Guide to historic PlymouthLocalities and objects of interest . The shallop is steered to its side ; the companysteps upon the Rock, and the Landing of theForefathers, now so reverently commemorated, iscompleted. Look along the shore at this day, northor south, and you may see cliffs as this was of romance thrown around it by time, itshould be remembered that the Landing was thatof the exploring party which had coasted around thebay, the Mayflower then being in Cape CodHarbor. According to Mourts Relation, the exploringparty, having landed from the Rock, marched alsointo the lane
Guide to historic PlymouthLocalities and objects of interest . The shallop is steered to its side ; the companysteps upon the Rock, and the Landing of theForefathers, now so reverently commemorated, iscompleted. Look along the shore at this day, northor south, and you may see cliffs as this was of romance thrown around it by time, itshould be remembered that the Landing was thatof the exploring party which had coasted around thebay, the Mayflower then being in Cape CodHarbor. According to Mourts Relation, the exploringparty, having landed from the Rock, marched alsointo the lane and found divers cornfields and littlerunning brooks, a place very good for situation. Sowe returned to our ships again with good news tothe rest of the people, which did much comfort theirhearts. The Mayflower weighs her anchor, and spread-. THE GURNET. 33 ing sail moves across the bay. Feeling carefully theirway, they pass the Gurnet, and navigate along thechannel inside tlie beach, until, at the wide bendtowards the town just above the present Beach Pa-vilion, as is believed by those who have studied thesituation, the anchor is dropped, not to be againdisturbed until the following spring, but the locationis not yet settled. Some, with the alarm of therecent encounters vividly impressed upon them, thinkthe Island, surrounded by water and easily defended,would be a good place. Jones River, sending itswaters unabridged to meet the waves of the bay,attracts the attention of others. So in the morning,after we had called on God for direction, we cameto this resolution, to go presently ashore again, andto take a better view of two places we thoughtmost fitting for us ; for we could not now take timefor further search or consideration, our victuals beingmuch spent, especially our l)eer, and it being nowthe 19th of Decemb
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