An account of several late voyages and discoveries
116 Sir John Narbrough's Voyage 5 z d. 51 111. South; but formcrly my Accountoi thc Latimdc of this Place, was South 5 2 d. 58111. Mcridi.:111 diíbncc .u ? of thc Clock, fron1 Point Gallery, \Vcft 3 5 len.g. oo mil. 5-10. Longimdc .:it 9 of thc Clock, from Point Gal. lery, \Vdl: 2 d. 43 111i11. ~-10. . Longitndc at 9 ofthc Clock, from tlJJ: L,zard, ,v dl 73 d. 3 m. 3 -1 o. Mcridian diftancc at 9 of thc Clock, from thc Liz,ird, ,v cfi 11 5 3 leag. oo mil. 5-1 o. l find but vcry little Tidc or Cmrcnt in this Sea of Mare del Zur; for I :i.m but 3 min. of Longitudc out of my Accoum, in failing bci.wcca C,zpe-Gnllery and Cr.pc-Pillar,forwards ~rnd back. ~ 1 ards. . Ar any tim~, if you h :i.vc a dcfirc to cntcr thc Scrcighcs of 1vfag,ellan at thc \Vcfi-mouth, it wi:I be fafdl: in my Opinion~ to bcar in for thc Ltail, in thc Lati tudc of 5 z d. and 5o m. Sourh ; and thcn you will fce thc four lilcs of Direéfio11, which lic bcforc thc Mm.uh of che Strciglm, fomcwhat coward thc Nonh-fidc: Thcy Ji( N. N. 1V. from Gripe-Pillar, ncar 8 Lcagucs 1 difümt. Thcfc Iíbnd s may be known; for thm :1re but four of thcm, a.nd thcy be bm: üf an in 1 diffr rí..'nt hcighr, and but finall, and bcar irrc e guiar Rocks, . and thcy be ncar cogcthcr: Th Eaftcrmofl: lik is ncar a Milc difiant from th ·,>thcr thrcc, :md it h pct'kcd up likc a Sugar-lolf 1 thc Sea brcaks nmch on thcfr ltlcs with Wdkrl \.Vinds,&c.Cape-Pillar isthc fü:cpPoint ofRock 0 , ,,n rb c Somh-fiJc of thc Srrcights-mouth, :~t ti c.::nring inco thc Str.:ights ; Cape Dejiade is :1 \V c!lcí.
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