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We had here twenty-two f. on oosy sand, the wind being E.S.E. and very fresh; but, from Cape Verelly till now, the wind had always blown from S.S.E. to S.W.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

The best anchoring is on the eastern side of the bay, where there is sixteen and fourteen fathom upon an oosy bottom.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 by Kerr, Robert