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ly Sandy Bays. From thence the Land runs 

 further on North, but gently bending to the 

 Weft : And this Coaft alfo is much fuch a 

 mixture of Mangrove Land and Sandy Bay 

 quite to the River Cheapo $ and in many 

 Places there are Sholes, for a Mile, or half shoies. 

 a Mile off at Sea. In feveral parts of this 

 Coaft, at about five or fix Miles diftance 

 from the Shore there are fmall Hills 3 and 

 the whole Country is covered with Woods, 

 I know but one River worth obferving be?- 

 tween Congo and Cheapo : Yet there are many - 

 Creeks and Outlets 5 but no frefh Water, 

 that I know of, in any part of this Coaft, 

 in the dry Seafon $ for the Stagnancies and 

 Declivities of the Ground, and the very 

 droppings of the Trees, in the wet Seafon, 

 afford Water enough. 



Cheapo is a confiderable River, but has no 

 good entring into it for Sholes. Its Courfe 

 is long, rifing near the North Sea, and pret^ 

 ty far from towards the Eaft, About this The Land 

 River the Country fomething changes its hcre - 

 Face, being Savannah on the Weft-fide 5 

 though the Eaft-fide is Wood-land, as the 

 other. Cheapo Town ftands on the Weft-*#T. 

 fide, at fome diftance from the Sea 3 but 

 is fmall, and of no great Confequence. Its 

 chief Support is from the Pafturage of 

 black Cattle in the Savannahs. 



Thefe Savannahs are not level, but con- Savgn „ 

 . lift of fmall Hills and Valleys, with fine nahi 



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