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Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Stre reproduit en un seul cliche, il est filmd d partir de Tangle sup6rieur gauche, de gauche h droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images ndcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. }y errata ed to mt me pelure, agon d 1 2 3 32X 1 2 3 4 5 6 D '3f. '.ji/ DIRECTIONS \: ?7r FOR THE GULPH AND RIVER *-■ .T • O F St. LAWRENCE, WITH SOME OCCASIONAL REMARKS. i- sr - PHILADELPHIA: Printed by William and Thomas Bradford; at the London Coffee-Houfe. M,OCC,LXXIV. :p »'■-• ft 1^ J r \^ ' .1 J I D G U S *^ No Qy Leagt after v Gafpee by (te( tance Fro to wei which Leagu wcath< ry wh( 10 Le on th( s . o a * i <§> <§> <§> -(§> -(§> <§> <§> ^ SOME SHORT DIRECTIONS F O R T H E G U L P H AND RIVER St. LAWRENCE. The Courfe that Jhould he fleered from Cape North and the Isle St. Paul, ijohen bound to Quebec. BE I N G a League from the Ifle St. Paul, the Courfe is N. W. half N. about eighteen Leagues for to weather the Bird Ifles and Ifle Byron ; after which, you mult fteer N. W. until you make Gafpee or Cape Rojier^ which you will certainly do by fteering that Courfe. They compute the Dif- tance from Cape North to Cape Rofier 6^ Leagues. From Cape Rofier you mull fteer W. N. W. for to weather the moft weftwardly Point of Anticofti^ which is very bad ; you muft fteer that Courfe 20 Leagues, after which, you moft fteer W. till you weather the Seven Ifles^ then you can anchor eve- ry where within them, in what Water youpleafe; 10 Leagues further W. is the Harbour of 5>/«//y, on the North Coaft, a very good Harbour for all A 2 forts li^i 4 *'i [ » ] forts cir Jihipt.— You muft endeavour, as much as you can, to keep the Northern CoalV on Board. From Trinty Harbour you mult (leer W, S. W. for the IJle of Bic : No Anchoring till you come there, taking heed of the Shoals of Mc-naconagan^ "which are very dangerous-, 15 Leagues irom trinity Bay^ but makmg a W. S. VV. Courfe good, you have nothing to fear. The IJle cf Bic is a clear Road -, there's a gaod Paflage on both Sides to the Northward and South- ward, and good Anchorage all about it, from 12 to 15 Fathom, black muddy Bottom. From this Ifle, you muft have the Flood along with you be- fore you fet fail, if not, you mull have a good gale of Wind to ftem the Ebb, which ebbs Icven Hours and flows five. From the IJle of Bic you muft continue your Courfe W. S. W. to the IJJe cf Liever, or Hare JJland •, but you muft take good Care not to come nigh the Shoal oi Green JJland and the IJle of Rouge, or Red IJland^ which you muft pafs between. As the Current, an the bej,ining of the Flood, fets over on Red IJland^ and when the Flood is done, fets on the Shoal of Green IJland^ therefore you fhould endeavour to ^afs them at halt Flood, the Current then running you amid Channel; here's the mott dangerous Place below the Traverfe ; you muft always obferve to Steer well lo the W. S. W. from Hnre IJland^ there the Anchorage is called the Brandy Potts^ or Noggin of Brandy. From the Iflands o( Kamour a fias you muft fteer N. N. W. for the IJle of Coudre, which you keep to the Northward *, or with great Ships, you may anchor at the weftward-moft End of it, near the Meadows, in ten Fathom, good holding Ground. .' L From F. to CI Coudl chori and Yl with! Trc( ^^^^2Jm»-'-J-^ ]r, as much as )a(V on Board, eer VV. S. W. till you come Monaconagan^ Leagues Horn | . Courfe good, ^'txe% a gnbd ird and South- t it, from 1 2 I m. From this ; with you be- t have a good ch ebbs I'cven ^e of Bic you ,, ^ to x.\\^JJleof "^ luft take good ^ re en IJland and - lich you muft le bej.inine: of and when the \ Green IJland^ % ^afs them at ng you amid s Place below rve to Steer I nd^ there the or Noggin of Du muft fteer \ ch you keep I ps, you may f it, near the ling Ground. From [ 3 ] From the IJle ofCoiidre you maft fteer W. S. \V. to Cape 'Torment^ wliich is 8 Leagues from IJle Coudre. More to the W. S. W. there is good an- chormg all along the Coaft, as far as Cape 'Torment^ and you are then to oblcrvc thefe Remarks. You are to range lb near Cape 'Torment as to be within Mafquet (hot, till you can dil'covcr two Trees, which are on the IJk Madam, about the Middle of it, which is to the Southward of St. Fajfe, then they appear as two Mafts of a Ship ; you muft fteer lb as to keep them in the fame form, you muft not alter the Courfe, as the Cur- rent IS lb very ftrong, oblerving always to keep thjle two I'rees in the fame pofition, until you have Sight of two Towers which are on the I/le of OrUar.s^ as foon as they appear to you, the one by the other, you muft fteer right up above, and you will find no lefs than fcven or eight Fathom Water : Keep the IJle of Orleans on Board, as the South Shore is not clear. When you perceive the Tower of Si. Lawrence*% Church, which is three Leagues from .^f^rin. Fovtu Ptfjlf were peifi.aJi'tl a \ between BirJ JjUs atid the Ife Bjron, imagining thai ihcic wa« t j. Chain ot Kock^ liotn (Mie to the other " A Kirnr's Ship, in 1757, going from S>uel;tc to France^ 3-^» finding htrlclf near the Jjlt Bynn, the Ifle b« ing a he id of them 5 Leagues (buiulcJ, and had ijO Fathom Water, I'andy Bottom; the VVjnd being Southwardly ; would have made them go a great way to Lcewaid, in oKler to pals the Northward of Hir^ IJhs, theiflore, they came to a RcioJution of attempting a Pafl'age he- fwien them, keeping a little nearer the IJle Byron than to Bird Jjles, and as foon as Bird Ijlts came to bear E. S. E. found 15 Fathvims, then iz, and when direftly between the Iflcs, at one calt ol the Lead only, 1 1 Fathoms, then the Water deepened to ly, 18, and 20 Fathoms. We are allured thii I'allage is very {afc, and that it hath been even turned through, and no Icfs than 11 or \i Fathoms found." After having quitted Btrd IJles, (leering N. W. in fearch of Cape Rofuy\ the atorefaid Bird JJlcs, bearing S, S. E. fix Leagues, we founded and found 43 Fathoms, rocky and fhelly Bottom. From thence, Ittering N. W. two Leagues and a hair, fountled and had 58 Faihonis, intermixed with black and red Sand ; continuing the lame Courfe three Leagues, had 60 Fathoms, the fame fort of Bottom ; then lleering N. W. three Leaguf?, N. four Lcai-ues, founded, and had 6 Fathoms, fine red fandy Bottom. The IJle Byron bearing S. E. thirteen or fourteen Leagues by eiUxnaiion, from this Place ; lleering N. by W. cwo Leagues oc a quarter, founded, but had no Bot- tom ; from the^e one may judge the Extent of the Soundings of Bird JJles,^\ the above Diredtions; and the Chart in general, only makes it two or three Leagues ; what has been above ad- vanced proves i: to extend thirteen or fourteen Leagues. Gaspee, Split-Island, Good Fortune Islk, Cape Rosier, and the Isle Anticosti. Gdfpet lies in 48^ 42 " N. Latitude. From Bird ^vi! If^e, the Courfe is N. W. 37 or 38 Leagues j tho' \^^ Chans make it 4:5 or 44 Leagues, you