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 DI KECTIONS 
 
 For Navigating the , 
 
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 Weft-Coaft of Newfoundland, 
 
 WITH 
 
 A CHART thereo 
 
 \ . And a particular A C C O U N T cf the 
 
 Bays, Harbours, Rocks, Sands, Depths of Water, La- 
 titudes, Bearings and Diftances from Place to Place, 
 the Flowing of the Tides, Wc. 
 
 - From an adual SURVEY, taken by Ordor of 
 
 Commodore PALLISSER, Gbvcrnor of Newfound^ 
 
 land^ Lahradorey &c. 
 
 By J A M E 3 C O O K, 4. 
 
 Appointed by the Admiralty to Survey the Coaft of Newfoundland, 
 
 LONDON: 
 
 Printed for the AUTHOR, and' Sold by J. MO UN T and 
 
 T. PAGE, on roiver-HUl ; A. DURY. in DukcsXourt, near 
 
 St. Martins Church ; and T; J E F F E R Y's. the Corper .of 
 
 St. Moriifu-Lane, and N. G I L L, Naval Officer m St. Join s 
 
 " Neivfouudiand, M,DCC,LXVIII. 
 
DIRECTIONS 
 
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 ■ Navigating the Weft Coaft of NEWFOUNDLAND, 
 with a CHART thereof. "; ' 
 
 ' 1. 
 
 N. B. . Ill Bearings and Courfes bereafier-menlioned, are the true Bearings and 
 
 CourftSy and not by Compafs. " • . . ' 
 
 /f^ APE Anguille lies 6 Leagues to the Northward of Cape Ray^ N.E. 
 i\ by N. 17 Leagues, from the Ifland of St. Paul, and is in theLatituric ^^P**.,, 
 
 VV>< of 47° 55' Nc.h, it is high Land cover'd with Wood -, 2 Miles to the ^"S"'"e. 
 Southward of "this Cape lies the fmali Ifland and Harbour of Cod-Ray before 
 defcribed. From Cape Angmlk to Cape St- George, the Courfe is N. f E. 
 diftant t i Leagues •, thefe two Capes form the Bay of St.Ceorge^ which lies in ^_ ^^^ jj„, 
 N.E. 18 Leagues from the former, and Eaft 15 from the latter-, at the Head tourof st. 
 of this B 7, on the South-fide round a low Point of Land, is a very good George. 
 Harbour wherein is good Anchorage in 8, 10, or 12 Fathom Water. In 
 feveral Parts about this Harbour are convenient Places for Fifhing Works, 
 with large Beaches, and good Fiil^ing Ground in the Bay, which early in the 
 Spring abound with Fifli, and formerly was much frequented •, a very con- 
 fiderable River empties itfelf into the Head of this Bay, but it is not navi- 
 gable for any thing but Boats, by Reafon of a Bar a-crofs the Entrance, which' 
 lies expofed to the Wefterly Winds. On the North-fide of this Bay, before 
 the IJlbmusf.\ Port-a-Port^ is good Anchorage in 7 or 8 Fathom Water, with 
 Northerly Winds , from ofi" this Place ftretches out a Fifhing Bank two- 
 thirds a-crofi ih^. Bay, whereon is from 7 to 18 Fathom Water, a dark fandy 
 Bottom. ' / - 
 
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Shore be- 
 tween Red 
 IHand and 
 Point Rich. 
 
