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te: Anchorage.] Cape of _Grand Bank_ is a pretty high Point, lying 1 League N.E. from _Fortune_; into the E. ward of the Cape is _Ship Cove_, wherein is good Anchorage for Shipping, in 8 and 10 Fathom, shelter'd from Southerly, Westerly, and N.W. Winds. _Grand Bank_ lies E.S.E. half a League from the Cape, it is a Fishing Village, and a Bar Harbour, that will admit Fishing Shallops at a quarter Flood; to this Place and _Fortune_ resort the Crews of Fishing Ships, who lay their Ships up in Harbour _Briton_. From the Cape of _Grand Bank_ to Point _Enragee_, the Course is NE. a quarter E. 8 Leagues, forming a Bay between them, in which the Shore is low with several sandy Beaches, behind which are Bar Harbours that will admit Boats on the Tide of Flood, the largest of which is _Great Garnish_, 5 Leagues from _Grand Bank_, it may be known by several Rocks above Water laying before it, 2 Miles from the Shore, the outmost of these Rocks are steep too, but between them and the Shore are dangerous sunken Rocks. To the Eastward, and within these Rocks is _Frenchman's Cove_, wherein you may Anchor with small Vessels, in 4 and 5 Fathom Water, tolerably well shelter'd from the Sea Winds, and seems a convenient Place for the Cod Fishery: The Passage in is to the Eastward of the Rocks that are the highest above Water; between them and some other lower Rocks laying off to the Eastward from the East Point of the _Cove_, there is a sunken Rock nearly in the Middle of this Passage, which you must be aware of. You may Anchor any where under the Shore, between _Grand Bank_ and _Great Garnish_ in 8 and 10 Fathom Water, but you are only shelter'd from the Land Winds. [Sidenote: Point Enragee.] _Point Enragee_ is but low, but a little way in the Country is high Land; this Point may be known by two Hommocks upon it close to the Shore, but you must be very near, otherwise the Elevation of the high Lands will hinder you from discovering them; close to the Point is a Rock under Water. From _Point Enragee_ to the Head of the Bay, the Course is first N.E. a quarter E. 3 Leagues to _Grand Jervey_; then N.E. by E. half E. 7 Leagues and a half to the Head of the Bay; the Land in general along the South-side is high, bold too, and of an uneven Height, with Hills and Vallies of various extent; the Vallies for the most Part cloathed with Wood, and water'd with small Rivulets. [Sidenote: Bay L'Arjent.] Seven Leagues to the Eastward of _Point
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