may fail fl by I .:,_. \ "~"°5rwzr t. red Tardy Bottom, ifllng to the North- )C Icia tii; thems. thorns. River, alfo, w| it woulj I Egg S. W. Egg Ij two-t And Bottom Wateri League tain At Havi the two and Tf fandy E from t Depth a Leag twcen half V^ Ing from t' Cr the Nccl tranc Sane nnel, bv* it op- of MfiUHi' Poles, , at the Difttnce of :, remarkable that than to the Nonh- the River of Good \'i Fathoms, Tandy half from Jmico^i, torn ; and at lour > Fathoms, muddy c to know cxaftly hticojti, as by that ther, as well your Jouthward. LWRENCE. tty high, and lave a gradual \\ appears four which runs as is you may fee I higher. ve their parti- t feme of them the admiffion ", North, and ^flandSi North and a half from m with 1 50 Fa- thoms. [ 9 1 thorns. It would be very eflential for the Navigation of tftii River, to be well acquainted with iht Kivcrs oi Mount Louis i alfo, with the juft extent of the foundings of that Shore, iho' it would Stretch oil no more than half a League, particularly in foggy Weather. Egg Island, Crooked Island, and Family Cove. Egg IJle bears with Crooked TJle N. E. by N. and S. W. by S. Diftance about three Leagues: From Egg IJle there is a Ledge ftrctching ofFS. E. by S. two-thirds of a League. 'ii \-:i .i. REMARKS. Anchored a League above Egg IJlandm 25 Fathoms, fandy Bottom ; near which Anchorage, is a River commodious for Waterinf . It is pretended there is a funken Rock three or four Leagues from Egg IJle to the S. E. for which we have no cer- tain Authority. Having anchored near Crooked IJle, the S. Weftward moft of the two, leading N. one quarter or two-thirds of a League, and Trimty Point S W. by W. in 30 Fathoms, l!ne brown fandy Bottom. In coming to this Anchorage ,it two Leaguei from the Land, you have ^j and 50 Fathom Vater, but the Depth gradually deepens as you run in it. Within a quarter of a League of the Land you have 30 Fathoms, and direftly be- tween the two Ifles there is not Icfs than 40 fathoms and a half Warer. In going from the Ifland to the S. W. within Cable Length from the Shore, there is fix or feven Fathoms. Crooked Islands y arc two little Points, joined to the main Land on the North Side by two lee Necks of Land, they form a Cove at the En- trance of which, there is four Fathoms and a half Sandy Boctem. ^.i ; B £ Ic ^^i [ 10 1 It is ncceflary to know, that if you are three or four Leagues to the S. VV. towards Egg Island, that the Soundings do not ftretch off lb tar, and when you find g^ Fachoms Water, you will be ve- ry near the Land. , The Anchorage off Crooked Islands is good enough for a wellerly, W. S. W. or a S. W. Wind, but not fafe for a N. L. Wind. they / u ^ II I '\ % 1— t>f.4*. REMARKS. Point Carottit from that of Trinity bears N E. and S. W. the Charts give too much depth of Water to that Bay, in which are Egg JJIty the River Penticofty and Point Caronit\ Trinity Cove is half between the Point of that Name and Crooked Jfiund. We are aflured there is no Kind of Danger round Trinity Pointt though in moft Charts, you will find a Bank which ap- pears very Dangerous. Having anchored near Trinity Co've, the larboard Point of the fatd Cove bearing N. W. halt a League, Point Trinity S. W. Crooked IJles N. E. about two Leagues, in 19 Fathoms, fine brown fandy Bottom. At the Diilance of two Cables Length and a half from the Shore, there is a Chain of Rocks, many of which (hew themfelves above Water, and the Bottom is even rocky, until you are as tar ofF from tiie Shore as 15 Fatlioms ; the Anchorage appears oppofitc the Cove to be in 12 or 14 Fathom Water. This Anchorage is only ufcful to a W. W. S. W. and S. W. Wind, but entirely open to a N. E. H-ving anchored near Crooked IJIe and Trinity Co V 1 t I ft [ IE ] REMARKS. A Navigator, in failing along the South Shore, after he had pifled Capi Ck'.tt, Reports, that he touched on a Rock which bore E N. E five Leagues from the Mountains of Mat a ne, and on which there are four Fathoms at High Water ; a little wi:h- out the Rock there are fix Fathoms, rocky and flielly Bottom ; and a little further out jou will find twenty fathoms, muddy and fandy Bottom. Powi Matane bears v/ith Isle Barnahy S. by N. and W. by S. Diftance about 22 Leagues Irom C^^tf C/&^// to the above Ifle, • On the South Shore, from three Leagues above Cape Rojter to Matane^ you ought not to approach the Shore nearer than 45 Fathoms Water, aftd then you will be within three quarters of a League of the Land. If thick Weather, you ihould fire Cannon every half Hour, and you will be able to judge by the Echo nearly the Diftance frgm the Land. From Mz/^. *^-=*h»»-. , ^ ire, after he had m a Rock which s oi Matane, and :r ,' a little wi;h- d Ihelly Bottom ; ''athoms, muddy irnahy S. by 2 2 Le.)gues eagues above t to approach Water, aftd of a League u fhould fire ill be able to ice from the may venture ift is low and Mat arte Cove^ lan Ledge in i of half a lABY, AND :r Mountain Leagues. IS low, and andN. E. difen gaged from I f ■i •1 I ['3 3 from the other Hills, is fufficient to make ii known. REMARKS. There is good Anchorage all along the Coad, therefore we will not take Notice of every Anchoring place that may Uft made Ufe of, but will feleft thofe which may have the prefe- rence of the rell. Firft. Anchoring in zi Fathom Water, muddy and fandy Bottom ; one League and a half from the Shore, having Mount Camille S. or S. by W. from us, and the Moun- tain du Bie W, S. W. feven or eight Leagues; fent the Boat to found towards the Shore, and found 15 Fathom Water, brown fandy Bottom, at half a League from the Land ; at a quarter of a League, 12 Fathoms, and laftly, within Mufquct Shot 5 or 6 Fathoms, fame Bottom and the Shore very fafp. Remariced, that when at Anchor in this Place, found a Cur- rent below running to the N. E. but very inconfiderable : The Currents in the Month of June and July are very ftrOng, by Reafon of the Snow's melting. Second. Anchored three Leagues off the Shore to the North- ward oi' Mount Camille \n 27 Fathoms, muddy and fandy Bottom. Le Bic bearing W. S. W. about k\cx\ Leagues : Remarked that the Ship did not tend up with the Flood, though a Spring Tide, by which you may judge that the Tide of Flood is not very ftrong on the South Shore. Sent the Boat to found at half a League from the Shore, had 20 Fathom Water, and a good Bottom ; at a quarter of a League, 1 1 Fathoms ; and at half a quarter of a League; 10 Fathoms. Third. Anchored on the South Shore, Mount Camille bear- ing S. 5® W. one League from the low Land on the Sea Shore, on which there is nothing remarkable, in 18 Fathom Water, muddy Bottom. It is only a Breaft of the little IJU Be-uit, ami en the off Side of the Rocks, ftretching off from the I^e Bic, where you will find noSoundinsifs, though very near them. There is very good Anchoring between the Jjle Bic and (.'a^e Original for a N. E. Wind J but as the Anchorage is alfo good t» i^c S. W. large Ships prefere it, as it is