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coast, and asserted, so positively, that the bay of Finica was to lee- 
ward, that the Captain, believing him, stood away for it, and got 
safely to an anchor by three o'clock in seven fathom. The bay is 
a good one, and was much frequented by the Russians during their 
last war with the Porte, in consequence of the facility with which 
water could be procured from a small stream, running into the sea, 
with a rapid and deep current. It is distinguishable, at a great dis- 
tance, in consequence of the lofty hills which rise above it, the centre 
one having a sugar loaf point, rising out of a gradual swell. This 
marks the centre of the bay, and had still snow on its summit. To 
the eastward are some lofty, rocky islands, apparently two, which 
separate it from the gulf of Satalia: these lie more south of Cape 
Cheledoni than Heather has placed them in his chart of the Mediter- 
ranean. According to our observation, he has also laid down the bay 
twelve miles too far north, and the anchoring ground too near the 
islands, from which, in fact, it is distant about twelve miles. We 
sent on shore my servant and a Turk to visit a village, at a small 
distance, beautifully embosomed in trees, and to report what could 
be procured. They procured only a tunny fish and some unripe 
pears, but many promises were made for the morrow. 
June 24.— We began early in the morning to take in water, 
which was done by floating the casks over the bar at the entrance of 
the river, and there filling them. The wind became south, for the 
first time, the moment it was of no use, and considerably alarmed us 
lest we should be imprisoned in the bay ; for the Queen made four 
points, at least, of lee-way, so that to work out would be impossible. 
In the evening, however, we were relieved from our fears, by a re- 
gular land wind. 
