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Geography of Hayti. 
CAPES. 
The coasts of the Island present the following promontories, 
namely : 
The former Cape Fran^ais, Cape Cabron, Cape Samana, in 
the department of the North-East; the capes Raphael, Engaho, 
Espada, in the department of the South-East; the Faux Gape, 
Capes Mongon, Jacmel, Bainet, and St. Marc, in the depart¬ 
ment of the West; Cape Tiburon, Cap-a-Foux, and Cape 
Dalmarie, in the department of the South; and Cap-a-Foux and 
Cape St. Nicolas in the department of the Artibonite. 
PENINSULAS. 
Hayti contains three : that of Samana, which is the most 
important ; that of Mole St. Nicolas, and that of Bara- 
deres. The first is 36 miles long from East to West, with a 
breadth which varies from 12 miles to 5. It is covered 
almost entirely with mountains, and is watered by more than 
twenty rivers. The second extends, in a straight line, a dis¬ 
tance of 19,200 feet by 7,800 in breadth. That of Bara- 
deres, called more frequently Bee du Marsouin, is 5 miles 
long South-West and North-East, by a breadth which varies 
from 2,250 to 9,000 feet. It abounds in fine wood, suitable 
for building, and, at the commencement of the year, fishermen 
here assemble for the great fisheries, which supply salted fish 
for home consumption, similar to that found on the shores of 
Gonave. The Bee du Marsouin is 18° 33' 40 ;/ latitude 
North, and 73° 35 ; 6 n longitude West,- at the eastern point. 
ADJACENT ISLANDS. 
Gonave. This Island, situated at the entrance of the 
small gulf which fills up the space between Cape St. 
Nicolas and Cape Dalmarie, is 35 miles in length, and 
81 in its greatest breadth. It is the largest of all the islands 
which border on Ilayti and are under its dependence. There 
is at the centre of the Gonave a lake of considerable siz§, 
and the springs found here appear to be infiltrations. The 
air is healthy. It contains wood fit for building purposes. 