mors Convenient for getting under iail with the Wind at W. S. W. or N. W. Appi^e Isle, Basq^te Island, ^c. From the weft /^art of the IJle Bic to the IJls Bafqne the Courfe is S. W. by W. and N. E. by E, Diftancc p 11 I / ,1' ,1" . ti i ■ i'7 M : ) ■ 1 1 1 ^ ) , 1 V f i i « I I I f 14 ] --- <^iftance 5 Leagues and a half. This Ifle is about a League long, but narrow. There is g'ood An- chorage between tlie JJIe Bic and Bafque Island^ and about one Leaoue without the Led re, which runs all along this Shore about half Way between thofe twolfles; there are two little round and flat Ifles very near the main L,and, called the Bumpers^ and it is not fafe to approach them nearer than 20 Fathoms Water. I / REMARKS. Anchored one League from the Bumpers, bearing South, 24 Fathoms, a redifli Tandy Bottom, Parting fi om the above Anchorage, and fleering for the Eaft End of the IJle Bafque, until the aforeraid Eaft End bore S. W. 6* S. at a Ihort h.'lf League Diftance from it, found from 23 to 14 Fathom Water, and every where good Ground tor anchor- ing. In approaching near the faid JfU of Bajque, and ranging the North .side thereof within the Diltance of one- third of a League, flill found nine Fathoms, and to a Cables length of the iaid Ifle there is four Fathoms, a rocky Bottom, the fame Depth contini>ed until you are abreaftcfa Rock fometimes covered at high Water, which bears W. by S. from Bafque IJIand: Clofe to which there are from four to two fathom Water, rocky and uneven Bottom ; to the Northward of faid Rock, at the DilUnce of half a Cable's length, there are four Fatlioms and a half, muddy Bottom. N. B. We are afiured that there is good anchorage to the S. W. of the IJle Bajque, and in which Ships may Le excellently iheltered from the N. t . Gales : We are not yet fufficiently ac- quainted with this Anchorage, but it would be of great Ufe to have it known. ylppl^ Ifland. From the Eaft End of the Isle Bafque to Apple Isle the Courfe is W. S. W. and K. lN[. E. Alliance one third of a League, jippk hhind is about halt a League long. R F M A R il S. Having anchored near /IppU IJle^ the North Part of Green IJIt bearing S. W. by W, about three Leagues, the S. E. Part of the / / I .-^£:li&^* »'-~^iy-r-'*r:, A Shep you age and fma a bi] N. ; tie S N. I Abo tanc bis Ifle is about •re is g.'Oocl An- Bafque Island^ Ltrci^f, which Way berween round and flat 'x\ the Bumpers^ nearer than 20 bearing South, 24 eering for the Eaft (1 End bore S. W. it, found from 23 J round toranchor- yque^ and ranging of one- third of a I Cables length of Bottom, the fame I Rock fometimes / S. from Bafque to two Fathom Nforthvvard of faid th, there are four anchorage to the nay Le excellently yet fufficiently ac- )e ot great Ufe to nd of the Isle S. W. and eague. jippls Part of Green IJIt he S. E. Part of the / [ 15 1 the fame Ifle bearing S. W. by S. and the Weftward-moft Rock of the Le>lf»e Uretcliing from the IJIe of Bafque S. E. by S. two- thirds of a League, in 20 Fathom Wa;er, a gray fandy Bottom. The Shepherdesses and Bustard Bay. Along; the North Shore, a littl e above the Gnat Sheperdefs^ at halfaLeagueDiftance irom theLand, yuu can Find noSoundings; thercis however Anchor- age -dtthc Great Sbeperdefs oppofite a little whiteCliff and a Sandy Cove, but is fo near theShore,andot fo fmall a Scope, that it ought to be regarded as a bad Place. Anchorage in Buflard Bay on the N. Shore, having Point Tadonfac S. \V. by W. 5* W. two Leagues Diftance the E. Point ot' Lit- tie Sheperdefs which will fliut in that of the Great, N. by E. 4° E. in 30 Fathoms Mudiy Bottom. About a quarter of a League from the Shore, dif- tance two Cables off is a Cham of Rocks. REMARKS. In fearchingfor the anchoring Ground afore-mentioned, you will have no Soundings in the middle o^ Bujiard Bay, until you Ihut in the Point of the Great Shtpherdefs behind the Point of the Little Shepherdefs^ then you will find 45 Fathoms, and im- mediately after 30 Fathoms, fo that you cannot find Soundings until you be near the Land, and then it Shoals very quick. Though this Anchorage is very near the Land, yet it doth not appear bad, as there is very good holding Ground, and the Land high, which fhelters you fVom the heavy Gufts which come off from the Shoie. RocKV Bank, between Bustard Bay and the anchoring off" Bande's Mill. Having anchored iu Buflard Bay in 23 Fathom Water, muddy Bottom, being but one quarter of a League from the Land, Foini Tadonfac bearing S. W. two Leagues, the I/Ie South two Leagues, and the Eaft Point of the Little Shepheraefs N. E. Sounding about the anchoring Ground, found a rocky Bank a fmall Mufquet Shot to the b. W. ot us, and ftretching towards the S. W. oi Buflard' s Bay, the Water thereon appeared a little C i-eddiOi; .1. % \ ! t fr, [ i6 ] reddifh ; Handing to the Southward to the Dilhnce of one League from the Land, found no more than nine Fathom Water, and in approaching the Land from thence ever io liule, fell at once into four or five Fathoms at high Water, fo there can re- main but two or three Fathoms at low Water. This Bank is very dangerous when in fcarch of the Anchorage at Buncit^s Mill', it is not yet known how far it ftreiches along the Shore to the S. W. what has been founded fo, is more than onc-thiid of a League in length. Green Island, and Red If^e. From the Eaft End of Jpple Me to Green Island is one League and a half E. by N. and W. by S. Green Isle is about two Leagues long; ic is pretty high, and hath thereon a Quantity ot /;ead dry Trees. There is a Ledge of Kotks llretching off from the N. E. End thereof, one quarter of a League. When you are a-breaft of the S. W. Point ot this Ifle, at half a League Diftance, you will fee over that Point a high Land on the South Shore, called Caenpee^ you may range along this Ifle within halt a League of It; it is very bold too, excepting the little Ledge we have already fpoke of. You may anchor to the N E. of Green Isle, The body of the llle bearing S. W. 6° S. one and a halt League, and the MkUWc of yipple Island Eafthalf a League, in 18 Fathoms Gravelly Bot- tom. are youi I Between Green Isle and Redlsle^ you may turn to Windward, for the Channel is large, and you may approach Green Isle to 1 3 or 14 Fathoms Wa- ter, and then you will be halt a League from the Land; but when you are a-breall of thr Middle of that llle, you will find no Soundings untill ycu are ■i»''-^*>*'*^' •■—■■**■ Dilhrice of one le Fathom Water, r 7 3 arc too near the Land, therefore you mud be on your Guard againll that. From the S. W. Blind of Green Isl:, there is a Ledge of Rocks which ftrctches to the S. W. halt a League, and at the F.nd of this Ledge there is a Rock which fhews it- felf. hut. Green Is/and and VV. by ' iongj ic js ntity ot ;;cad ks llretchjng le quarter of if the S. W. )ifl;ance, you )n the South e along this ery bold too, ready fpoke i Green Isle. ' 6° S. one yfpp/e Is/and ravelly Bot- u may turn 2;e, and you ithoms