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had advanced a little farther, I turned 
rottnd, and obferved that his fervant was 
pouring out beer to him. 
The Haut Bay^ or Wood Bay, takes its 
name from the brufh wood which is found 
there : it produces no large trees, but only 
flirubs and bufhes. This bay, which is fmall, 
and expofed to the weft winds, Is furrounded 
with rocks. Veffels feldom feek flielter in it, 
except they are fuddenly overtaken by foul 
weather, and cannot poffibly reach any other 
place. It lies two leagues to the fouth-weft 
of the Cape. 
The Bay of Falfo, fimatei fouth-eaft of 
the Cape, is diftant from it three leagues ; 
but one muft pafs over a fpace equal to 
four, in order to arrive at the anchoring 
ground: the way to it is almoft impaflable. 
This fpacious bay is capable of affording an 
afylum to a confiderable number of velTels : 
it Is here that thofe feek flielter which hap- 
pen to be in Table Bay when the weft wind 
begins to blow ; and, for a contrary reafon, 
when the fouth-eaft begins, thefe veffels re- 
turn to their former ftation. 
The commander at the Bay of Falfo has 
the 
