A VOYAGE TO 
harbour is north-wefc by north ; you anchor before the 
town in feventeen fathoms water, over, a muddy bottom ; 
the middle of the town bearing weft by north, weft, or 
weft by fouth, about a mile and an half diftant from 
the watering place, and the Fort Saint Cruz bearing 
fouth-eaft. No pilot is neceffary ; the foundings a-breaft 
of St. Cruz Fort are twenty-two fathoms, and fhoal 
gradually to feventeen fathoms, v/here the fliips moored 
a-breaPc of the tov/n. The tide flows two hours and 
thirty minutes at full and change, and rifes in general, 
about eight feet. In going into the harbour, it is ne- 
ceffary to keep the ftarboard fliore beft aboard, as the 
tide fets on the other fide, till you get nearly a-breaft of 
St. Cruz Fort, and in that fituation you muft be on 
your guard, if going in v/ith the flGod, as the paiTage is 
narrow : and there are whirlpools in many places, which 
will take all command from the rudder. Water is pro- 
cured at a pipe, by v/hich it is conveyed from a fountain 
fituated in the large fquare near the principal landing 
place, w^hich is oppoilte the palace. This pipe is continued 
down to the v/ateriide, and you fill your cafks in boats : 
the water is fo plentiful, that a fleet might be fupplied. 
in a fliort time. 
Bullocks, iheep, snd Portugal wine, m.ay be had 
here in plenty ; there is alfo an excellent market for 
poultry and vegetables every day ; in fliort, every re- 
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