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Morro of Barcelona, and the mouth of the 

 river Unare, the sea till then calm, became 

 agitated and rough in proportion as we ap- 

 proached Cape Codera. The influence of that 

 vast promontory is felt from afar, in that part 

 of the Caribbean Sea. The length of the pas- 

 sage from Cumana to La Guayra depends on 

 the degree of facility, with which Cape Codera 

 can be doubled. Beyond this cape the sea con- 

 stantly runs so high, that we can scarcely believe 

 we are near a coast, where (from the point 

 of Paria as far as Cape St. Roman) a gale 

 of wind is never known. The impulse of the 

 waves was strongly felt in our boat. My fellow 

 travellers suffered much. I slept calmly, hav- 

 ing the good fortune, uncommon enough, of 

 not being subject to sea-sickness. It blew fresh 

 during the night. On the 20th of November at 

 sunrise we were sufficiently advanced, to have 

 the expectation of doubling the cape in a few 

 hours. We hoped to arrive the same day at 

 La Guayra ; but our Indian pilot was assailed 

 by fresh fears of the privateers stationed near 

 that port. He thought it would be prudent 

 therefore to make for the land, and anchor in 

 the little harbour of Higuerota, which we had 

 already passed, and await the shelter of night 

 to proceed on our voyage. When it is proposed 

 to persons suffering from sea-sickness to disem- 

 bark, it is easy to guess the resolution they will 



