264 TRAVELS IN 
With all the imperfedlons of this fouthem angle of Africa^ 
■with regard to its bays and conveniences for fhipping, its geo- 
graphical pofition on the globe will always render it a power- 
ful inftrument in the hands of a maritime nation to direct: 
the commerce of India and China into new channels, to enrich 
its owners, and to diftrefs their enemies. 
