180/255 The time here was 2h 18' 53", which gave the longitude of the place at 214 deg. 42' 30" west: its latitude is 15 deg. The next morning the lieutenant sent some of the young gentlemen to take a plan of the harbour, whilst he himself ascended a hill, that he might gain a full prospect of the sea: and it was a prospect which presented him with a lively view of the difficulties of his situation. To his great concern he saw innumerable sand-banks and shoals, lying in every direction of the coast. |