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 Cape St. Cap Sc. George lies jn the Latitude of 48^. aSm. it may be eafily knowrr,'^ 
 
 Ggor;;c and rot only by its being the N.Point of the B.iy of the famcName,but by the fteep 
 
 RcaiOand. ciifts on the North Part of it, which riles perpendicular from the Sea to a 
 
 confidcrable Hight, and by i?fi 7/7^;;^ which lies 5 Miles to the Northward 
 
 of the Cape, and half a Mile from tre Shore : This Ifland is about one League 
 
 in Circuit, and tol-Mble high, and the fteep Clifts round it are of a rcd- 
 
 ifh Colour. Under the N.E. end of the Ifland, and before a fandy Cove on 
 
 the Main, which lies iuft to the Northward of the fteep Clifts is Anchorage 
 
 in 1 2 or 14 FathomWatcr, you rrc there covcr'-d from the S.W.Winds by the 
 
 • . Jfland, ar.d :rcnn the Southerly and Zafcerly \/iiids by the Main, but there is 
 
 no riding here with Northerly and N.W. Winds j this Place formerly was 
 
 much frequented by Filhers. 
 
 Courfts along From Red JJland to Long Point, at the Entrance into the Bay of Pcrt-a- Party 
 the Courfc is N. 52d Ea<':, dif.....: 7 Leagues and a half. From Red IJland to 
 Guernjey IJland'xuUiC Mouth ot the Bay of Iflandiy <hp Courfc is N.E. i N. 15 
 Leaoues and a half. From Red JJIarJ fo Cape Si. Gregory, ihe Courfe is 
 N.E? i N. 20 Leagues. From Red IJland to the Bay of Ingortiachoix, the Courfc 
 is k.N.E i E. diftant 48 Leagues •, and from Red IJland to Point Rich, the 
 Courfc is N. 29d. Eaft, diftant 48 Leagues and 2 Miles. 
 
 The Land between Red Ijland, and the Entranc?: into Port-a-Port, is of a 
 Moderate Height, or rather low, with fandy Beaches, except one remarKable 
 hi"h Hillock (called Round-bead,) clofe to the Shore, and is 2 I>eaguesto the 
 "iLE. oi Red IJland; but up in the Country over Port-aPort, are high Lands, ; 
 and if you are 4 Leagues at Sea, you will not difcern the Long Peint of Land, 
 which forms the Bay of Port-a-Port : This Bay is Capacious, being near 5 
 Miles broad at the Entrance, and lies into the Southward 4 Leagues, with 
 good Anchorage in moft Parts of it. The Weft Point of the Bay (called 
 Long Point,) is a low rocky Point, from which ftretchcsout a Reef of Rocks 
 N.E. near 1 Mile -, S.E. by S. 4 Miles from Long Point, and half a League 
 from' the Eaft Shore, lies Fox I/land, which is fmall, but tolerable high, from 
 the North End of this Ifland ftretches out a Shoal near 2 Miles to the North- 
 ward, ciMed Foxes Tail ; nearly in the Middle of the Bay, between the Ifland 
 and the Weft-Shorcj lies the Middle Ground, on one Place of which near the 
 S.W. End i^ not above 3 or 4 Feet Water, at Low- Water -, at the Head of 
 the Bay, is a low Point, called Middle Point, it ftretching our into the 
 Middle of the Bay i from off this Point is a Shoal Spit, which extends near 
 2 Miles to the Northward, Part of which drys at Low- Water : From the 
 Head or the Eaft Bay over_to the Bay of St George, is little mere than a quar- 
 ter of a MiK% this IJibmus'h very low with a Pond in the Middle of it, into 
 •which the Sea waflies in Gales of Winds from the Southward at high Tides. 
 On the Eaft-fide of the IJihmus is a tolerable high Mountain, which appears 
 fiat ac Top, and rifcs dircftly from the IJU>muj, on the North-fide oi this 
 . Mountain, 
 
 Bay of Port- 
 a-?ort. 
 
