70 TRAVELS IN 
high water at full and change about 3 o'clock, and the rife and 
fall of the tides fix or feven feet. During the fummer months, 
when the winds blow between eaft and fouth, or diredly into 
the bay, a heavy fwell breaks upon the beach, which makes it 
dangerous, and frequently impradicable, for boats to land ; 
but thefe winds are never fo violent, nor fo lading, as at the 
Cape ; and fhips may ride at anchor in perfed: fecurity about 
three quarters of a mile from the landing place. The fouth- 
weft winds, that frequently blow with great violence from April 
to September, bring into the bay a moft tremendous fea, fetting 
round Cape Saint Blaize. At this feafon of the year it would 
be highly imprudent for ihips to enter MofTel Bay. 
A rill of water glides over the fandy beach, where there is the 
beft landing, and is eafily conveyed into cafks in the boats, by 
means of a hofe. To the fouth-eaft of this landing place is 
another fmall cove tolerably fheltered, and deep enough to ad- 
mit vefTels of ten or twelve feet draught of water. At either 
of thefe coves piers for landing and fhipping goods might con- 
veniently be conftrudted, and at a fmall expence, as materials 
may be procured upon the fpot. Boats, however, may land at 
every part of the bay j and the adjacent country would eafily 
afford fupplies for about five hundred men. 
The mouths of the rivers that fall into the bay are generally 
blocked up with fand. They abound with various kinds of 
fifh, and on the rocky parts of the coaft are plenty of mufcles 
and excellent oyfters. 
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