Mr. WAFERS Voyages, &c. 299 



where there is no going afhore but up to the Middle 

 in Mud. The Shore of this Coait riles in Hills 

 prefently; and the main Ridge is about 5 or 6 

 Miles diftant. Caret Bay hath 2 or 3 Rivulets of 

 frefh Water falling into it, as I am informed ; for I 

 have not been there. It is a little Bay, and two 

 fmall Iflands lying before it, make it an indifferent 

 good Harbour, and hath clear Anchoring Ground, 

 without any Rocks. Thefe Iflands are pretty high 

 Land, cloathed with variety of Trees. 



To the Weftward of the Cape, at the Entrance Bay near 

 of the River Darien, is another fine fandy Bay. In [^^^ 

 the Cod of it lies a little, low, fwampy Ifland ; River 

 about which 'tis fhole Water and dirty Ground, not of Dariem 

 fit for Shipping and the fhore of the Ifthmus be- in the 

 hind and about it, is fwampy Land overgrown with g^ ofthe 

 Mangroves ; till after 3 or 4 Miles the Land afcends 

 up to the main Ridge. But though the Cod of this 

 Bay be fo bad, yet the entrance of it is deep Wa- 

 ter, and hard fandy bottom, excellent for anchor- 

 ing ; and has 3 Iflands lying before it, which make 

 it an extraordinary good Harbour. The Eaftermoft 

 of thefe 3 is Golden Ifland } a fmall one, with a fair Golden I. 

 deep Channel between it and the Main. It is rocky 

 and fteep all round to the Sea, (and thereby natu- 

 rally fortified) except only the Landing-place, which Good 

 is a fmall fandy Bay on the South-fide, towards Harbour ° 

 the Harbour, from whence it gently rifes. It is mo- 

 derately high, and cover'd with fmall Trees or 

 Shrubs. The Land of the Ifthmus oppofite to it, to 

 the South-Eaft, is excellent fruitful Land, of a 

 black Mold, with Sand intermixed ; and is pretty 

 level for 4 or 5 Mile, till you come to the foot 

 of the Hills. At this place we landed at our going 

 into the South-Seas with Capt. Sharp. I have been 

 afhore at this Golden Ifland, and w T as lying in the 

 Harbour near it for about a Fortnight together be- 

 fore I went into the South-Seas, Near the Eaftern- 



Point; 