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 Mountain j and about 5 Miles from the IJlbmus is a confpicuous Valley or 
 Hollow, which together with Fox Tftatid, fervcs as a leading Mark for com- 
 ing in and out of this Bay, as is hereafter defcribed ; Two Leagues to the 
 N.E. from the Entrance of this Bay, and half a League from the Shore lies 
 Shag IJland^ which appears at a Diftance like a high Rock, and is eafy to 
 be diftinguiHied from the Main ;Weft i League from the Shag IJland, lies the 
 Middle oi Lon:^-Ledge \ which is a narrow Ledge of Rocks ftretching N.E. 
 and S.W. 4 Miles, the N.E. Part of them are ;.bove Water j the Channel 
 into the Bay of Port-a-Port, between the S.W. End of this Ledge, and 
 the Reef off the Weft Point of the Bay is i League wide. To fail into 
 Port-a-Porty coming from the S.W. come not nearer the Pitch of the Long- 
 Point of the Bay, then i Mile and a half, or haul not in for the Bay, until 
 you have brought the Valley in the Side of the Mountain before men- 
 tioned, (which is on the Eaft-fide of the IJlbmus) over the Eaft-end of 
 Fox IJlandy or to the Eaftward of it, which will then bear S.S. E. i E. you 
 will be then clear of the Long- Point Rctf^- and may haul into the Bay 
 with Safety i coming from the N.E. and without the Long Ledge, or 
 turning into the Bay in order to keep clear of the S.W. Point of the Long 
 Ledge, bring the TJihmus or the Foot of the Mountain, (which is on the Eaft- 
 fide of the ^hnius) open to theWeftward o£ Fox Ipnd, near twice the Breadth 
 of the IHand, (the Illand will then bear S. ^ E.) you may haul into the Bay 
 with this Mark, and when Sbag IJland is brought or. with the Foot of the 
 high Land, which is on the South-fide of Coal River, and will then bear E. by 
 N. J- N. you will be within the Long Ledge \ there is a fafe Pafiage into the " 
 Bay, between the Long Ledge and the Main, paiTing on either Side of Sba^ 
 JJlattd, taking Care to avoid afmall round Shoal which lies S.W. i Mile frora 
 the inand, on which is 2 Fathom and a half Water. To fail up to what is 
 called the IFeJl B-Jjy, and into Head Harbour (which are the fafeft Anchorages, 
 " and the beft Placci to Wood and Water at) keep the Weft-Shore on board, 
 and in turning between it and the Middle Ground, obferve on ftanding over 
 to the Middle to put about as foon as you Paoalden your Water to 8 Fathom, . 
 ^-ou may ftand to the Spit of the Middle Point, to 6 or 5 Fathom. To fail 
 up to what is, called the Eafi Road, which lies between Fox IJland and the 
 Eaft-Shore ; obferve about one LeagueN.E.from the Ifland is a high BlufF- 
 ' Head, being the South Part of the high Land that rifes fteep diredly from 
 the Shore, keep this Head bearing to the Southward of Eaft until the IJlbmus 
 is brought to the Eaftward of Fox IJland, which will then bear S.S.W. you 
 will then be within the Shoai, (called Fox'i Tail) and may then haul to.the 
 Southward, and Anchor any where between the Ifland and the Main: To 
 fail up to the Eaft Bay paffing between the Ifland and the Eaft-Shore, obferve 
 the foregoing Diredions ; aad after you are above the Iiland, come not 
 nearer the Main then half a Mile until you are abreaft of a BlufFPoint above 
 the inand, Ci.\\td Rocd Point, ]\.\'it above which in 12 Fathom is the beft 
 Anchorage with N.E. Win is •, and to fail up to this Ancliorage between the 
 Middle Ground and the F^n's Tail^ bring the faid Point on with liie SW. 
 
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 •Point of the inand, this Mark will lead you up in the fair W.iy between t!ic' 
 two Shoals. What is called the IVeJl Read, lies before a high Stone Beach, a- 
 bout 2 Miles within Lew^ Foinl, where you ride fecure with Weflerly and 
 N.W.Wiods in 10 or i2 l-'athom Water, the faid Beach isdrcp too, and is 
 an excellent I'lace for landing and drying of Filh, for which it has been for- 
 nu-rly ufcd; there is likewife a good I'lacc at the North-end cf Fox IJland for' 
 the fame Purpofe •, and the whole Bay and adjacent Coaft abound with Cod, 
 and extenfivc FiQiing Banks lays along the Sea Coaft. 
 
