APPENDIX. 



larity of the cliffs by which it is bounded, has the appearance of a 

 work of art. 



W. 6° N., at the distance of six leagues, is the valley of Camana ; 

 the coast between is nearly straight, with alternate sandy beach 

 and low broken cliff, the termination of the barren hills immediately 

 above. Camana is from two to three miles broad, near the sea ; and 

 apparently v/ell cultivated : the village is situated about a mile from 

 the sea ; but is scarcely perceptible, being small, and surrounded 

 by thick brushwood. 



On approaching from the eastward, a remarkable cliff, resembling 

 a fort, will be seen near the sea ; this is an excellent guide till the 

 valley becomes open. There is anchorage in ten or twelve fathoms, 

 muddy bottom, due south about a mile ; but landing would be dan- 

 gerous. 



W. 18° N., twenty-three miles, is the the valley of Ocona, the 

 next remarkable place ; it is smaller and less conspicuous than the 

 former ; but similar in other respects. An islet lies at its southern 

 extreme, and several rocks near the extreme of the cliff, on its 

 eastern side. 



W. 11° N., fourteen miles, is a projecting bluff point called Pesca- 

 dores, it has a cove on its east side surrounded by islets ; and off the 

 point, at the distance of three quarters of a mile in a southerly direc- 

 tion, lies a rock barely covered : to the westward of the point is a bay 

 but no anchorage ; the coast then runs in nearly a direct line until 

 you reach Point Atico, a rugged point, with a number of irregular 

 broken hillocks on it, barely connected with the coast by a sandy 

 isthmus. At a distance it appears like an island, the isthmus not 

 being visible far off : there is tolerable anchorage in nineteen or 

 twenty fathoms on its west side, and excellent landing in a snug cove 

 at the inner extreme of the point. By keeping a cable's length off 

 shore, no danger need be feared in running into this roadstead. The 

 valley of the same name lies a league and a half to the eastward^ 

 where are about thirty houses, scattered among the trees, that grow 

 to the height of some twenty feet. From this point the coast conti- 

 nues its westerly direction (low and broken cliff, with hills imme- 

 diately above) until you reach Point Capa, where a bay commences 

 that runs as far as Point Chala ; in it there are several coves, but 

 none that could be serviceable to shipping. 



Point Chala bears from Point Atico W. 20° N. and distant sixteen 



