Mr. WAFERS Voyages, &c. 305 



bouts is an excellent Soil within Land, rifing up 

 gently to the main Ridge, and is a continued Foreft 

 of ftately Timber-Trees. 



Point Sanballas is a rocky Point, pretty long and Point $an~ 

 low, and is alio fo guarded with Rocks for a M\\t ballaSt 

 off at Sea, that it is dangerous coming near it v 

 From hence the Shore runs Weft, and a little Nor- 

 therly, quite to Portobel. About 3 Leagues Weft- 

 ward from this Point lies Port Scrivan. The Coaft 

 between them is all rocky, and the Country within 

 Land all woody, as in other Parts. 



Port Scrivan is a good Harbour, when you zxtScxivtm- 

 got into it ; but the Entrance of it, which is fcarce Port - 

 a Furlong over, is fo befet with Rocks on each 

 Side, but efpecially to the Eaft, that it is very dan- 

 gerous going in : Nor doth there feem to be a 

 Depth of Water fufficient to admit Veffels of any 

 Bulk, there being in moft Places but 8 or 9 Foot 

 Water. The Infide of the Harbour goes pretty 

 deep within the Land \ and as there is good Riding, 

 in a fandy Bottom, efpecially at the Cod of it, 

 which is alfo fruitful Land, and has good frefli 

 Water, fo there is good Landing too on the Eaft 

 and South, where the Country is low for 2 or 3 

 Miles, and very firm Land ; but the Weft-fide is a 

 Swamp of red Mangroves. It was here at this Red Man-; 

 Swamp, as bad a Paflage as it is, that Capt. Coxon, groves. 

 ha Sounds and the Privateers landed in the Year 

 1678-9, when they went to take Portobel. They 

 had by this Means a very tedious and wearifome 

 March \ but they chofe to land at this Diftance from 

 the Town, rather than at the Baftimento's or any 

 nearer Place, that they might avoid being difcover'd 

 by the Scouts which the Spaniards always keep in 

 their Neighbourhood, and fo might furprize them. 

 And they did, indeed, by this Means avoid being 

 difcern'd, till they came within an Hour's March 

 of the Town j tho 5 they travelled along the Coun- 



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