 Cayoflilandi From the Lon% Pointy at the Entrance of Per t-a- Port to the Bay of fpnds, • 
 the diredCourfeis N.35d. Eafl: diftant 8 Leagues, but coming outof Porta- 
 Port you muft firll fteer North for one League or a League and a half, in 
 order to clear the Lon^ Ledge, then N.E. by N. or N.E ; the Land between 
 them is of confiderable height rifing in craggy barron Hills dire^'y from th? 
 Shore. The Bay of IJlands may be known by the many Iflands in 'he Mouth 
 of it, 'particularly the three named Guernfey Ijland, Tweed IJland, and Pearl 
 IJland, which are nearly of equal height with the Lands on the Main -, if you 
 are bound for Tork or Lark Harbours which lay on the S.W. Sid oi this Bay, 
 • and cominff from the Southward, fteer in betweea Guernjey IJland and the 
 South Head, either of which you may approach as near as you pleafe ; but 
 with S S.W. and Southerly Winds, come not near the South Head for fear 
 of Calms arid Gufts of Wind under the high Land, where you cannot An- 
 chor with Safety i you may fail in or out of the Bay by feveral other 
 ' Channels formed by the different Iflands, there being no Danger but what 
 iliews iifclf, except a fmall Ledge of Rocks which lies half a Mile from the 
 Korth Shag Rock, and in a Line with the two Sbag Rocks in one, if you 
 brin<T the South Sbag Rock open on either Side of the North Rock you will 
 be dwr either to the Eattward or Weftward of the Ledge. The fafeft Paflsgc 
 into this Bay frcm the Northward is between the two Shag Rocks, and then be- 
 tween ru-eed IJland and Pearl IJland. From Guernjey I/land to Tortoije Head (which 
 is the North Print of Tork Harbour, and the S.E. Point ot Lark Harbour,) 
 the Courfc is S. by E. 5 Miles ; Lark Harbour lies in S.W. near 2 Miles, and 
 is one third of a Mile broad in the narroweft Part which is at the Entrance. 
 To fail into it with large Ships keep the Larboard Shore on board, but with 
 fmall VcfTels there is no Danger, you may Anchor wtth a low Point on the 
 Starboard-fide bearing Weft, K.W. or North, and ride fecure from all 
 Winds. 
 
 From tortoije Head into York Harbour theCourfe is S.W. near i League ; 
 between the faid Head and Governor's IJland which lies before the Harbour is 
 good Room to turn, and Anchorage all the Way, but regard mufl be had to 
 r Shoal which fpits off from a low Beach Point (called Sword Point) on the 
 Wefl-end of Governor's IJland ; to avoid which keep a good Part of 5^^/ IJland 
 *T3ca to theNorihward of Governor's JJland umil you are above this Point, in 
 «^ turning 
 
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 bour. 
 
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 tcrnln- up ihe'Harbour, fland not nearer the next Point on the IQand Cofrwhicb 
 . t s flan th to bring Tortoife Head touching Sword P««/, the beft Anchor- 
 iVes to keep Mfe Head open of the faid Pomt ana Anchor ,n .0 ta- 
 thom a ono he^andy Beach on the Main •, farther up wuhm the Ifland >s too 
 dce^Wate? for anch'onng all the Way through the P^dage w.thm the IHand. 
 Th=s Harbour is very convenient to Wood and Water at. W.S. W. and S. W 
 W ndfb ows h refoLecimes with great Violence, occaHoned by the Nature of 
 thrLands. there being a Valley or low Land b^^^^^^^ 
 River which is bounded on each Side with high Hills, this .aufeth tl.eie 
 .Winds to blow very ftrong over the low Land - e t? - ivr;v<: 
 
 Harl>our IJland lies at the Entrance of the River Humher and S.E. 7 M les 
 
 {romGueJfiylLd, at the S. W. Point of which is a fmall fnug Harbour (called ifland. 
 jZd^sHarZuf) wherein is 5 and 4 Fathom Water, but the Entrance is too 
 narrow for Strangers to attempt, and but 2 Fathom deep. 
 
