tance of a league from the moft fufpicious parts of this whole 

 coaft. 



If the difcoverer mould firft put into port in N. L. 55. 17. he 

 will find an inlet h , which hath good foundings in all parts of it 

 towards the N. and perhaps the beft point' of. the whole coaft, if 

 the fhip keeps at the diftance of three leagues from it. 



f Lobos Marinos, perhaps Seals. 



s Unas aguas malas de color morado, que pareccn unos barquichuelos. 

 con belas latinas. 

 h Una entrada. 



i The Journalift does not any further explain why bgfk 



