ing east and west, is in its favor.
The erosion at the east end, by which islets have been formed, recalls
the assertion of Columbus that there it could be cut off in two days and
made into an island.

The Nassau vessels still find a snug anchorage here during the northeast
trades. These blew half a gale of wind at the time of the landfall; yet
Navarette, Varnhagen, and Captain Becher anchored the squadron on the
windward sides of the coral reefs of their respective islands, a "lee
shore."

The absence of permanent lagoons at Samana I have tried to explain.

Second. The course from Samana to Crooked is to the southwest, which is
the direction that the Admiral said he should steer "tomorrow evening."
The distance given by him corresponds with the chart.

Third. The second island, Santa Maria, is described as having two sides
which made a right angle, and the length of each is given. This points
directly to Crooked and Acklin. Both form one island, so fitted to
the words of the journal as cannot be done with any other land of the
Bahamas.

Fourth. The course and distance from Crooked to Long Island is that
which the Admiral gives from Santa Maria to Fernandina.

Fifth. Long Island, the third, is accurately described. The trend of the
shores, "north-northwest and south-southeast;" the "marvelous port" and
the "coast which runs east (and) west," can nowhere be found except at
the southeast part of Long Island.

Sixth. The journal is obscure in regard to the fourth island. The best
way to find it is to "plot" the courses FORWARD from the third island
and the courses and distances BACKWARD from the fifth. These lead to
Fortune for the fourth.

Seventh. The Ragged Islands are the fifth. These he named las islas de
Arena--Sand Islands.

They lie west-southwest from the fourth, and this is the course the
Admiral adhered to. He did not "log" all the run made between these
islands; in consequence the "log" falls short of the true distance, as
it ought to. These "seven or eight islands, all extending from north to
south," and having shoal water "six leagues to the south" of them, are
seen on the chart at a glance.

Eighth. The course and distance from these to Port Padre, in Cuba, is
reasonable. The westerly current, the depth of water at the entrance of
Padre, and the general description, are free of difficulties. The true
distance is greater than the "logged," because Columbus again omits part
of his run. It would be