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THE WATERING PLACE. 
protects it from southerly winds, it cannot arrest 
the swell which rolls on to the very bottom of 
the gulf, and lashes with ceaseless fury the rocks all 
around it. There are three streams at the head of the 
inlet, one of which seemed to be large, as there was 
an uninterrupted view some distance up it ; though as 
the whole shore was lined by surf, we did not 
attempt to land nor to enter with the boat. In a 
little recess in the rocks, overshadowed by cocoa-nuts, 
and a great variety of other trees, a beautiful little 
rill was perceived tumbling over the rocks, where there 
is fortunately less surf, and boats can easily fill their 
casks by leading a hose from the shore. This place is 
marked by a rock covered with bright green vegetation, 
l^he view from it is one of the most beautiful we have 
