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ward up to that part where the currents do not ob- 

 ftru6l the entrance. Flaving been previoufly informed 

 of this, v/hen we found ourfelves to the fouthward, 

 and fo near as I have mentioned, we fceered S. \V. 5 

 degrees wefterly, and after failing near a league till 

 \vc weathered the ifland, we flood S. | foutherly, with 

 the fhip's head diredly towards a large mountain, be- 

 twixt two others plainly diftinguifhable ; but that on 

 the E. fide was larger than that in the middle, and the 

 other on the W. a high rocky peak, that looks as it 

 were falling towards the E. and on account of its height 

 and figure called the Campanario, j] or the belfrey; 

 The currents here fet fo flrongly to the weftward, that 

 after feveral tacks, inflead of gaining ground, we 

 found ourfelves carried further from the ifland ; fo 

 that in order to avoid any further inconveniency, wc 

 came to an anchor at fome diftance from the proper 

 anchoring place, in twenty-five fathoms water, the 

 bottom mud mixed with ihells and gravel ; about a 

 league and a quarter from the fhore, fort Remedies, 

 the largefl of thofe built for the defence of the har- 

 bour, bearing S. S. E. The prodigious fea here oc- 

 cafioned by the violence of the wind, and theflrength 

 of the current caufing our frigates to flrain on their 

 cables, obliged us to weigh, and ftand farther into 

 the ufuai anchoring-place, beyond which no fliips are 

 permitted. This is about of a league from the 

 iborc : and here on the 23d of March, the Louis 

 Erafme anchored in thirteen fathom water, the bottom 

 of a fine white and black fand^ fort San Antonio 

 bearing E. 5 degrees foutherly, Remedios, S. J wefterly. 

 Conception S. S. W. 4 degrees vv^eflerly, and Campa- 

 nario peak S. W. 3 degrees foutherly. 

 , This idand has two harbours capable of receiving 

 fhips of the greatefl burthen : one is on the N. fide, 

 and the other on the N. W. The former is in every 



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