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shore, we found a cascade of fresh water falling in a con- ^ 
siderable quantity from the height of one hundred and forty Sect. IV. 
feet; and this, in the rainy season, must be a 'very large N. West 
fall, for its breadth is at least fifty yards. At the time of 
our visit it was near the end of the dry seasbn ; and 
even then there was a very considerable quantity falling. 
Several small inlets trended in on either side of the river 
above the basin, particularly one upon the north side, which, 
from the height of the hills under which it trended, would 
probably produce a fresh-water stream. In 1821 the Bathurst 
watered from the cascade, but the fatigue was too great, and 
the heat too powerful, for the boats’ crew had to pull nearly 
forty miles every trip. High water took place in St. George’s 
Basin at twenty minutes after twelve o’clock : the tide rose 
twenty-four feet. 
HANOVER BAY is a very convenient port, about five 
miles deep, but exposed from the N.N.W. ; the anchor- 
age is, however, so good, that no danger need be ap- 
prehended. At the bottom of the bay there is a deep chasm 
in the land, yielding a fresh-water stream ; beyond this the 
bay terminates in a shoal basin. In the offing are several rocky 
islets, particularly one, a high rock, which is very remark- 
able. A little to the north-east of the river is a sandy beach, 
the situation of which is in latitude 1.5° 18’ 21", and longi- 
tude 124° 46’ 60". 
High Bluff, the extremity of the promontory sepa- 
rating Hanover Bay from Port George the Fourth, speaks 
for itself. It is in latitude 15° 14’ 40”, and longitude 
124° 41' 35”. Between High Bluff and Point Adieu, in 
latitude 15° 14’ 10", and longitude 124° 34’ 45”, is PORT 
GEORGE THE FOURTH, having midway in its entrance a 
high island nearly two miles long; and to the southward, in 
