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with a fandy beach. Some rocky iflets he to the s.k. of it, and from a gully in the N.w. part of the Bay, there was an appearance of procu- ring a fupply of water. To the eaft of the fouth point there appeared another good Bay ; and along the wcflern (hore, fliallow broken water. But, on rounding that point, and hauling to the north along the weft fide, the broken water was found to extend not more than a quarter of a mile from the fhorc. On this fide there is neither cove nor inlet, only a rocky (bore, with two fmall rocky iflets off its n.w. point. This ifland is about 6 leagues in circuit, and is in latitude 8* 50' fouth ; longitude 220° 51' eafl. It is inhabited by a tribe of fc^cmingly friendly Indians, f'ome of whom vifitcd the fliip in their canoes. In the vallies were a great number of cocoa nut and plantain trees, and the whole ifland prefented an infinitely more verdant and fertile appearance than thofe they had jufl quitted. From hence they flood over to the fouthernmofl ifland, which appears at a diflance like a remarkably high rock, with three peaked rocks clofe to it; thcfe are about the middle of the ifland. The night was fpent in keeping their llation near it, and in the morn- ing their courfe was direfted towards its s.w. point. As the ftiore was approached, the land was feen to be well cultivated and nume- roufly inhabited. More than one hundred Indians were foon affembled round the fhip in their canoes, difpofing of cocoa nuts, plantains, Slc. for beads and other trifles, and behaving in a very friendly manner. At the s.vi'. end of this ifland is a very good Bay, with a fandy beach in its eaftern part. Along the fouthern fide are other bays; one in particular appeared to retire deeply in towards the s.e. end of the ifland, having a fmall iflct lying off it, not unlike in fhape to a cathedral, and other rocks and iflets. From thewcfl point of this ifland, forming alfo the wcfl point of the finefl and deepefl Bay it afibrds, its fliores trend round to the n.k. ; and, like the weft fide of the ifland they were at the preceding day, (which received the name of Riou's Island) are rocky, and bear rather a fteril appearance. This ifland obtained the name of Trf.vf.nkn's Island ; it is fituatcd in latitude 9" 1^' fouth, longitude 220° 21' eaft. In %':m