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 as the prevailing winds are Northerly and tempetuous, will attempt to anchor on a lee-hore; but, during the ummer, when the winds are changeable, moderate, and Southerly, I have no doubt but hips might remain here in perfect ecurity.

When South of the Wetern ile, the whole has the appearance of a double-headed hot; but the Eatern hummock is eparated from it, by a very narrow reef, which divides it, as it were, into two iles; the lowet land, commencing from the reef, and joining the hummock to the Wet. There is alo a remarkable mall rock off the North Wet end, which, in mot points of view, hews itelf like a hip under ail. Thee iles I place by obervation corrected of Sun, Moon, Stars, and chronometer, between the Latitude of 26° 19′, and 26° 13′; and Longitude, 79° 4′, and 79° 26′ Wet.