SECOND NARROW TO BOR.TA BAY. 



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In leaving the anchorage in Gregory Bay, attention must 

 be paid to the tide, whidi continues to run to the eastward in 

 the Second Narrow, three hours after it has commenced setting 

 to the S.W. at the anchorage. 



With a leading wind through the Second Narrow, a ship 

 will easily reach an anchorage off Laredo Bay, but, if the tide 

 fails upon emerging from it, she should seek for a berth in the 

 bay to the north of Elizabeth Island, as near to the island as 

 possible, but to the westward of its N.E. end, to be out of the 

 influence of the tide. The depth of water, however, will be the 

 best guide. 



Directions for passing round the south side of Elizabeth 

 Island are given elsewhere ; and as this part offers some dangers, 

 the chart and the description should be carefully referred to. 



The only advice that seems wanting, to improve the 

 directions for the coast from this to Port Famine, is, with a 

 south-westerly wind, to keep close to the weather shore, in 

 order to benefit by the flaws down the valleys ; but this must 

 be done with caution, in consequence of the squalls off the high 

 land, the violence of which cannot be well imagined by a per- 

 son unaccustomed to them. 



Of the anchorages between Port Famine and Cape Fro- 

 ward, the only convenient one for a ship is St. Nicholas Bay, to 

 which, if defeated in passing round the Cape, she had better 

 return ; for it is easy to reach as well as to leave, and ex- 

 tremely convenient for stopping at, to await an opportunity of 

 proceeding. 



From Cape Froward to the westward, unless favoured by 

 a fair wind, it is necessary to persevere and take advantage of 

 every opportunity of advancing step by step. There are 

 several anchorages that a ship may take up, such as Snug 

 Bay, off Woods Bay, near Cape Coventry, in Fortescue Bay, 

 Elizabeth Bay, and York Roads. To the westward, in Crooked 

 Reach, the anchorages are not so good, and excepting Borja 

 Bay, none seem to offer much convenience. Borja Bay, how- 

 ever, is well calculated to supply the deficiency, although for a 

 square-rigged vessel there must be some difficulty in reaching it. 