Wa- le from the ' Middle of untill ycu are REMARKS. Anchored near the South End of Green IJJe\ the Rock be- fore mentioned bearing S. W. by S. three quarters of a League, Tankard Ijle W. S. W. and Red IJle N. N. W. being on* quarter of a League from the Land, in 25 Fathoms, gravelly Bottom'; founded from the Anchorage to the Land, and found to within a Cable's length from the Shore from 27 to 17 Fathom Water; in coming a little nearer you will find the Ground rife all at once to hve Faihoms rocky Bottom ; it is the fame all along as you go to the S. W. until you come to the Rock thac tlifcovers itfelf, and at half a Cable's length, eight Fathoms. This Anchorage is good enough to flop a Tide or two in, but one quarter of a League to the S. W. that is, nearer to the aforelaid Rock, you may Anchor in 20 Fathoms, where you will be out of the frrength of the ebb Tide, which runs pretty ftrong, here vou will be then direftlv a bread of the Trees on the S. W. End of the h'land. Red Island is but a Point in Comparifon with Green Isle, they bear from each other viz. From the Centre of the one, to the Centre of the other, S. E. by S. and N. W. by N. Dirtance two Leagues. Red Isle has two Ledges, one ftretch- ingto theS. E. and the other to the E. N. E. about one League and a half in Length; the Length of the two Ledges is not fufficicntly known J they ought to be cxadlly known with their Soundings and Landmarks taken, by which they might be avoided. It is the only Part of the River where you are moft frequently obliged to turn to Windward, therefore that Knowledge would be of infinite Confequence. In turning be- C 2 tween ataijgp'. /•/ [HMjnrj I r 1^: [ iS ] \ twecn Rgd Isle and Cr^^w Isle, you may approach /?f^ Isle vt'aWin ibor 17 Fathoms. This llle has but one Ledge, which ftrctches E. N. E. and "W. S. W. about three quarters of a League, REMARKS. Ships commonly pafs between ReJ Ifte and Grten IJJe ; you may, notwithllanding, pafs to the Nortnward oi Red IJlanJ. For to pal' to the Northward of Red IJle, in going up the River, you muU have Cape Salmon, that which forms Rcjler's Ba)\ opens in fuch a Manner, that you may fee, by that open- ing, two other Mountains which open from that which lorms the Cape, and which, to your View, appear to be tlirce little Mountains ; and in Iteering in this Diredlion, you will pafs to the middle Channel, between Red IJle and Bujiard Bay, which we have already fpoke of ; and lalUy, between Rea JJie^and Lad Point, which is very long and dangerous : The Courfe in this Channel is S. W. by S. and N. E. by N. Hare Isle, Tankard Island, Decanter Isle, and the Island of Noggin of Bran- dy. From Green Island to the Eaft Point of Hare Isle the Courfe is E. and W. Diftance four Leagues. Hare Isle is about three Leagues long, and half a League broad. As the Eaft of laid Ifle is a fmall, round, and flat Ifle, intirely detatched, it is called Tankard Isle. A Quarter of a League from the above Point, there is a Ledge of Rocks which breaks at half flood, and is intirely dry at low Water, ftretching from Tankard Isle N. E. by E. 3*^ E. almoft two Leagues and a half. At the N. E. Point of Hare Island there are twq little Iflands which are dry from one to the other at low Water, called the Decanters and Noggins of Brandy Islands. , ,, . ■ ' . Thefc Th< Hure join II called called above, they c| Bcinj Bn.it to I f;iid incl long N length Water In terwar mull from if you of the 12 Fa the fli( fame C the S. \ ftcer fl:eer not tc three Isle^ third out a path' to fc Win \v ■■■;;g;_-w-- may approach This llle has . N. E. and League. 1 Grten 1Jie\ you of Rtd IJlanJ. in going up the ich forms Rcjier's e. by that open- (hat which lorms 3 ht three little you will pafs to ^ard Bay, which in Rea IJ]e'a.nd The Courfe in Decanter N OF Bran- of Hare Isle Lir Leagues. g, and half iaid Ifle is y deratched, )fa League ;e of Rocks irely dry at Isle N. E. and a half, lere are twq the other Noggins of ■ ( [ '9 J Thefe little I fles are before the N. E. Point of Hure Isle^ and bears S. E. from it; they almoft joui the Land of fhe great Illand; that which is called Decanter Ish is the highcil Land, the other called the Noggins of Brondy bears N. E. fronn the above, and tlu-y arc to clofc to each other, thai they can hardly be diftinguiihed feparatcly. REMARKS. Being at Anchor near the Noggins of Brandy JJle, fent the Bnat to found a little Hank which !> to the South Side of the fiii J Jflc about half a Leapue ; the Bank is near two Leagues long N. li. by K, and S. W. by W. and about three Cables leni'th broad, aiid had upon it about four Fathoms at lovV Water : Ihis Bank is not fufficiently yet known. In ranging along the Noggins of Brandy, and af- terwards in crolVing over to the Pilgrims^ you mull croL over this Bank, whereas in coming from Green Isle at half a League from the Shore, if you (leer S. \V. you will pafs to the Southward of the faid Bank, and will find trom 7 to 1 1 and 12 Fathoms at low Water. This Courfe is much the fliortelt and liraighiell; you muft continue the fame Courfe, untill you h^vc Cape Salmon open by the S. W. i*omt of Hare Isle and then you fhould fteer S. W. by W. or for a greater Certainty, (leer for the great \ (iund of Kamorafca^ take Care not to approach nearer to the N. E. Pilgrims than three quarters of a League. Coming trom Green Isle, it you arc obliged to turn, wait for one third Flood, then you may crols the Bank with- out any Danger, having five and five and a half Fathoms Water, but you mull always take Care to found for there is no Safety in turning to Windward otherwife in thofe Parts. Thefe The r»«>uw; ' 14 •I I to ] ^' The N. E. Point of the laid Bank V.ifs with Tanard Island S. S. K. and N. N. VV. three' quarters of a League, At the Weft Point cf fJare Isle there is a Leilgt* of Kocks which runs S. S. \L. three quarters of a League, foi to avoid which, as foon as you ate a-bt^-ilt of the No^^^inSy you mult begin to rteer for the Second Pilgrim^ keeping your Lead condantly goinj^;. Whrn you arc pal- Itrd Noggm Isl(jnJy you will find nine, eiphr, and (even and a half Fathoms at hi^h Water, Iteering S. W. by S and S. S. W. In this Place the Tide rifjs from 12 to i| Feet. .. REMARKS. Ancliored to the S. W. d Dnanter Ijle, th^ South Fnd there- of hearinc; N. N. E. 3® E. two-thirds of a League; the body of n.ire jjle bearing W. N. W. about one* Leagu?, in thirteen Fathoms and a half", mixed Gravel and Mitd. P'rom this An- chorage, (leering to the body of Hare Ijk, a Cable's length from the Ship found ii Fathoms, co uric land y Bottom; the length of two Cables but three Fathoms ; and along the Shore iif Hare IJJe from the End of Decanter IJJe is the fame (hoal Ground, therefore, you mufl take particular Care, when in fearch of rhe above Anchorage, not to approach too near it, leaJl you fliould at once put yourfelf to the Mercy of the N. E. Winds. In going from thence towards the Pilgrim', in Order to go up th'.' River, you will find 1 1 or 12 Fathoms Water in theCh.inncI, and you ought at firft to ftecr for the Pilgrims, in Order to give ^ good Birth to 11 are Island. Becaufe the whole Ground before- mentioned, flretches ftill further off as you go to the S. W. than it does from the aforefai 1 Anchorage. If you fbould approach this Shoal Ground too much, you will come into leven Fathoms Water-, a Rocky Bottom. From \ Fio or Ba .w here( "B' cat lb ^ou^ • of the DlRE( Afr< Lie, y which (YOU ties o m •s L is bttvN as you for tht W. 3 a Mou rcdbon one, \.