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Geography of Hayti. 
the S. W. of the point of Beate or Bahorueo. It is 6 miles 
in length from East to West, and scarcely 5 miles in average 
breadth. Formerly it contained plantations and cattle pens; it 
abounds in game. Christopher Columbus landed here in 1504. 
A few years ago it was used as a place of refuge by the pirates 
who infested that Caribbean Sea. Its centre is in latitude 17° 
51' and longitude 71° 40' 38". 
Alta- Vela, thus named by Columbus in 1494, is 5 miles 
S. S. W. of La Beate. It is 90,000 feet in its greatest 
length, and as much in its broadest part. It contains excellent 
timber. 
Litle-a- Vackes. This Island is situated about 7 miles 
S. S. E. of the town of Cayes, and measures 10 miles in 
length, and rather more than 24 in breadth. It derives its 
name, which it received from the Buccaneers, from the large 
number of cows found there. It has often been used by pirates 
as a harbor of refuge. The East Point is 18° 3' latitude, and 
73° 29' 58" longitude, and the Northwesterly Point 18° 6' 
10" latitude, and 73° 47' 43" longitude. 
The Caimites. These are small islands, the largest of 
which covers a surface of about two square leagues; they are 
situated to the N. W. of the Peninsula of Baraderes, opposite 
Corail and Pestel. They yield very fine timber. 
Mona and Monica are two small islands, situated to the East 
of Saone, between Hayti and Porto Bico. Mona is fully two 
leagues from East to West, and rather more from North to 
South. It has two harbors capable of holding moderate-sized ves¬ 
sels, and everything necessary to cultivation and cattle rearing. 
In 1512 it was given to Bartholomew Columbus by the king of 
Spain. It was then highly cultivated and yielded a large 
revenue to its proprietors. But it appears to have been de¬ 
serted long ago. 
Monica is smaller than the preceding island. 
