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 but poees everal excellent harbours. I firt viited this place with Captain Cook, in the year 1774; and, on my outward-bound paage to the North Wet coat of America, in the year 1786, as commander of the merchant hip, Prince of Wales. I wooded and watered there, and left a party to kill eals. For my own part, I do not perceive the neceity, according to the opinion of different navigators, of going to 60° South. I never would myelf exceed 57° 30′, to give the Ile of Diego Ramieres a good birth, or, if winds and weather would permit, make it, for a freh departure, had I not taken one at Cape Saint John, Staten Land, or the Eat end of Falkland Iles. Staten Land is well ituated as a place of rendezvous both for men of war and merchant hips; while the harbours on the North and South ides, which are divided by a mall neck, would anwer the purpoe of hips bound out, or home. But the North ide offers the bet place for an etablihment, if it hould ever be in the view of our government to form one there.