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there is a projecting point, with some small rocky islets off it, which 

 we supposed to be Point Ballena, from the description given at Port 

 Caldera. Between the point and the Sugar Loaf Island, the coast 

 runs back a little, and is rocky, with a high range of hills running 

 close to the shore. A little to the northward of Point BaUena there 

 is a small bay, with a rocky islet about half a mile off the south 

 point of it ; the top of the islet is white, and answers the descrip- 

 tion given to us of a port called Ballenita : but it is not worth 

 the name of a port; it is very rocky, with two or three small patches 

 of sandy beaches, in which a heavy surf was breaking ; the hills 

 run close to the water, and have a very rugged appearance. A 

 little to the northward of this there is another bay, which seemed to 

 be Lavata : the south point has several low rugged points upon it, 

 and in- shore the hills rise very steep. ITiere is a small cove with 

 excellent landing, directly behind this point, on which we anchored ; 

 there was a better-looking port inside, but it was so far from the 

 outer coast, that our time would not allow more than a hasty glance. 



The inner cove of the bay in which we anchored appeared to 

 afford good shelter from southerly winds, and the water was very 

 smooth. A little to the northward of this bay there is a point, 

 which, till close, appears to be an island: but it is joined to the 

 shore by a low shingle spit : the summit of it is rugged, with several 

 steep peaks on it : several rocky islets lie scattered off the point. 



Near three miles and a half to the northward of this, there is ano- 

 ther point, very rugged, and with a high round hummock a little 

 in- shore : to the southward of this point there is a deep bay, in which 

 we expected to find Paposo, as we were some distance to the north- 

 ward of its position in the old charts, but there were no appearances 

 of any houses or inhabitants : the bay is very rocky, and does not 

 afford good anchorage ; several rocks lie off the south point, and a 

 little inside it there is a reef running half-a-mile from the shore : in 

 the bottom of the bay there are several small white islets ; and two 

 or three small sandy coves, which are not large enough to afford 

 shelter for a vessel. This bay is called Isla Blanca. 



About three miles from the north point of the bay, there is a 

 white islet, with some rugged hummocks upon it : a little in- shore 

 there is a hill of a much lighter colour than any round it ; to the north- 

 ward of this there is a deep bay, in which we were certain of finding 

 Paposo, and, as we were becalmed, I went in a boat to search for it ; 



