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arifes from a reef that runs off to about a cable's length from the western point, which once known, may be eafily avoided. To anchor in this bay, it is fafett to bring York Point E. S. E. Bachelor's River N. by W. W. the west point of the bay or reef N. W. W. and St. Jerom's Sound W. N. W. at the distance of half a mile from the fhore. There is good watering. about a mile up Batchelor's River, and good wooding all round the bay, where the landing also is, in all parts, very good. We found plenty of celery, cranberries, mufcles, and limpets, many wild fowl, and some fish, but not enough to fupply the ship's company with a fresh meal. The latitude here is 530 39' S. longitude, by account, 73° 52' W. the variation two points easterly. The water rifes and falls about eight feet, but the tide is irregular. The master, who croffed the Streight many times to examine the bays, frequently found the current fetting in three different directions. We anchored here on the 4th of February, and failed again the 11th.

VIII. BUTLER's BAY. This is a fmall bay intirely furrounded by rocks, fo that no ship should anchor here if the can poffibly avoid it. We found, however, fufficient wood and water to keep up our ftock, mufcles and limpets in plenty, fome good rockfish, and a few wild fowl, but celery and cranberries were very scarce. This bay lies in latitude 53° 37′ S. longitude, by account, 74° 9′ W. the variation is two points easterly. The water rises and falls here about four feet, but the current always fets to the eastward. We anchored here the 18th of February, and failed the 1ft of March.

IX. LION COVE. This is a fmall bay, and furrounded by rocks. The water is deep, but the ground is good. It is not a bad place for one ship, nor a good one for two. Here is good watering up a small creek, but no wood. There is good landing at the wateringplace, but no where elfe. We found no refreshment but a few mufcles, limpets, and rock-fish, with a little celery. The latitude is 53° 26' S. longitude, by account, 74° 25' W. the variation was two points eafterly. The water, as far as we could judge by the appearance of the rocks, rifes and falls above five feet,

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and the current fets at the rate of about two knots an hour. We anchored here on the 2d of March, and failed the next day.

X. GOOD-LUCK BAY. This is a fmall bay, and like feveral others in this Streight, intirely furrounded by rocks. The ground is very coarfe, and the cable of our best bower anchor was fo much rubbed, that we were obliged to condemn it, and bend a new one. At this place there is a little wood, and plenty of good water, but the rocks render it very difficult of access. No man that fees this part of the coaft, can expect to find any kind of refreshment upon it; and indeed we caught nothing except a few rock-fifh, with hook and line. There may be circumftances in which it may be good luck to get into this bay, but we thought it very good luck to get out of it. It lies in latitude 530 23' S. longitude, by account, 74° 33' W. the variation is two points eafterly. The water rifes and falls between three and four feet, though whenever we had an opportunity of trying the current, we found it run easterly. We anchored here the 3d of March, ad failed the 15th.

XI. SWALLOW HARBOUR. This harbour when once entered, is very fafe, being sheltered from all winds, but the entrance is narrow and rocky; the rocks, however, may be easily avoided by keeping a good look-out, as there are large bunches of rockweed upon them all. We found here a fufficient fupply of wood and water, the wood however was very fmall. As the water is conftantly smooth here, the landing is every where good; but we found no fupply of provifions, except a few mufcles and rock-fish. The mountains round it have the most horrid appearance, and feem to be altogether deserted by every thing that has life. The latitude is 53° 29 S. the longitude, by account, 74° 35′ W. the variation is two points eafterly, and the tide rifes and falls between four and five feet. We anchored here the 15th of March, and left the place the next day.

XII. UPRIGHT BAY. This bay may be fafely entered, as there is no obftruction but what is above The wood here is very fmall, but we found

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fufficient to keep up our stock. The water is excellent, and in great plenty. As to provifions, we got only a few wild fowl, rock fishes, and mufcles. The landing is bad. The latitude of this place, is 53° 8' S. longitude 75 35′ W. the variation two points eafterly. The water rifes and falls about five feet, but the tide or current is very irregular. We anchored here on the 18th of March, and failed, again on the 10th of April.

There are three very good bays a little beyond Cape Shut-up, which we called RIVER BAY, LODGING BAY, and WALLIS'S BAY. Wallis's Bay is the

best.

About half way between Elizabeth's bay and York road, lies Muscle bay, where there is very good anchorage with a westerly wind. There is also a bay, with good anchorage, oppofite to York road, and another to the eastward of Cape Crofs-tide, but this will hold only a fingle fhip. Between Cape-Crofs and Saint David's Head, lies Saint David's Sound, on the fouth fide of which we found a bank of coarse fand and shells, with a depth of water from 19 to 30 fathom, where a ship might anchor in case of neceffity: and the master of the Swallow found a very good fmall bay a little to the eastward of Saint David's Head. A little to the eastward of Cape Quod, lies Island bay, where the Swallow lay fome time, but it is by no means an eligible fituation. The ground of Chance bay is very rocky and uneven, and for that reason fhould be avoided.

As all the violent gales by which we fuffered in this navigation, blew from the weftward, it is proper to stand about a hundred leagues or more to the westward, after failing out of the Streight, that the fhip may uot be endangered on a lee fhore, which at prefent is wholly unknown.

The following table fhews the courfes and distances, from point to point, in the Streight of Magellan, by compass.

COURSES

COURSES AND DISTANCE S

FROM POINT TO POINT

In the Streight of MAGELLAN, by Compass.

Cape VIRGIN MARY lies in Latitude 52° 24' S. and Longitude 68° 22′ W.

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The N. end of Elizabeth's Ifland to
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1452 4370 53

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Cape St. Ann to Cape Shut-up S. by E.
Cape Shut-up to Dolphin's Island S. S. W.
Dolphin's Ifland to Cape Froward,
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Cape Froward to Snug-Bay Point
Snug-bay Point to Cape Holland
ape Holland to Cape Gallant
ape Gallant to Elizabeth's Bay

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Cape Upright to Cape Providence N. by W.W 952 5775 37

Cape Upright to Cape Tamer
Cape Upright to Cape Pillar
Cape Pillar to Weftminster Island
Cape Pillar to Cape Victory
Cape Pillar to the Island of Direction

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