lo An Hijlorical Journal of 



this Bay, fays he had the Curiofity to found at the Foot of one 

 of thefe Rocks of Ice which was aground, and that they let out 

 an hundred Fathoms of Line without reaching the Bottom, But 

 I return to our Voyage. 



Cape Race Madam, is the South Eafl Point of the Ifland oïNe^- 



Of Cape Race. M^^^^^^^ is fituated in 46 Degrees, and 

 ^ about 30 Minutes îsiorth Latitude; the Coafl 



runs from thence 100 Leagues to the Weft, making a little to 

 the North, and terminates at Cape Ray, which is in 47 Degrees. 

 About half Way is the great Bay oï'Placentia, which makes one 

 of the iineft Ports in America, Weft South Weft of this Bay, 

 there is a high Land, which isfeen at a great Diftance, and ferves 

 to make it known : It is called le Chapeau rouge (the Red Hat) 

 becaufe at a Diftance it appears in the Shape of a Hat, and is of 

 a reddifti Colour. The 23d at Noon we w^ereover againft it, and 

 in the Evening we came up with the Iftes of St. Peter ^ which were 

 on our right Hand. 



They are three Iflands, the two firft of which are very high, 

 ^ The Jfles of St from the Side on which we were, they 



Petsr ' appeared to be nothing but Mountains 



covered with Mofs. They fay that this Mofs 

 covers in feveral Places fine Porphyry. On the Side of New- 

 foundlanà there are fome Lands which may be cultivated ; and a 

 pretty good Port, were we formerly had fome Habitations. The 

 grenteft and moft Weftcrn of the three, which is moft commonly 

 called the We Miquelo?:, is not fo high as the other two, and 

 appears very level ; it is about three quarters of a League 

 long. The 24th at Day break, it was 5 or 6 Leagues behind 

 us ; but after Midnight we had no Wind : About four o'Clock 

 in the Morning, there arofe a fmall Breeze from the South Eaft. 

 Waiting till it was ftrong enough to fill our Sails, we amufed 

 •ourfelves with Fiftiing, and took a pretty large Quantity of Cod. 

 Weftopt two Hours longer than we fnould have done, for this 

 Fifliery, andwc had foon Caufe enough to repentit : It was eight 

 o'clock v/hen we got under Sail, and we run all the Day in 

 Hopes of difcovering Cape Ray, which was on our right, or the 

 little Ifie of St, Paul, which we Vv^ere to leave on the left, and 

 which is almoft over againft Cape Ray ; but the Night came on 

 before we could difcover either. W e heartily wiftied then, we had 

 made Ufe of the Time we had loft. What was the more vexatious 

 we had about Midnight another Storm, much like that on ÛitGreat 

 Sanky and knowing that we were near one of thofe two Iflands 

 which we were to pafs between, we did not dare to make Ufe of 

 the Wind, which v/ould have carried us on at a great Rate. So, 

 contrary to the Opinion of Cha^itcauy who engaged to go for- 

 ward without Danger, we lay by. 



At break of Day we difcovçrcd Cape Ray^ upon which the 



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