 The River llurAher at about 5 Leagues within the Entrance, it be- Wver Hum. 
 comes narrow, and the Stream is fo rapid in Places for about 4 Leagues upto a W. . 
 Lake, that it is with great difficulty a Boat can be got up it ^ and at fome 
 Times quite i^pradicable ; this Lake which ftretchesNE.^^^^^^^ ■ ..• 
 
 Lencrth 7 or 8 Leagues, and from 2 to 5 Miles broad. ^ The Banks of this .. 
 
 Rive°r, and the ShoTes of the Lake are ^^U clothed with Timber fuch as 
 are common in this Country. This River is faid w abound with Salmon, la 
 which has been formerly a very great Salmon Fj nery. 
 
 ^ The iV.n h and South Arm, are only long Inlets, in which is very deep Water. NorA ^d^^^^ 
 until you come to their H -ids. 
 
 ' A little within th- Entrance of the mrth Arm, en the Starboard-fide, " • 
 
 i, a fma 1 J^e w^ a Veffelmight Anchor in 30 FathomWater . i League Anchoxagc v 
 within the Entrance of the South Am on the Starboard-fide ^^_^^^^"dy Co^^^^ • . _ 
 (bein" the fccond on that Side) wherein is Anchorage in 16 Fathom Water ^ 
 
 ind g°ood Place to Woodand Water at ; haul into the Cove until the Weft • •, 
 ■poinT of it is brought on with the North Point of the Entrance of this 
 Arm and there Anchor-, if you mifs laying ^^Id of ;h:s Anchormg. .. . . 
 Hround there is a very good Harbour at the Head of tae S.E. Branch ot 
 fh s Art; on the Faft fide of Eagle IJland between the North and South Arms 
 s AndTor'a^e in 8 ,0, or 12 plthom Water. Under the North-fide of 
 
 ■ "vith a Gale of Wind at S.W. it may blow fo hard out oi York H^rb'>uri\^^t 
 noVefrJ can carry fail to Work into Anchoring Ground ; at fuch Timc^_ 
 . th(?y «i!l be gUd to get to an Anchor in any Place ot batety. ^ ^^^ 
 
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Iflands to 
 Bonne Ba/. 
 
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 gory. 
 
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 Bonne Bay. 
 
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 TheBay of 7/?5«ii has beenmuch frequented,' formerly for the Cod Fi(hery,* 
 the bed Place for F idling Ships to erecl Stages,and keep Boats, is in Small Har- 
 bour which lies a little vrithcut the South Heady and the large Beach on Sword 
 Point on Governor's I/land^ is an excellent Place for drying of Filh. 
 
 From Bay of ' From Giicrnfey Jjland to Bonnz Bay, the Courfe is firft N.N.E. 6 Leagues," 
 , then N.E. 3 ' Leagues. The Land near the Shore from the North Sban 
 Rocky to Cape St. Gregory is low, along which lay funkcn Rocks, fome of 
 wliich are a quarter of a Mile from the Shore, but a very little Way in Land, 
 it rifeth into a Mountain terminating atTop, in round Hills ; from Cape St. 
 Gregory to Bonne Bay, the Land.rifech in Hills, dircdly from the Sea to a 
 confiderable height. Cape St. Gregory is high, and the Northermcft Land 
 'you can fee, when coaftirg along Shore between R^d IJland and the Bay of 
 JJlands, 
 