\ do not as you" ry you your p ^iar Ca * Iflands .means Fro! grims t ihc N. Iter Isle ^K.^. anl^bf.irs with N. W. three' i\ Point of hart h runs S. S. E. avoid which, as l^ins^ you muft Igrinty keeping < n you arc paj- inc, etoht, and VVaitT, lleering this X^lace the S. ^»« South Fnd there- Leajjue; the body League, in thirteen id. From this An- >, a Cable's length landy Bottom; the md along the 6horc is the fame (hoal lap Care, when in proach too near it, •-lercy of the N. E. le Pilgrim^, in find 1 1 or 12 1 you ought at Order to give ivc- mentioned, to the S. W. nchoragc. If und too much, BS Water ; a From From iht; Weft Point oi Ihire hU runs a Ledge or Bank S. VV. 3" W. two Leagues and a halt", whereof a Fart is always dry at low Water i a great Part of it flicws itfclf; when you have brought Cape Eagle to bear N. W. you arc clear of the Ledge. Directions for passing Hare Island, and CLEARING THt SoUTH LeDGE. Afrer Iiaving pafTed between Green Isle and Red /j/«f, you mull lieer for Decanter and Noygins Isles which are at the N. K. End of Here Islandf and ,you may pafs by iheni At the L^illance of two Ca- bles Length, wiihout any Danger-, the Channel is between the S. W. and S. W. by W. As fooa as you are a-breaft of thefc Illcs, \ou mull lleer for the Second Pdgr'Vis to bear from you S. S. W. 3*^ S. which v/ill bring you in a Line with a Mountain on the Main Land. It is in this Di- redlion, keeping the Pilgrims and Mountain in one, that you mull (leer the Channel; for if you do not keep in this Diredlion of this leading Mark as you crols the River, the Flood or Ebb may car- ry you too mifch up or down the Rrver without your perceiving of it, and you mujt take particu- lar Care not to approach too near the two little * Iflands below the Pilgrin:s, as they are by no means bold. The Pilgrims. * From Noggins Island to ihe Firll Ifland of Pil- grims the Diilance is three Leagues and a half ; ihe N. E. Pilgrim which is the greareft. Decau- fer fsle and Tankard Isle ars \:i 3. Line, viz N. N. ' E. and S. S. W. the Pihrims are the little Ifles * I • u which I if I ^ V It [ 22 ] which range all together about two Leagues along the Shore; only Tmall VelTels can anchor near thefe Ifles, which llretch E. N. E. and W. S. W. you may fail by them at the Diftance of three quarters or half a League. N. B. The Firft from the Eaft and the Se- cond from the Weft are not very bold, having no more than five and a half Fathoms one League ^ from the Land towards the Eaft End, and all the Shore between the Pilgrims and Green Isle, which is about fix League^, bearing S. W. 5^' S. and , N. F'. 5° N. is very flar, having along it a Chain of Rocks one League and a half off, ex- tending from Cocoua to near the N. E. Pilgrim, which is a Sandy Flat and ftrerches off about one League. It would be of great ConlVquence to know exadtly the Extent of the Ledge of the Eaft: Pilgrims. REMARK S. A Navigator found himfelf greatly embarrafled thereby in defcending the River, finditig himfelf in five Fathom Water, which made him Anchor at ha f Ebb, rather than take any other Mealures ; fome being of Opinion that they were on the End of the Eall Ledge of Hare IJ'land; and others that they j were on the Eaft Pilgrim Ledge. The above Navigator, in his Remarks, only fays, •' That the Ledge ftretches out ii.to the Offing about a League ;" but it is not improbable but he may be deceived in his Eltimation. it is a quarter of a League between this and that from Hare Isle, and in the Middle of the Channel by the Dircdtion already given, yon will find from 9 to 11 Fathoms in the Channel of thei Pilgrims-, but (hould you approach too near, you have but 7 and % Fathoms Rocky Bottom. The [ 23 1 Leagues along n anchor near E. and W. S. iftance of three ft and the Se- )\6, having no IS one League ncl, and all the een Isle, which VV. 5^ S. and g along it a a half ofF, ex- ^J. E. Pilgrim, ! oft' about oneP onlVquence to ige of the Eaft K AM0URA5CA. I arrafied thereby in ve Fathom Water, tlier ihaii take any t they were on the i others that they | y fays, " That the -eague ;" but it is s E(timation. cween this and Middle of the ^1 iven, yon will^ I^hannel of the§ too near, you ntorn. The From the End of the IVeJl Pil^rnms to the great Kamourafca for which you mull fteer when you are a bicall of the Pilgrims, the Dillance is two Leagues, bearing from each oiher N. E. by E. and S. \V. by W. Thi? Iflind oi Kamourafca is about two or three Leagues in Ciicumference, and high enough to be {ttn 9 or 10 Leagues off in clear Weather. There arc two other IQcs, much lefs and lower than the former, the Diitance from the extrcam End of one to the other is about one League, bearing N. E. and S. W. you may fail by the largeft End, which is the furtheft from the Shore, at the Dif- tance of half a League or lefs, muddy Bottom and good Anchorage every where. Directions for crossing from Kamourasca TO Cape Goose. From the great Ifle Kamourafca to Cape Grten on the North Shore is E. by N. and S. by W, Diftance fix Leagues. During this Courfe, you will find nothing in the Way but the Englifti Bank, on which there arc from 20 to 26 Fathoms fandy Bottom; you may anchor on this Bank, which is dire6tly oppofue to Bad Bay. When you are go- ing to crois in this Paflfage, you muft conform yourfelf to the Tide you have, and fo borrow of that Side that the Tide comes from, inz. If it is Ebb going from the Ifle to the Cape, you muft fteer W. S. W. that is right for the IQe Coudre, untill you are a-breaft of Cape Grsm. D APE V Ij i! IS N [ t4 ] Capi Goose. You may pafs by Cape Goofe at a good diftance, to the Firft Cove abovt and even quite dole to the Cape, on which is a great Sione or Rock, which makes that Cove to be called the Cove of the Great Rock. The bcft Anchorage for large VefTels is in four- teen or fifteen Fathoms. The great Rock bearing N. E. Cape Goofe E. N. E. 5® N. and Cape Salmon will be ttrait behind it. The S. VV. Part ot the Isle Coudre^ even that which appears above low Water to be in a Line with Cape ^or- ment^ and which ought to bear S. W. Small Vef- icls may anchor nigher in. The anchoring Ground appears goodj the Bottom being a fine Sand. One may alfo anchor on the Infide of faid (ape one half or three quarters of a League, as follows: W. S. W. from it, or one quarter of a League from Great Rocky bearing E. N. E, from you. REMARKS. Many fay, th»t this Anchoragf is good for nothing, the Bank dicing fo ftcep, that if you are furprized with a Squall of Wind from the N. W. though off the Land, that you will run a P.ifque of biinging home your Anchor, and to be drove by the fame Wind on the South Shore, where you will be in danger of looflng your Ship, as has been already feen by Experience, therefore, that the Preference ought to be given to the afon faid Anchorage- Others on the contrary fay, that at the Anchorage of the great Rock, at Capt (hofcf they have never known any Ships to drive with a N. W. Wind ; or, that there is not the Icaft likelihood of their being loft on the South hore, as a-crofs this Bank the Bottom is every where good, and that the Bank ii above two Leagues broad, Someothers pretend that you ought to avoid anchoring in fuch depths of Water, and that you (hould not bring up before you are i^; *». fi Ii k'-'St.