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T h e b a y , o r ro ad o f F a y a l, is fitu a ted a t the Eaft e n d o f th e
ifle , b e fo r e the V i l la d e H o r ta , an d f a c in g th e W e ft en d o f
P ico . It is tw o m ile s b ro a d , a d d th r e e q u a r te r s o f a m i le
d e ep , an d h a th a fem i- c ir c u la r fo rm . T h e d ep th o f w a t e r is
f r om tw e n t y to ten a n d e v en fix fa th om s , a la n d y b o ttom r
e x c ep t n e a r th e fh o re , an d p a r t ic u la r ly n e a r th e S. W . h e a d ,
o f f w h i c h th e b o t tom is r o c k y , a lfo w ith o u t th e lin e w h ic h
jo in s th e tw o p o in ts o f th e b a y , fo th a t it. is n o t fa fe to a n c h o r
f a r o u t. T h e b e a r in g b e fo r e m en t io n ed , ta k e n w h e n a t a n c
h o r , w i l l d i r e f t a n y o n e to th e b e lt g r o u n d . It is b y no-
m e a n s a b ad ro a d , b u t th e w in d s m o ft to b e a p p reh en d ed ,
a re th o fe w h i c h b lo w f r om b e tw e e n th e S. S. W , an d S. E .;
th e fo rm e r is n o t fo d an g e ro u s as th e la tte r , b e c a u fe , w i th
it, y o u c a n a lw a y s g e t to fe a . Befides th is ro a d , th e r e is a
fm a l l co v e ro u n d th e S. W . p o in t , c a lle d Por to P ie re , in
w h ic h , I am to ld , a fh ip o r tw o m a y lie in to le ra b le fa fe ty ,.
a n d w h e r e th e y fom e t im e s h e a v e fm a l l v e f le ls d ow n .
A P o r tu g u e fe c a p ta in to ld m e , th a t a b o u t h a l f a le a g u e
f r om th e ro ad in th e d ir e c t io n o f S. E ., in a lin e b e tw e e n k
a n d th e S o u th fide o f Pico, lie s a fu n k e n ro c k , o v e r w h i c h i s
tw e n ty - tw o fe e t w a te r , an d o n w h ic h th e fe a b r e a k s in h a rd
g a le s f r om th e S o u th . H e a l fo a llu r e d m e , th a t o f a ll th e
fh o a ls th a t a re la id d ow n in o u r ch a r ts an d p ilo t -b o o k s a b o u t
tb e fe ille s , n o t one h a s a n y e xiftence b u t th e o n e b e tw e e n th e
iflands o f St. M ich a e l an d St. M a r y , c a lle d U o rm in g a n .— T h i s
a c c o u n t m a y b e b e lie v e d , w ith o u t r e ly in g e n t ir e ly u p o n it.
H e f u r th e r in fo rm e d m e , th a t it is fo r ty - f iv e le a g u e s f r om
F a y a l to th e iflan d O f F lo r e s ; an d th a t th e r e ru n s a ft ro n g
tide
t id e b e tw e e n F a y a l a n d Pico,, th e flo od fe t t in g to th e N. E .
a n d th e e b b to th e S. W .; b u t th a t, o u t a t fe a , th e d i r e f l io n is
E a ft a n d Weft. M r . W a le s h a v in g o b fe rv ed th e t im e s o f
h i g h a n d lo w w a te r b y th e fh o r e , c o n c lu d ed th a t it m u f t b e
h i g h w a t e r a t th e f u l l a n d c h a n g e , a b o u t tw e lv e o ’c lo c k , a n d
th e w a t e r r ife th a b o u t fo u r o r fiv e fe e t .
T h e d iftan c e b e tw e e n F a y a l a n d F lo r e s w a s c o n firm ed b y
M r . R e b ie r s , lie u te n a n t o f th e F ren ch f r ig a t e , w h o to ld m e
th a t , a f t e r b e in g b y e ft im a t io n tw o le a g u e s d u e S o u th o f
F lo re s , th e y m a d e fo r ty - fo u r le a g u e s , o n a S. E . b y E . co u r fe
b y com p a fs , to St. C a th e r in e ’ s P o in t o n F a y a l.
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