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intricate channel, seldom used by Wge 
ships; the other is by the common South¬ 
ern channel, from whence ships can, if 
necessary, be easily warped into the Inner 
Harbour. It was the decided opinion of 
many intelligent professional men, that 
Docks could be constructed here, capable 
of receiving any Frigate, but they enter¬ 
tained a doubt of the practicability of 
making them large enough to admit line 
of Battle Ships. To determine this point, 
is certainly a matter of great importance, 
and it would, therefore, be desirable to 
have a person duly qualified, sent to the 
Island, in order to examine it, and report 
its capability in respect to the purposes 
above mentioned. The Tide rises nearly 
nine feet. 
