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 shore, we found a cascade of fresh water falling in a con- .. siderable quantity from the height of one hundred and forty Sect. feet; and this, in the rainy season, must be a very large N-est fall, for its breadth is at least fifty yards. At the time of Cost. our visit it was neat' the end of the dry season; and even then there was a very considerable quantity falling. Several small inlets trended in on either side of the river above the basin, particularly one upon the north side, which, from the height of the hills under which it trended, would probably produce a fresh-water stream. In 1821 the Bathurst watered from the cascade, but the fatigue was too great, and the heat too powerful, for the boats' crew had to pull nearly forty miles every trip. High water took place in St. George's Basin at twe, nty minutes after twelve o'clock: the tide rose twenty-four feet. HANOVER BAY is a very convenient port, about five miles deep, but exposed from the N.N.W.; the anchor- age is, however, so good, that no danger need be ap- prehended. At the bottom of the bay there is a deep chasm in the land, yielding a fresh-water stream; beyond this the bay terminates in a shoal basin. In the offing are several rocky islets, particularly one, a high rock, which is very remark- able. A little to the north-east of the river is a sandy beach, the situation of which is in latitude 15 � 21", and longi- tude 124 � 50". Hott B.vF, the extremity of the promontory sepa- rating Hanover Bay from Port George the Fourth, speaks for itself. It is in latitude 15 � 40", and longitude 124 � 35". Between High Bluff and Point Adieu, in latitude 15 � 10', and longitude 124 � 45", is PORT GEORGE THE FOURTH, having midway in its entrance a high island uearly two miles long; and to the outhward, in

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