 Bonne Bay may be eafily known if you are not above 4 or 5 Leagues off at 
 'Sea by the Lands about it,all the Land on the S.W.fide of the Bay being very 
 high and hilly.the Land on the 'NE. Side, and from thence along the Sea-Coait 
 to the'Northward is low and flat, but about i League up in Land are a range 
 of Mountair.s which run parallel with the Sea-Coaft ; you cannot diftinguifli 
 the low Land if you are 6 or 7 Leagues off at Sea. Over the South-fide of 
 this Bay is a very high Mountain terminating at Top in- a remarkable round 
 Hill, which is very confpicuous when you are to the Northward of the Bay. 
 - This Bay lies in S.E.2 Leagues, then branches intotwo Arms, one tending to 
 'the Southward and the other to the Eaftward,th'*, beft Anchorage is in the South- 
 ern Arm 1 fmall VeiTels muft Anchor juft above a low woody Point (which 
 is on the Starboard-fide of the Bay at the Entrance into this Arm,) before 
 a Tandy' Beach in 8 or 10 Fathom Water, about a; Cable's length fromUhe 
 'Shore i bxit large Ships muft run higher up unk.'s they moor to the Shore, 
 they cannot/ Anchor in lefs than 30 or 40 Fathom, but at the Head of the 
 'Arm' where there is but 24 Fathom-, notwithftariding the great' depth of 
 'Wateryou lay every where 'n'pcrfe£t Security and very convenient to Wood 
 ■ ar.d Water, there being great Plenty of both. To fail into the Eaft Arm 
 keep theS E. Point or Starboard fhore on board; fiiort roundthat Point is a fmall 
 ; fnug Cove wherein is good Anchorage in 16 or . 8 Fathom Water, and moor 
 ' to theShore ja little within the North Point of this Arm is a very fnug Har- 
 ' bourfor fmall Veffcls, wherein is 7 and 6 TathomWatenln failing in or out of 
 this Bay with S W. Wind? come not near the Weather Shore for fear of be- 
 'ing becalmed under the high Land, or meeting with heavy Gufts ot Wind 
 'which js Hill worfe, and the depth of Water is too great to Anchor. 
 
 Hopne-Bayto From 5<?««i; Bny to To'mt Rich, the Cour'c along Shore .s N.N.E. diftant 
 
 i'ointRich. n,/^ Leagues ; but in coming out of the Bay you muft firft fteer N.N.W. 
 
 "and N by W for the fiift 3 Leagues in order to get an Offing. »o Miles 
 
 *■ to the Northward of Bomie Bay is a pretty higji white Point (called 
 
 • Mar tain 
 
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 Merlin Point) 3 quarters of a Mile right off from this Point is a fmall Ledge 
 
 of Rocks whereon the Sea breaks : One League to the Northward of Martin Martin Point. 
 
 Point, is a low white rocky Point (called Broom Point) half a Mile S'.V. from ^ , 
 
 this Point lies a funken Rock that feklom Ihews itfeif. On the N.E. Side 
 
 of Broom Poi.it lies the Bay of St. Paul, wherein Veffels may Anchor with J^ay of St. 
 
 Southerly and Eafterly Winds, but lies quite expofed tothc Sea Winds. ^•''"'• 
 
 One League to the Northward of the Bay of St Paul'is a pretty high Point 
 of Land (called Cozv Head) it will have the Appearance of an Ifland being f^'^sShig 
 only joined to the Main by a very low and narrow Neck of Land -, three \^^f^^^ 
 quarters of a Mile off this Head lies Stear-n^ I/Jand, which is low and rocky, 
 and the only Ifland on the Coail between the Bay of I/!,inds and Point Rich. 
 0.1 the South-iidc of Cow Head IS Cow Cove, wherein is Shelter for Veffels Cow Cove 
 wih Eagerly and Northerly Winds -, and on the North-fide of this Plead is »j|»_^<l S**"""* 
 S/jjIliw Bay, wherein h Water fufncient for fmall Veffels, and good Fifliing ''' 
 Convenicncies -, at the N.E. Entrance into this Bay are a Ciiilicr of rocky 
 Idands, which range thcmfclves N.E. and S.W. and at the S.W. Entrance 
 are two Rocks clofe to each other, vhich generally Ihew thcmfclves, they lay ^ 
 a full Cable's length from the Shore ; and there is a Channel into the Bay on . 
 either Side of them. In failing in or out of thi.s Bay, you may go on either 
 Side of Stearing IJland which lies right before it, but come not too near the " 
 
