our Briton_ to _Cape Miquelon_ is S.W.
a quarter W. 10 Leagues. From the West Head of _Harbour Briton_ to
_Cannaigre Head_, the Course is W. by S. Distant 2 Leagues; between
them are _Gull-Island_ and _Deadman's Bay_. _Gull-Island_ lies close
under the Land, 2 Miles to the Westward of Harbour _Briton_.
_Deadman's Bay_ is to the Westward of _Gull-Island_, wherein you may
Anchor with the Land Winds. Between _Harbour Briton_ and _Cannaigre
Head_, is a Bank stretching off from the Shore between 2 and 3 Miles,
whereon is various Depths of Water from 34 to 4 Fathom. Fishermen say
that they have seen the Sea break in very bad Weather, a good way
without _Gull-Island_.
[Sidenote: Cannaigre Head.]
[Sidenote: Cannaigre Bay.]
[Sidenote: Cannaigre Rocks.]
_Cannaigre Head_ which forms the East Point of the Bay of the same
Name, lies North Easterly 3 Leagues and a half from the West-end of
_Brunet_; it is a high craggy Point, easy to be distinguished from any
Point of view. From this Head to _Basstarre_ Point, the Course is W.
by N. half N. 2 Leagues, and likewise W. by N. half N. 3 Leagues and a
half to the Rocks of _Pass Island_; but to give them a Birth make a W.
by N. Course good. Between _Cannaigre Head_ and _Basstarre Point_ is
_Cannaigre Bay_, which extends itself about 4 Leagues Inland, at the
Head of which is a Salmon River. In the Mouth of the Bay lay the Rocks
of the same Name above Water, you may approach these Rocks very near,
there being no Danger but what discovers itself. The Channel between
them and the North Shore is something Dangerous, by reason of a range
of Rocks which lie along Shore, and extend themselves 1 Mile off.
[Sidenote: Cannaigre Harbour.]
_Cannaigre Harbour_ which is very small, with 7 Fathom Water in it, is
within a Point on the South-side of the Bay, 5 Miles above the Head:
The Passage into the Harbour is on the S.E. Side of the Island, lying
before it. Nearly in the Middle of the Bay, abreast of this Harbour,
are two Islands of a tolerable Height, on the South-side of the
Westermost Island, which is the largest, are some Rocks above Water.
[Sidenote: Dawson's Cove.]
This Cove is on the N.W. Side of the Bay, bears North, Distance about
4 Miles from the Head, and East 2 Miles from the W. end of the _Great
Island_. In it are good Fishing Conveniences, and Anchorage for
Vessels in 6 and 5 Fathom Water, but they will lay open to the
Southerly Winds. Between the S.W. Point of this Cove
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