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teen thoufand piaflres v building. Both of them 

 fland on the ifland, almoft clofe to the main land, 

 and not above fifteen toifes long; and the foil of 

 which appear to be none of the beft. 



The bay of Penfacola would be a very good port, 

 were it not for the worms which eat thro' the bot- 

 toms of (hips, and if its entry had a little more depth 

 of water. But the Hercules, on board of which 

 Monf. Champmelin was, (truck upon it. This 

 entry is direclly between the weftern extremity of 

 St. Rofe, where the Spaniards had alfo built a fort, 

 and a reef of rocks. It is fo narrow that one (hip only 

 can pafs at a time: its opening lies north and fouth. 

 Beyond the reef is another pafs, where there is 

 only water for fmall veflfels, and which opens to the 

 fouth-weft. This is alfo very narrow. The an- 

 chorage of mips in the bay of Penfacola, is along 

 the ifland of St. Rofe, and is very good holding 

 ground. 



We fet out from Penfacola at midnight, and 

 about four in the morning we left on our right the 

 Rio de los Perdidos: this river was fo named, be- 

 caufe a Spanifh fhip was cad away in it, and all 

 the crew loft. The ifland Dauphine is five leagues 

 farther on the left, and is five leagues long, but 

 very narrow. Here is at lead one half of this 

 ifland without a fingle tree on it, and the other is 

 not a whit better. The fort, and the only human 

 habitation remaining on it, are in the weftern part 

 of it. Between this, and the JJle a Come, which 

 is about a league diftant, there is fcarce any water. 

 At the end of this, is another very fmall one called 

 f! ijle Ronde, on account of its figure. We pafTed 

 the night on this laft. 



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