At its mouth the depth is 2 and more fathoms; so that boats, and even frigates could enter.

It received the name of the 'Jordan.' On its right is seen the Southern Cross in the heavens, which makes the spot noteworthy.
To the eastward, at the corner of this bay, there is another moderate-sized river called 'Salvador,' into which the boats entered at their pleasure to get water.
The waters of both rivers are sweet, pleasant, and fresh.

The one is distant from the other a league and a half, consisting of a beach of black gravel, with small heavy stones, excellent for ballast for a ship.
Between the said two rivers is the port.

The bottom is clean, consisting of black sand, and here a great number of Ships would have room up to 401/2 _brazos_.
It is not known whether there are worms.* [* _Teredo Navalis_.] As the beach is not bare nor driven up, and the herbs are green near the water, it was assumed that it was not beaten by the seas; and as the trees are straight and their branches unbroken, it was judged that there were no great storms.

The port was named 'Vera Cruz,' because we anchored there on that day.
In the whole bay we did not see a bank, rock, or reef; but it is so deep that there is no anchorage except at the above port.