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the sake of retaining possession of the fishing 

 places they have occupied during the summer. 

 Very near the southerly point of Malbay there 

 is a remarkable rock rising about two hundred 

 feet out of the water, and of about twelve hun- 

 dred feet in length, in which there are three 

 arches completely wrought by nature ; the cen- 

 tre one is sufficiently large to admit a boat 

 under sail to pass through it with ease : from 

 this rock, round Malbay to Point Peter, there 

 is an excellent beach for fishing, part of which 

 is named La Belle Ance, or Lobster Beach ; 

 close to this place is the house of the late Go- 

 vernor Coxe. Gasp6 Bay lies between Cape 

 Gaspe and Whale Head ; it runs about sixteen 

 miles into the land, and is about five miles 

 broad : from the extremity of it two other in- 

 lets, called the north-west and south-west 

 arms, penetrate a considerable distance into 

 the interior, and receive the waters of several 

 streams that flow from the mountains : the bay 

 itself is deep and well sheltered, and capable 

 of affording protection to a large number of 

 ships from bad weather; the shores are lofty, 

 and the settlers upon them are nearly all fisher- 

 men. Douglass town, or rather the situation 

 for it, as there are only five or six houses yet 

 built, is at the entrance of the River St. John, 



