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 Several other hallow rivers empty themelves into this bay, the principal of which is called Saint Jago, on whoe Southern ide, at the ditance of two or three miles from the mouth, is ituated the town of Saint Blas, that contains the grand arenal and dock-yard of the province of Mexico, and is the chief depot for all the riches collected in the Californias. The principal tore-houes and treaury are built on a mall mount, that ries in the middle of the marh which joins the dock-yard, and is about two miles from it. The face of the mount towards the ea is a perpendicular rock of one hundred fathom, and preents a very formidable appearance; but, on the land ide, gradually inks in everal places to the plain. In the rainy eaon, when I was there, the marh was o overflowed, as to render it a matter of difficulty to pas on foot to the dock-yard. There are not even at pring tides, more than ten or twelve feet water on the bar,