VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAS.
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Here are two anchoring places at this iſland; one, a ſmall bay, near the North point of the iſle; but the anchorage is in deep water, within three-quarters of a mile of the ſhore, from whence the bottom deepens almoſt immediately, to no ſoundings at ſixty fathoms. It is alſo entirely open to the Northerly wind; but as Captain Vancouver anchored here after I left it, a more exact deſcription may be expected from the promiſed publication of his voyage. I found the prevailing wind to be to the Southward and Weſtward; but, it often varied; and I had it frequently blowing ſtrong from North Eaſt and North. The other bay, or harbour, is three miles to the Weſtward and Southward of the North point, and is eaſily known by a ſmall rugged, barren rock, about the ſize of a large boat, bearing Weſt of the body of the bay, about five or ſix miles: The bay alſo lies Eaſt and Weſt; its greateſt depth is not two miles, nor is it one in breadth: but I would not venture into it, in a veſſel of more than two hundred tons. Its anchorage is from ſeven to fifty fathoms, and is nearly ſheltered from all winds; this bay is alſo preferable to the one at the North point, becauſe the ſhore of the firſt is ſteep; while that of the latter, conſiſts of a beautiful valley and ſandy
