o the west-northwest a forest of trees,
which from afar seem to be pines. In the middle of this sound
there is situated a great high cliff with some submerged rocks
on the northeast side. As the map shows its depth is sufficient
for anchorage; it no doubt is a roadstead for such vessels as
have good cables and anchors, for much trouble would be caused
by the current which flows here and which would not be less than
four knots.

To the north-northeast of the said bay is a gap, the width of
which might be two miles, in which are four white islands of
small size, the northernmost forming with those on the southern
shore a channel of 9 fathoms. These islands form the separation
from another bay more capacious than the preceding, the diameter
of which might be about eight leagues and the form of which is a
perfect isosceles triangle. The above mentioned gap separates
into two channels. The first, on the southwest shore, turns to
the northwest a long mile distant, eventually disappearing in
two big inlets, which are situated on the same shore, four
leagues away from the opening which communicates with the first
bay. If one goes a league and a half from the northwestern end
of the inlet running farthest to the north, he rounds a point
and discovers toward the west-northwest a spacious sound. I did
not explore this because the channel which communicates with it
is so restricted and narrow, there being scarcely three _codos_
of water. From here a low island, level with the surface of the
water, runs toward the east-northeast, ending at a point where
the mountains divide. The second channel, which is quite large
and capable of being sounded, immediately trends northeast, one
quarter east, until it reaches the dividing point in the
mountains where it enters a canyon, following the direction
mentioned.

All this bay, which is called the round [bay]--although it is
not such--is bordered by rough mountains without trees except
two groves in the coves which are situated to the southwest. All
the rest of it is arid, hilly and of melancholy aspect. Aside
from these channels, in no part of the bay does its depth reach
five _codos_; at low tide there are two and a half, and some
areas are dry. It is not difficult to enter, but it will be
difficult to get out of, for we found that the pr