4 £ Mr. WAFE R's description 



Rocks for a Mile off at Sea, that it is dan- 

 gerous coming near it. From hence the 

 Shore runs Weft, and a little Northerly, 

 quite to PortoheL About three Leagues 

 Weftward from this Point lies Port Serivan. 

 The Coaft between them is all Rocky, and 

 the Country within Land all Woody, as in 

 other Parts. 



PorcScr/- P° rt Serivan is a good Harbour, when 

 tan. you are got into it $ but the Entrance of it* 

 which is fcarce a Furlong over, is fo befet 

 with Rocks on each fide, but efpecially to 

 the Eaft, that it is very dangerous 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 eight 

 or nine Foot Water. The Infide of the 

 Harbour goes pretty deep within the Land 3 

 and as there is good Riding, in a Sandy 

 bottom, efpecially at the Cod of it, which 

 is alfo fruitful Land, and has good frelli 

 Water, fo there is good Landing too on the 

 Eaft and South, where the Country is low 

 for two or three Miles, and very firm Land 5 

 but the Weft-fide is a Swamp of Red Man- 

 fred Man- groves. It was here at this Swamp, as bad 

 groves, a Paffage as it is, that Capt. Coxon, Ld 

 Sound, and the Privateers landed in the 

 Year, 167*. when they went to take Porto- 

 bel. They had by this means a very tedious 

 and wear ifome March 3 but they chofe to 

 land at this diftance from the*'Town, rather 

 than at the • Baftmentos of any nearer Place, 



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