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anchorage for fliips at the diftance of half a mile to that of a 
mile from the landing-place. The winds that blow fromeaft to 
fouth throw in a heavy fwell ; but the fouth-eafl winds never 
blow home here as at the Gape. 
The general landing-place is upon a fandy beach, at the head 
of a fmall bay, into which runs a rivulet of water llightly im- 
pregnated with fait. This ftream does not appear to be capable 
of filling above a dozen butts of water in a day. A magazine 
for the reception of grain is erected near the landing-place. It 
is a ftrong ftone building, one hundred and fifty feet in length, 
and v/ill conveniently hold ten thoufand bufhels of corn. The 
price of this article delivered here is about twenty-two rix- 
dollars the load of thirty-one Winchefter bufhels, or at the 
rate of two fhillings and tenpence the buihel. 
The bay abounds with excellent fifh of various kind, with 
mufcles that are large and of a flrong flavor, and with oyfters of 
an excellent quality; and, in the winter months, the black 
whale is very plentiful. 
Great quantities of the common aloe grow upon the plains 
that furround Mufcle bay. The infpiffated juice of this plant 
was once an article that afforded a confiderable profit to thofe 
who were at the trouble of colledling and preparing it, but the 
price is now reduced fo low, about threepence the pound, that it 
is no longer confidered as an objed worthy the attention of the 
inhabitants. Three pounds are as much as one perfon can 
colled and prepare in one day. 
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