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The Shorejbetween Point Garachina, and 

 this River, and fo on further to Punt a Ma- 

 la y makes a very regular, and more than Se- 

 micircular Bay, called by theName of the Bay 

 of Pan aw a. In this arefeveral as fine Iflands, Ba y° f 

 as are any where to be found, the Kings or Panam ' 

 Pearl Ijlands, Pacheque, Chepelio, Perica, Sec. 

 with (great variety of good Riding for Ships : 

 Of all which Mr. Dampier hath given a par^ 

 ticular Account in the 7th Chapter of his 

 Voyage round the World ^ fo that I mail fore- 

 bear to fay any thing more of them. Tisa 

 very noble delightful Bay 5 and as it affords 

 good anchoring and (belter, fo thelflandsal- 

 fo yield plenty of Wood, Water, Fruits, 

 Fowls, and Hogs, for the accommodation of 

 Shipping. 



The Soil of the Inland part of the Coun- The Soil, 

 try is generally very good, for the moft part 

 of a black fruitful Mould. From the Gulph 

 of St. Michael , to the Ridge of Hills ly- 

 ing off Caret Bay , it is a Vale Country, 

 well water'd with the Rivers that fall ipr 

 to that Gulph : But near the Gulph 'tis ve^ 

 ry fwampy and broken, fo as that it is 

 fcarce poffible to travel along the Shore 

 thereabouts. Weftward of the River of Con- 

 go the Country grows more Hilly and Dry, 

 with pleafant and rich Vales intermix'd, till 

 you are pad: the River Cheapo 3 and thus far 

 the whole Country is all , as it were , one 

 continued Wood. The Savannah Country 

 commences here, dry and graffy 5 with fmall 



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