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 on this cruize were very variable, but rather more in the wetern than the eatern quarter.

Between Cape Dulce and the South end of Quibo, are the Iles Zedzones, Mentuoa and Quicaras. The Zedzones conit of mall barren rocks. Mentuoa ries to a coniderable height, and is five or ix miles in circumference, its ummit is covered with trees, the greater part are thoe which bear the cocoa nut, which gives it a very pleaant appearance, but ilets and breakers extend off its Eat and Wet ends to the ditance of three or four miles. The bottom is rocky on the South ide, as is the hore near the ea. There is a beach of and behind ome little creeks that runs in between the rocks, which makes a afe landing for boats. Here we went on hore, and got a quantity of cocoa nuts with a few birds. The Spaniards or Indians had been lately here, to fih on the reef for pearls, and had left great heaps of oyter hells. It may not, therefore, be improper to ugget to thoe who may hereafter find it convenient to land in this iland, to be prepared to defend themelves, in cae they hould be attacked by any of its occaional viitors. There were a great plenty of parrots, doves and guanos, and it is probable that other refrehments might be obtained of which we are ignorant. At all events, it