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a fufficient depth of water all round them, there is no 

 other danger in (landing near them, than what may 

 be feen. There is indeed a neceflity for Handing near 

 them, to avoid falling to leeward of the bay. After 

 paffing them, the courfe is continued as near as pof- 

 (ible to the idand of Qiiiriquina, taking care to avoid 

 fome other rocks lying along the Ihore. 



As fnips are generally obliged to make feveral tacks 

 in order to gee into Conception-bay, care muft be 

 taken not to approach too near the ifland of Qtiiriqui- 

 na, either on the E. or S. fides for though the coad 

 is bold on the N. and N. W. fides, there is a fhoal 

 on the S. extending to a confiderable diftance from 

 the fhore. At a third part of the diilance between 

 the road at Talcaguano, and the point of the fame 

 name, is another fhoal, running about half a league 

 to the caftward. In the middle of it is a ledge of 

 rocks, whofe tops are dry at low water. To avoid 

 this fhoal, tho' the thick water fufficiently indicates ir, 

 the befl way is, at entering the mouth of the bay with 

 a land wind, to fbeer diredly for the middle of a fpot 

 of red earth on a mountain of a middling height, fitu- 

 ated at the bottom of the bay, continuing this courfe 

 till the fhip is pafTed the fhoal ; and then fleer dired- 

 ly for the houfes at Talcaguana, till within about half 

 a mile from the fhore, which is the ufual anchoring 

 place in five or fix fathom water Cape Herradura 

 being covered by the ifland of Qiiiriquina. The fame 

 care is alfo necefTary to avoid another reef of rocks, 

 lying between the Morro and the coaft of Talcaguana ; 

 nor muft the Morro fide be approached too near, there 

 being a fand ftretching all along from that reef of 

 rocks to Cirillo Verde. The fhips riding at Talca- 

 guana in the manner thus prefcribed, are fheliered 

 from the N. wind •, but not entirely fo from the lea, 

 which in thofe winds runs very high, and pours in 

 through both entrances. The goodnefs of the bottom, 

 {loweyerj fecures the fhip. During the force of thefe 



wind§ 