-.^ H^^Jj,: good diftancc, te dole to the Rock, which )e of the Great Fels is in four- great Rock \. 5^ N. and The S. VV. vhich appears 'ith Cape Tor- V, Small Vef- he anchoring being a fine Infide offaid a League, as le quarter of ng E. N. E. othing, the Bank a Squall of Wind t you will run a o be drove by the vill be in danger ;n by Experience, en to the afon faid at the Anchorage never known any lere is not the Icafi hore, as a-crofs ind that the Bank anchoring in fuch ing up bctore you are m [ »5 } are in t2 or 14 Fatho.mi at moft, on account of the rapidity of the Current, that otherwife you would run a Rifque of driving, the Bank being fo \eTy ftcep. A ^ ■ . :■■..■■ Passage or thi Isle or Coudre, and thk One may anchor at a Part of the IJle cf Coudre \n 15 F'athoms Water, fandy and muddy Bottom-, the N. E. Point of faid Ifl-, E. S. E. 5*^ S, at the Diftance of about three Cables length from the IQc, having a Water-Mill on the Sea Shore to- wards the Habitations on the Main Land, N, W. by N. from you. REMARKS. Anchored in the Meadows in 15 Fathom Water, gray fandy Bottom; Cape Raven bearing N. N. W. 5° W. half a League; the P.>int of the Ledge of the IJJe Coudre, which is further to the Seaward, W. bv S. half a League. Sounded along the IJle of Coudre, and obferved, that there is no good Anchorage along that Ifle, excepting the Meadowi, having everywhere elfc from 35 to 36 Fathoms, rocky Bottom, which would foon cut the Cables, and confequently no one ought to Anchor there but in cafe of the greatcit Neceflity : Others afTure us, that from the N. E. Point of Coudre to the Meadoius the Bciiom is fandy and not rocky, and that one may Anchor therein cafe of Neceflity, without danger. The Isle of Coudm's Ledge. .;.'. There is a Ledge from the Ifle which ftretchcs almoft to the Whirlpool, and makes the Pafiage narrow, notwithftanding that, you muft take particular Care, cfpecially in defcending, not to approach nearer the Main Land than the Ifle, leaft you Ihould be forced into the Whirlpool, for in that Cafe you would run great Rifque of bting drove afnorci you muft therefore keep as D 2 near iMi V li'l I [ 26 J near the End of the Ledge as p6(Tible, even to 6 or 8 Fathoms, and in that Depth you will be much nearer the Ifland than the Main Land; the Ledge of the IJIe of Coudre is a rocky Bank ; but at the N. VV. Lnd you may fail alonor it within a Cable's length, and approach, with Lead in Hand, to 7, 8, or 9 Fathoms Water. The above Obfervations are ufelefs, as they do not direct you in the Paffage of the Gulph or Whirlpool, you muft therefore obferve the fol- lowing Marks, which are given by a fkllful Navi- gator, they are juft and may be depended on. The North End of CWr^ muft be open with Cape Goofe a Cable's length, and it the \^'eather be clear, you fee a little Mountain on the South Shore towards the Kamourafca which muft be brought about halfway between the N. E. End of the jfle and Cape Gooje, but rather a little nearer the Ifle than the Cape, the End of ihe Ledge bears with the End of the IfleFl by N. and W. by S. In cafe you find the Current drives, you to- wards the Ledge, and that you cannot avoid it, as foon as ever you come to 8 or at leaft 7 Fathoms, make ready to Anchor. In going up the River, you are above the Ledge when you can difcover a little Mountain on the South Shore near Pillar IJle in a Line W. S. W. with the End of the Ifle Coudre. Bemg at the End or the Ledge, the S. W. End oi Coudre bears South 2^" Eaft, but the fafeft Way is to fend a Boat to Anchor on the End of the is \ i : \ t\ Observations '^ le, even to 6 you will be n Land; the y Bank ; but it within a ^ith Lead in , as they do :he Gulph or trve the fol- fkliful Navi- ndtd on. be open with le N^'eather be n the Souih ich muft be : N. E. End a little nearer )f the Ledge ■ N. and W. iiives you to- )t avoid it, as i\ 7 Fathoms, jp the River, can difcover a lear Pi/Iar IJle he I fid Coudre. sS. \V. End he fafeft Way J End of the [ 27 1 Observations from the Gulph to t!ie Pas- sage OF THE Traverse and Burnt Cape. As foon as you have cleared the N. W. End of Coudre Ledge, you muft hawl in for the Main Land, and fail along it within half a Lei\gue of the Shore in 10 and 12 Fathoms, in the middle of the Channel you will find 12 or 16 Fathoms Wa- ter, and the Soundings Uiminifh as you approach the Ledge, which is but one League at muft from the Main, and much lefs towards Eurni Cape\ this Ledge breaks almoft every where at low Water. From the Anchorage at the Meadows at the Ifle Coudre to Cape Torment, the Diftance is about feven Leagues, the Shore of the Main Land runs N. E. and S W. and forms feven Capes, each of which is fplit at the Top. From the anchoring at the Meadows to Cape Hog, which i 1 )Out four Leagues and a h.itf, there is a Chain of Rocks over which are Breaker- , which ftrecch out a Cable's length from the Shore. Froni Cape Hog to Cape Torment there is a fingle Rock undv-T Water, and you muft fail along that Shore within a Stone's throw of the Land-, if you are obliged to make a Tack in order to make an Aiichoragc, or in edging it not being very prudent to turn in this Place, you fliould not approach the Ledge which is off CO th« 3. E. nearer than 10 or 1 2 Fathoms Water. Being about a-brealt of Cape Mailcird turning to Windward and (landing to the S. E. found by foundings 21 Fathoms rocky Bot- tom, then 19, afterwards 15 Fathoms, then the S. of the IJle Coudre was on a Line with Cape Goofe, and if you v,a?j to open rhe faid Cape vvitli the South EP.VATI0N3 Poin; I [ 18 ] Point of the TJlt Coudre only the length of a Ship, you would come at once into ihrte Fathoms -, this is Burnt Cape Ledge which extends itfelf into the ^raverjc. In turning between thf Main Land and Burnt Caft Ledge to the anchoring oi Cape Torment, you ought to put about and ftand in for ihe Mam, as loon as you can find your depth diminifh : You may ftand in for the Main any where wichout any dread to nine or ten Fatlioms, though you may be very near, at the fame I ime there is