( ^3 ) 

 we thought ftrange, upon the fummits 

 of the higheft hills were found beds of 

 fliells, a foot or two thick. 



•The long-boat being near finiflied^ 

 fome of our company were fele£led to go 

 out in the barge, in order to reconnoitre 

 the coaft to the fouthward, which might 

 affift us in the navigation we were go- 

 ing upon. This party confided of Mr. 

 Bulkely, Mr. Jones, the purfer, myfelf, 

 and ten men. The firfl: night, we put 

 into a good harbour, a few leagues to 

 the fouthward of Wager's Ifland ; where 

 finding a large bitch big with puppies, 

 we regaled upon them. In this expedi* 

 tion we had our ufual bad weather, and 

 breaking feas, which were grown to fuch 

 a height the third day, that we were ob- 

 liged, through diftrefs, to pufh in at the 

 firft inlet we faw at hand. This we had 

 no fooner entered, than we were pre- 

 fented with a view of a fine bay, in 

 which having fecured the barge, we 



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