 N.E. end, there being funken Rocks off that End. This Place is the beft 
 fituated for a Filhery of any on the Coaft, there being excellent Filhing Ground - 
 
 .about it. 
 
 From Stearing IJland to Point Rich the Couife is N. 2od. 45m- E. Diftancc Sh.nliow Eay 
 1 7 Leagues. From Shallow Bay to the South Part of Ingornachoix Bay,\i nearly J°J"8J,''*' 
 • a ftraight Shore all the Way, and neither Creek or Cove, where a Veffel can 
 Shelter her felf from the SeaWinds -, there arc fome fmall fandy Bays where 
 Veffels n:ay Anchor with the Land Winds ; 6 Leagues to the Northward of . - 
 Stearing 1/lands, and about half a Mile in Land, is a remarkable Hill (called 
 Portland, it makes not unlike Portland in the EngliJIj Channel, and alters not 
 in its Appearance from any Point, of View. - ' 
 
 Hawke's Harbour and Port Saunders are fafe and commodious Harbours jj3^,jg,,Har. 
 ■ fituated in the Bay of Ingornachoix S.E. 2 Leagues from Point Rich; at the hour andPoii- 
 Entrance of theie Harbours lies an liland (called Keppel IJland) vhich is Saunden.. 
 not cafily to be didinguilhed by Strangers from the Main, the Channel 
 into Hawke's Harbour (which is the Southermoft) lies between the Idand, . . 
 and the South Shore,''on the Starboard-fliore entrlng into this H.irbour. 
 and oppofiteto theWeftend of the Ifland, begins a Shoal which ftreches 
 up along that Shore i Mile, the Middle of which runs out into the Harbour 
 two thirds the breadth thereof, great Fart of this Shoal dries at Low- 
 Water. Your Courfe into the Harbour is Eaft, keeping Mid Channel,. ' . • 
 or rather ncarcft to Keppel (/land until the Eaft-cnd thereof, which is Z' 
 
 B low^ 
 
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 - ., low (lone Beacli) bears N.. by E. or N. then fteer S.E. 4 F. for a fmall 
 
 • Ifland you will fee up the Haibour, keeping the N.E. or Larboard Shore 
 pretty ./ell on board, and fteer for the laid little Idand, as foon as you 
 have brought the Point at the South Entrance of the Harbour co bear W. by 
 ■ N. -i N. and are the Length of the S.E. [-"oint of a Bay wl.ich is on the Star- 
 ■■ *■ . . board-fide of the Harbour, you will tiien be above the Shoal, and may An- 
 chor in 12 Fathom Water, or you may run within half a Mile of the fmall 
 liland and there Anchor, where you will lay convenienter co take in 'Vood 
 and Water. To fail into Poi't SaunJer's, there is not the Icaft Danger, leave 
 Krppel IJlaKd on your Starboard-fiuc and Anchor as foon as you are half a 
 Mile within the Entrance in lo or 1 1 Fathom Water -, but if you run up to- 
 wards the Head of this IJarbour keep the Larboard Shore on board in order 
 to avoid a Ledge of Kocks which lies nearly in the Middle of the Harbour. 
 This is the beft Harbour for Ships to lay in that are bound to the Southward, 
 .• as the other is for thofe bound to the Northward ; all the Lands near thefc 
 Harbours are in generally low and covered with Wood. You may occa- 
 fionally Anchor without thf fe Harbours in the Bay of Ingronacbeix, accord- 
 ing as the Winds arc. ^ 
 
