craft, in the winter months ; but, in the fummer feafon, ih'ips
may remain without any danger. There is-, however, an- arm
of the fea, at the diftance of about 18- miles to the wellward of
Plettenberg’s Bay, which may one day become an important
ilation. It is called the Knyfna. In a former vifit to this country,
Lobferved that the tide fet into it through a narrow pafiage
or portal, as-into a dock: that this paflage, though narrow; and'
not quite clear of roGfes, would admit of fmall veflels. Since-
that time, Mr; Calandar, a gentleman formerly belonging to-
the navy, hasmadea particular-furvey of this arm of the fea,.
of which the annexed is a plan. He obferves that the depth of
water, and great extent, of the Knyfna, running into the very
centre ofi fine fbrefts, render it a moil eligible place for building-
and repairing ihips. That veflels of five hundred tons and up-J
wards, deeply laden, may pafs-the portal; and that much larger
might -be built therein and fent out light, to be completed* in'
Blettenberg’s Bay. That the forefts contain feveral difierent
lands, of durable and well grown timber, fit for that valuable'
purpofe, as well as abundance of mails and yards. The native
fir,, oalled. geel hout (Ilex crocea), grows to upwards- of fixty •
feet in. length, and-to five; fix, and even eight feet in diameter;-
whieh is-alfo-the cafe with the -native oak, bearing an-acorn-ex»-
a£tly like that of Europe, but called here, on account ofiailrong-
and difagreeable fmell which it emits when green, the fiinkwood’
tree (Quercus Africana). That the fmell, however, is attended
-with the peculiar-advantage-of preventing the worm from attacking
it;
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