good an- choring every where, and you will find no rocky Bottom but as you approach the Ledge. There are places where the Channel is narrower than in others, therefore you muft have particular Care and Attention to your Lead. Thenarroweft part of the Channel is off Cape Torment j the Ledge making a Point in this Place which makes it nar- row. f •i'l ai Marks tor sailing in the Channfl between Burnt Cape Ledge akd the Main Land, UNTIL you COME TO THE TRAVERSE OF Grimboune. You muft bring the N. W. End ot the Ifie Ccudre to bear with the higheft of the broken Cliffs i there is no danger in approaching the Land to nine or ten Fathoms. Being oppofite Grimboune^ and above it you muft keep Cape Tonnent open but very little without Burnt Cape, and above all you muft not ftiut in the S. W. End of Rot JJle with the N. E. Fnd oi Ma- dame's IJlands -, in ftiort, in keeping near the Land there is no Kind of danger. H I M A R K S. ;th of a Ship, athoms -, this itfelf into the [ain Land and Capt Torment, for I he Main, minifh : You t without any Ligh you may e IS good an- find no rocky ; ge. el is narrower ive particular rhe narrowed '/ ; the Ledge makes it nar- vl between Iain Land, RAVERSfi or I of the Ifle »roken Cliffs; Land to nine c it you mud ittle without otlhut in the Hnd oi Ma- ear the Land fe ,1 A R K S. [ 29 ] REMARKS. The bell Anchorage, in order to wait for a proper Wind fbr the PalTage of the Travtr/t, is in iz Fathom Water, muddy Bottom, one quarter of a League from the Land ; the Hill of tht lakt b( iring N. W. 5' N. and CW/r rormnt W. S. W. Obferved, that being within half a League of the Cape when it bore N. W. 5' W. the Houfe at the Little Farm was in a Line with Capt Torntnt, founded and had fix Fathoms ; but you muft, by no means, ftretch fuitheroff the R$JCapt, as yoit are very near the Burnt Cape Ledge you would be on the Ledge, were you to open all the Land of the Little Farm with Capt Torment, The abovefaid Little Land is like an Ifland in a little Marfl\; the narroweil Part of faid Channel is oppollte Red Cape, The Traverse. To pafs the New Traverft is going up before you quit the Main Land : In going up, you muft bring the Hill of the Lake to bear N. from you ; you mud alfoobfervc three Summits of Mountains which appear at a great Didance over the Land on the S. Shore ; the S. VVeft-ward-mod Part of thcfe Summits is much longer than the other two. When you are N. and S. of the Hill of the Lake, and you would pals the Traverfe, you are to take for your leading M^rks, a Pr.rc of Rot IJle, viz. one- fourth or one-third Part from the N. E. End, which you are to bring in a Line with the S. VV, Summit above-mentioned, then the middle Sum- mit will be between the N. K. End of Rot IJle, and the S. W. End of Goof Ifle, you arc to con- tinue in this Trad until you have opened St John's Point, on the IJle of Orleans, with a Point that is on this Side, called the Point of the River Del- phine. St. John's Point mud be opened ar nrd the lengrh of two Ships from the other, which Direc- tions you arc 1:0 de.-r by until the Trees on the N. E, End of Rot IJle be brought in % Line with the I li if .ft I til > J i ) I 30 1 the Little Mountnin^ the N. E. ward of the three bclbrc- mentioned ; then )ou mull keep a little more to the Starboard Side, not fufftrmg the two Points to be opened more than the length ot two fmall Veflels. You are to continue in this CoLirle to a convenient Diltance froni the JJle of Orleans, by which you will be cle^r of every 'I hmg, it is in approaching the Ijle cf Lrkans that you will find the kail Water. If, in pafTing the 1'raverje, you fliould be much to the N. E. and that you (hould bring the S. W. End of Gocfd JJle to be in a Line with the middle Summit, you will run to the S. \V. Find of Burnt Cape Ledge, it is therfore certain, that in order to be in the middle Channel, you muil bring the aforefaid Summit between that Portion of the JJle Roty and the S. W. End cf Gcnfe Ifland, In taking your leading Marks of the Point of the JJe of Orleans y you fnould keep them too open, f) that Courf JJle is brought near a Mountain which is towards the River Ouelle, which Mountain hath three equal Points, before you can dilcover the fi:eeple of- Belle Cbajj'e over the S. VV. End of the JJle cf Rol, or even to have it more than half a Cable's length, you will run in the N VV. End of a Bank which is oppofite to the JJle cf Rot, which Bank fcparates the Old Tr^verfe from the New, but as loon as the Bille Chajfe is fo open, you are clear of it, tiie Channel is then open, and you have nothing to fear •, you will not find lefs than feven Fathoms at half Flood, and the Place where you will find leaft Water, is, when you are out of all danger, viz. in approaching the JJle of Orleans. R E M A R K 6. N. ':«*-4*. * uld be much ( 31 3 ' REMARKS. The Marks that follow for the Paflagc of the Trawrfi are copied from the Obfervations of a great Mathematician, taken in 1750, and in pafling the Tranitrft alfo in 1763, by founding and vifiting found that Channel a little altered from >vhat it had been in i75C>. The End of the Ledge which ftretched from the IJle Orleans doth not extend fo far to the N. E and tq the S. as it did, and the little Bank which feparatcs the Qlditom the Amv Trwverji, extends more to the Northward So that you mutt obferve in pafling the Channel of the Ifle of Orleans, which we have already mentioned, as Marks on which each other on the room of opening them as we have bi.fore di- reded, notwithftanding in keeping them open a little, you will run no Rifque of touching. For the Paflage of the Tra'ver/e in going up the River found that the North Bank is lengthened, and in the Channel you muft open Point 5/. John's from the Point of the River Dolphin about a Ship's length. For a crofs Mark of the Trwverfe, you mufl: make Ufe of two Platforms which are higher than Cape Torment behind St. Joach/m^s, and to interline them one with the other, viz. to bring Caje Torment between the other two until you have S/. John^s (but in. In coming down the Tramerfe as foon as you have brought them one with another, you mull fteer for the Hill of the Lake, which is half a League below Cape Torment. There was a Tree on the IJJanJ of Rot which ferved as a Mark for the Paflage of the Traverfe ; this Tree is now fallen, arid the Mountains which are made Ufe of being far advanced within Land, cannot be feen but in clear Weather : There nii<;hi be put on the Ifle a Vifta or Land-mark, as it is covered all with Wood, in fuch Directions that it may ferve for a lead- ing Mark for this Paflage, Situation of the Land. Point 6"/. Lawrence, and Point St. John's, are both on the IJle Orleans, bears from each other S. W. by W. 5« S. and N. E. by E. 5° N. Point Sl jchn*s with that above, and the IJle of Rot bear- ing S. W. by W. 5«> W. and N.E. by E. 5" E. • '-•• E the k I m \ [ 32 1 ilitr Upper End of Afadam*s IJlatid bears with Point St. John's