 Point Rich. Point Rich lies in the Latitude of 5 id. 41m. 3ofec. it is the S.W. Point of 
 a Peninfula, which is ahnoft furrounded by the Sea, it is every where of a mo- 
 derate ard pretty equal, height, and is the mod remarkable Point of Land 
 
 - ••- along the Weft-fide oi Newfoundland \\. -pxQy^t&Arig out into the Sea farther 
 
 than any other from whence the Coaft each V/ay takes a different Direftion. 
 
 Two Miles N.E. from Po'm: Rich is the Harbour of Port-aux-Choix^ it is 
 but fmall ypt will admit of Ships of large Burthen, but they muft moor Head 
 and Stern, there not being room to moor otherwife. To fail into it keep the 
 . Starboard Shore on board, and Anchor juft above a fmall Ifiand which lies 
 in the Middle of the Haibour. In this Harbour, and in Boat Cove which lies 
 a little to the Northward are feveral Stages and good Places for drying of 
 Filh. 
 
 OKI Port 
 aux-Choix. 
 
 Round the N.E. Point of the Peninfula lies the Harbour of Old Port aux- 
 Cboix, which is a fmall but fafe Harbour, in the Entrance of which lies a 
 fmall Ifland called Harbour IJland, and between this Ifland and the Weft: 
 Point of the Harbour, are Rocks, fome above and fome ander Water. To 
 fail into this Harbour on the Weft-fidc of the Ifland, keep the Ifland clofe on 
 board ; but to fail in on the Eall-fide 'give the N.E. Point of this Ifland a 
 fmall birth ; you may Anchor any where on the S.E. or Larboard-fide of the 
 Harbour, but come not near the N.W. or Starboard-fide, there hw-inga 
 Shoal of Sand and Mud all along that Side. 
 
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 From Point Rich to the Tu/w l/lands (which are low, and the outermoft 
 Iflands in the Bay of St. John) the Courfe is N.N-E. Diftancc 4 League,, and 
 from the Twin IJlands to Point Fcrolle the Courfe is N.E. ^ N. m Miles. 
 
 The Bay of St. John lies between Point Rich and Point Ferolle ■, there are In Ray S. John, 
 it a preat many Iflands and funken Rocks i the only Ifland of any extent 
 is that of St. John which lies NE. 3 Leagues from PoirttRtcJ,- on the S.W. 
 Side of this inand is a fmall Harbour which feems not badly fituatcd for the 
 Cod-Filhcry, and it hath good Conveniencies for that Purpofc, but it is not 
 a cood Place for Shipping, they would be too much expofed to the b.W. 
 Winds, which fends in a great Sea. On the S.E. Side of this IQand oppofite 
 to the Weft-end ofHeadlfljnd, is a fmall Bay wherein is Anchorage m 16 or 
 1 4 Fathom Water, and fhcltcred from moft Winds, and is the onlyAnchonng 
 Place in the whole Bay. 
 
 From the South Part of Point FerolU ftretches out a Ledge of Rocks S.S W- FeroUel d«e 
 near i League % and along the Shore to the River oi Cnjtors (which is in the 
 Bottom Oi St. John's Bay) are funken Rocks 2 Miles oft. 
 
 Over the Middle of the Bay of St. John is high Table Land, which is High Land of 
 very deep on that Side next the Bay, and terminatesthat Cham of Mountains Sc. John 
 which runs parallel with the Sea-Coaft from Borne Bay. 
 
 The Courfe of the Tides along this Coaft are greatly govern'd by the r^-^^^ 
 Winds but when not interrupted by ftrong Gales of long continuance j a 
 S.E. by S. or S.S.E. Moon makes High-Water, and flows up and down, oc 
 upon a perpendicular 7 or 8 Feet. 
 
 FINIS.