[43] On the Tres Marias Islands.
[44] Don Pedro Fages. Commandante of California, who had been recalled.
[45] Bancroft. Hist. of Cal., says Ayala sailed from Monterey, July
24th. That was to make the sailing fit the Bancroft theories.
[46] Braza - Fathom: Six feet.
[47] Ayala anchored inside Port Point - the Presidio anchorage.
[48] Richardson's Bay.
[49] Angel Island.
[50] Alcatraz - Pelican
[51] The Southern portion of the bay.
Report of Don Juan Manuel de Ayala Commander of the Packet Boat San
Carlos to Don Antonio Maria Bucareli Viceroy of New Spain On the
Examination of the Port of San Francisco
Your Excellency: - I have finished the orders under which I took command
of the San Carlos, returning to this port of San Blas today, November
6th, after having visited the ports of Monterey and San Francisco.
Although Your Excellency will see in the account of my examination,
together with the pilot, Don Jose Canizares' report of his examination
and the map he made of this port, the nature of the work done. I will,
notwithstanding in this, give a brief account, that shows the port of
San Francisco to be one of the best that I have seen on this coast from
Cape Horn.
After one hundred and one days of navigation, I arrived at the harbor of
Monterey, where I had to remain till July 27th, discharging the cargo
and making some repairs necessary for the safety of my vessel.
![The March Of Portola And The Discovery Of The Bay Of San Francisco By Zoeth S. Eldredge
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