. A Collection of voyages and travels [microform] : some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English : in six volumes with a general preface giving an account of the progress of navigation from its first beginning. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 140 Baruot. mouth of the river, and we not knowing ^^V^^ that there was w fpring of fre/h fweet water, at the foot of the hill, oppofite to the pro- montory, about half gun-lhot di(tant. The river looks very picafam, the banks being bordered all along with fine large trees, and fpacious meadows. The country
. A Collection of voyages and travels [microform] : some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English : in six volumes with a general preface giving an account of the progress of navigation from its first beginning. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 140 Baruot. mouth of the river, and we not knowing ^^V^^ that there was w fpring of fre/h fweet water, at the foot of the hill, oppofite to the pro- montory, about half gun-lhot di(tant. The river looks very picafam, the banks being bordered all along with fine large trees, and fpacious meadows. The country affords great plenty of Millet, Ignamts, Bananas, fi^s,Oxeii,Cowi, Sb,u'p,Poullry\ and in fliort, whatever the Ma!,'gu â¢â Coaft produces for the fupport of lite: but the favage, briitifh temper of the natives will not allow them to lell any to Itrangers, unlefs at a very dear rate, and not ot the bed. This place miL'Jit yield a good trade, were it not tor rhe rudinels and barbarity of the Biuks; who have at feveral times maflacred a great number oi'Forli"^ flat, and woody. This cape i alio a low point cover'd with trees, and the m<ilt tri- lling place of all the coaft of ':ia,iqtui, for fine large teeth, whereof there is great abimdance at all times. It needs no other particular mark to find it out, but the great number of canoes, which uliially come out with teeth, to ineet the fliips that come from the weftward ; and that of a , large, ftreight tree, rifing much above all the others, likea firr-tree. ThetownofLrf lion is a league in compafs, and very populous â¢, feated near the fliore, having a flat ftrand all along it, of fine yellow fand 1 on which the fea rolls and breaks with great fiirges. The country about La llou is plentifully provided with all forts of provifions, ufually found on the coaft of 5/. â 's wnADruyii; only here they areniuch cheaper and better; the natives being civil and eafy to deal with, in all things; but are apt to raife
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