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 at the entrance of the river, and the frigates belonging to the tation in the Gulf of California, though they are capable of carrying fifty guns, are contructed o, as to pas over the bar, and to protect the ettlements on the gulf, from the attacks of the native Indians; who are continually at war with the Spaniards, particularly on the Eat ide, which is aid to contain the richet mines of gold, that have been yet dicovered; beides everal of ilver.

The deepet water at the entrance of this river is cloe along ide the North point: where, on a gentle acent, there is an irregular battery of fourteen or fifteen pieces of cannon, of different bores, which they fetched from Acapulco, in one of my veels.

If I am correct in my recollection, for I have lot all the minutes I made on the ubject, it is high water on the bar of the river, at full and change, at ten o'clock, and the tide flows only eight or ten feet.