W. S. VV. and E. N. E. the Lower End of thi' IJle AfaJam^ and the Lower End of the JJland ef Orleans bears North and South. it ♦ , REMARKS. By Obfervations made on the Land, found the Point of the IJland Orleans, vi/. that of St. John's and Point CampagnarJf which ferves as Marks for the Neiv Tra-ver/e, are in a Line with the End of the Ledge which runs to the F.aftvvard of the IJU Orleans, and bears with each other N. E. 5® E. and S. W. 5° W. fo that in pafTing the Tranjerfe coming down the River by keep- ing thofc Points a little open from each other, you will Pafs in the Channel a little from the Ledge. Sounded in the Trat'erfe, being near the lower Part of Ma- darn's IJle, crofTed tne River, founded in an oblique Line E. and W. from Madam'' s IJle, in that Line from four to four Fathoms and a half, from quarter to half Way ; fromfix to nine Fathoms, from half Way to two-thirds ; and almoft to the Land near Dolphin River feven and a half and eight Fathoms, and quite to the Land two Fathoms ; therefore it is evident, that the greatcft depth of Water is neareft the IJle of Orleans, the Ground being better, and you will find lefs iica and Curreni in a N. E. Gale of Wind. Le\ .1 > t.! I i '\i Moranda's Rock. That which is called Moranda^s Rock^ is a Led^e on the Side of the .7/7^ of Orleans, near the N. E. En:l thereof i and is oppofite the Houfe of an Inhabitant of the IJle Orleans, whofe Name is MoRANDA. It continues upwards to the third Point above faid Houfe. But a certain Mark to know when you are a-breaft of it, is, when you be- gin to difcover, going up, the Steeple of the Town of Quebec, over Point Levi, and continues until you fee faid Town open with laid Pgint, which . . . will «M \\ irs with Point ic Lower End d of the JJland the Point of the *o/«/ Catnpagnardt re in a Line with I ward of the IJle andS.W. 5° W. e River by keep- you will Pafs m >wer Part of Ma- ique Line E. and to four Fathoms to nine Fathoms, 3 the Land near ms, and quite to that the greatcft le Ground being in a N. £. Gale f 33 ] will make a Diflance of about half a T.eajTue, dur. ing which you muft not approach too near the JJli Orleans j there are Land Marks on the N. W. Part ot the Ifle. You will fee fomc very remark- able Points on the Upland, towards Lorme and Beau Forty and the Direflions are, never to bring the laid Point of the IJle Orleans to bear from yov> W. byN. As foon nq you difcover the Town open with the Point Levi^ you may then approach the IJle Orleans as near as you pleafc, as that Part of the Ifle is very bold ; but the Rocks before-mentioned are very dangerous. Should a Ship ftrike on thefe Rocks Ihe may be fcen from the Town over Faint Levi, as we have already mentioned. REMARKS. Anchored off St. Patrick's Hde and Beau Mont's Lcd'.cje., Anchored at St. Patrick's Hole, the IJIt of Orleam N. and S. from Beau Mont's Fails, in 12 or r^ Fathoms V/ater, black courfe Tandy Bottom : The Anchorage is almoll on a rockv Bot- tom every where, until you are about half a League behind Su Laiutence. :k, is a Ledge ar the N. E. le Houfe of hofe Name is & to the third tain Mark to when you be- '. of the Town ntinues until Point, which Vv'ill ' ' St. Patrick's Hole. . . . ' ■ ' . i i St. Patrick's Hole is a Bafon three Leacrues frorrj Quel^ec, into which runs a Brook, the Anchorage is in 15 Fathom Water, in a Line wuh the laid Hole and a little Mountain on the South Shore, which Mountain bears with the laid Hole about S. S. W. and N. N. E. and Point Si. Lawrence, or with a long low Point which is on the South Shore R 2 towards tl I' I • i n i r 34 ] towards Duranin^ey bearing E. by N. the upper Point of the IJle of Orleans bearing W. by N. 5" W. You mufl: Remark, that the little Mountain, which we have already mentioned, on tht- South Shore, bearing S. S. W. from U. Pdrick^s HoU^ is the Place from whence Beau Mont's Ltdge be- gins, and contmues from thence near a League down the River ; oppofite a Point which is very remarkable by a great Rock which ftands by it ; this Point is dirc6tly E. S. E. from Point St LaW' rence. The faid Ledge extends into the Channel more than one- third of the breadth thereof; the narroweft Part of the Channel is oppofite Point St. Lawrence. • Bason of Quebec and the AnchoracJe be- fore IT. Anchored before ^ehec. The S. W. End of the IJle Orleans a little open with the Prieji*s Pointy and the lame Time the Steeple of the Recole^Sy on the S. W, End of the General's Moufe, in iS and 20 Fathoms, gray fandy Bottom, It is an excellent Spot to place Moorings for a Fleet, it being about the middle of the River. The King's Ships hitherto generally bring up more to the Southward, which is a bad Road, hav- ing 22 and 23 Fathoms, rocky Bottom. 51 r The N. the upper . by N. 5" W. tie Mountain, on the South l\. trick's Hole, Ji's Ledge be- ear a l.eat^uc vhich is very iiands by it ; ^ohit St Law- ' the Channel thereof; the ppofite Feint HORACE BE- . W. End of Prieft's Point, RecoleSls, on fe, in 18 and )orings for a t River. illy bring up i Road, hav- m. Th I L 15 ] The Anchorage is very good, even further in, viz oppofiie the Citadel, provided you are not on the rocky Bottom, which is along the South Shore. Sounded the Bafon of i^iebec, ind found that all the Shore Iroiii Point Levi to Point Priefi is very bold, and not a Ful e Shot from the Shore you will have nine Fathom Water. Many People pretend to fay, that thee are many Heads of Rocks further oflTthan that, which is a Thing ^o very ell'cntial, that it ought to be carefully enquired into. There is a rocky Bank at Point Leviy which extends only to the Point of thd IJle Orleans, the Bottom is very irregular, and in many Places you will find only four Fathom Water, therefore you mull give a good Birth to that Point-, you may approach the JJle of Orleans hereabout, as near as you pleafe. The Shore of Beau Port is full of fand Banks, and Rocks •, there is one hath a Point that extends near the middle of the Balbn, this Bank hath been a great while unknown, there is no more than three Fathom Water on it at low Water. The following are the Marks for avoiding it. Observations for avoidinc the Bank dis- covered IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BaSON BE- tweenOrleans and Quebec. When you enter the Bafon of Quebec ^ ranging the Isle Orleans, the Steeple of the Church aiBeau Port fhould bear N. W.5® W. one (hould by no means ftretch further to the N. W. You i • u % [ 36 ] You will difcover the Road of Quebec in the S. W. which is terminated on the N. W. Side by Cape Diamond^ and the S. E. by Priejl Point ; the Road is terminated by tollerablc high and even Land going from one to the other. .1'-^ 1 ** r* ^ :li: ; 2i:,. .^ ' ? =j' - ■ lA. J ;::'■:■ iV J - . J* ■ • > . F i 'i:' v; ' ..: :jn ' i ' • '• "^.' l\J ^ * i ' t ..' • « . w . ' 1 ' F I N I S. if : ;;:jrri a :> I 1 a-. Tit t\ :' ^ ^ ' '.• "^uehec in the . W. Side by (I Point ; the ^h and even t Tr i-,i,,' J* ..