There are some harbours to the westward of this bay that have not been mentioned but as they lay contiguous to it and are to be found in the plan a description of them is unnecessary —
The land of this Island except what is emmediatly bordering upon the Sea Coast is of a very uneven surface and riseth in ridges which run up into the middle of the Island, and there form mountains that are of a height sufficient to be seen at the distance of 20 leagues. Between the foot of the ridges and the sea is a border of low land surrounding the whole Island, except in a few places where the ridges rise directly from the Sea, this low land is of various breadths but no where exceeds a mile and a half, the soil is rich and fertile being for the most part well stocked with fruit trees and small plantations and well water'd by a number of small rivulets of excellent water which come from the