general, will make it neceflary to warp in, unlefs there he 
a leading wind. It is from one mile to half a mile in width, 
and three miles long, running at firft in a South Eaft, and 
afterward in an Eafterly direction. Its depth is from thir¬ 
teen to three fathoms. 
St. Peter and St. Paul’s is one of the moft convenient little 
harbours I ever faw. It will hold conveniently half a dozen 
fhips, moored head and ftern; and is fit for giving them 
any kind of repairs. The South fide is formed by a low 
fandy neck, exceedingly narrow, on which the ojirog is 
built; and whofe point may almoft be touched by fiiips 
going in; having three fathoms water clofe in with it. In 
the mid channel, which is no more than two hundred and 
feventy-eight feet acrofs, there is fix fathoms and a half; 
the deepeft water within is feven fathoms ; and in every 
part over a muddy bottom. We found fome inconvenience 
from the toughnefs of the ground, which conftantly broke 
the meflenger, and gave us a great deal of trouble in get¬ 
ting up the anchors. There is a watering-place at the 
head of the harbour. 
The plan will likewife point out the fhoal that is to be 
avoided, lying off the Eaftern harbour, as well as the fpit 
within the entrance, firetching from the South Weft fliore; 
and over which there is only three fathoms water. In or¬ 
der to fteer clear of the latter, a fmall ifland, or perhaps it 
may rather be called a large detached rock, lying on the 
Weft fliore of the entrance, is to be fliut in with the land to 
the South of it; and, to fteer clear of the former, the Three 
Needle Rocks, which lie on the Eaft fliore of the entrance 
near the light-houfe head, are to be kept open with the 
head-lands (or bluft-heads) that rife to the Northward of the 
firft fmall bay, or bending, obfervable on the Eaft fide of 
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