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Trees 5 all the South fide is full of Bays, very fit for 
anchoring in, but the beft of all is to the Leeward, 
where the Dam hoifed his Colours. It would hafe 
been worth our while to poflefs it, had we not been a 
coming to a better Country. It has this inconvenience^ 
that nothing but ftrength of men, or Peace with every 
body, can render it fecure. It is called Crah IJland^ 
froki the multitude of Land-Crabs there. 
November 3 . we anchored before Golden Ijland^ and 
fent in our Pinnace to the Bay. The Natives had 
hoifed a White Flag in fign of Peace, and told us a 
great many Stories ot Captain Swan^ Captain Z)^^;iV/, 
and others, for they took us for EngUJh^ by reafon of 
our red Fly 5 but we took no notice of the men they 
nam'd. At laft they ask'd us our Bufinefs, we told 
them we defign'd to fettle amonft them, and to be their 
Friends. They told us we were very welcome, and 
that by predidion they had expefted us thefe two 
years ^ for they fay that two years ago it was fore- 
told them that a people fhould come and live amongft 
them", that would treat them civilly, arxl teach them 
good manners. We converfed fome time with them, 
and after viewing the Harbour came aboard. 
The 4th we came into the great Harbour of Caledoma:. 
It is a moft excellent one, for it is about a league in 
length from N. W- toS. E. It is about half a mile 
broad at the mouth, and in fome places a mile and ' 
more farther in. It is large enough to contain 500 fail 
of Ships. The greateft part 6f it is land-Iock'd,fo that 
it is fafe, and cannot be toucht by any Wind, that 
can blow, the Harbour and the Sea makes the Land 
that lyes betwixt them a Peninfula* There is a point 
of the Peninfula at the mouth of the Harbour, that 
yiay be fortify *d againft a Navy. This Point fecures the 
Harbour, fb that no Ship can enter but muft be within 
ycach of their Guns, It hkewife defends half of the 
