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Land afcends np to the main Ridge. But 

 though the Cod of this Bay be fo bad, yet 

 the entrance of it is deep Water, and hard 

 fandy bottom, excellent for anchoring $ and 

 has three Iflands lying before it , which 

 make it an extraordinary good Harbour. The 

 Eaftermoft of thefe three is Golden Ijland, x Golden 1. 

 fmall one, with a fair deep Channel between 

 it and the Main. It is rocky and deep all 

 round to the Sea, (and thereby naturally for- 

 tified) except only the Landing-place, which Good Mar- 

 is a fmall fandy Bay on the South-fide , to- bour * 

 wards the Harbour, from whence it gently 

 rifes. It is moderately 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 intermix'd 5 and is pretty 

 level for four or five Mile, till you come to 

 the foot of the Hills. At this place we 

 landed at our going into the South Seas with 

 Captain Sharp. I have been alhore at this 

 Golden Ijfand, and was lying in the Harbour 

 near it for about a Fortnight together before 

 I went into the South Seas- Near the Eaft- 

 ern Point of the Bay, which is not above 

 three or four Furlongs diftant from Gol- 

 den Jjland , there is a Rivulet of very good 

 Water. 



Weft of Golden Jjland lies the biggeft of the Another 

 three that face the Bay $ it is, as a large low Ifland i 

 fvvampy Ifland, fo befet with Mangroves, 

 that it is difficult to go afhore 5 nor did any 



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