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found to be very pretty, only they were hard to cut* 

 I have feen feme of 'em that were red ft reak'd with 

 green, and feem'd to be extream fine ; but the mif- 

 chief is, it fplits fo when 'tis taken out of the Quar- 

 ries, that it cannot be made ufe of, but by way of 

 incruftation. 



This Illand of Cape Breton affords likewife 

 black Marble, or a fort of Brefche with grey Veins, 

 which is hard, and not eafily polifh'd. This Stone 

 is apt to fplit, for 'tis not equally hard, and it has 

 knots in it. There are no fetled Savages in the I- 

 fland of Newfound- Land. 'Tis true, the Eskimaux do 

 fometimes crofs over to it at the Streight of Belle JJle 

 in great Sloops, with intent to furprife the Crew of 

 the Filhermen upon the Coaftcall'd Petit Nord, Our 

 Settlements are at Placentia, at the Ifland of St. Peter, 

 and in the Bay of TrepaJJez. From Cape Rafe to Cba- 

 peau Rouge, the Coaft is very clean, but from Cbapeau 

 Rouge to Cape Rafe, the Rocks render it dangerous. 

 There are twoconfiderable Inconveniences, that at- 

 tend the landing upon this Ifland. In the firft place, 

 the Fogs are here fo thick in the Summer, for twenty 

 Leagues off into the Main, that the ableft and moft 

 expert Sailor dare not ftand into the Land while 

 they laft : So that ail Ships are obliged to lye bye 

 for a clear day, in order to make the Land* The 

 fecond Inconveniency, which is yet greater, pro- 

 ceeds from the Currents which run to and again, 

 without any perceivable variation, by which means 

 the Ships are fometimes drove in upon the Coaft, 

 when they reckon upon ten Leagues offing. But, 

 which is worft of all, the infenfible motion of the 

 Fowling Waves,throw's 'eminlenfibly upon the Rocks, 

 which they cannot poffibly avoid,for want of ground 

 to anchor upon. 'Tufts by this means that the 

 King's Ship the Pretty was loft in 1692, as well as a 

 great many others upon feveral occalions. 



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