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 Here are two anchoring places at this iland; one, a mall bay, near the North point of the ile; but the anchorage is in deep water, within three-quarters of a mile of the hore, from whence the bottom deepens almot immediately, to no oundings at ixty fathoms. It is alo entirely open to the Northerly wind; but as Captain Vancouver anchored here after I left it, a more exact decription may be expected from the promied publication of his voyage. I found the prevailing wind to be to the Southward and Wetward; but, it often varied; and I had it frequently blowing trong from North Eat and North. The other bay, or harbour, is three miles to the Wetward and Southward of the North point, and is eaily known by a mall rugged, barren rock, about the ize of a large boat, bearing Wet of the body of the bay, about five or ix miles: The bay alo lies Eat and Wet; its greatet depth is not two miles, nor is it one in breadth: but I would not venture into it, in a veel of more than two hundred tons. Its anchorage is from even to fifty fathoms, and is nearly heltered from all winds; this bay is alo preferable to the one at the North point, becaue the hore of the firt is teep; while that of the latter, conits of a beautiful valley and andy