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the south-west of the island, which we got round by 

 eight o'clock, and then stood for the westernmost 

 land now in sight, which, at this time, bore north 

 west half north. On the north-west side of the north- 

 east end of Kaye's Island, lies another island, stretch- 

 ing south-east and north-west about three leagues, to 

 within the same distance of the north-west boundary 

 of the bay above mentioned, which is distinguished 

 by the name of Comptroller* s Bay, 



Next morning, at four o'clock, Kaye's Island was 

 still in sight, bearing east a quarter south. At this 

 time, we were about four or five leagues from the 

 main ; and the most western part in sight bore north- 

 west half north. We had now a fresh gale at east- 

 south-east ; and as we advanced to the north-west, 

 we raised land more and more westerly ; and, at last, 

 to the southward of west ; so that at noon, when the 

 latitude was 61 11/, and the longitude 213 28', the 

 most advanced land bore from us south-west by west 

 half west. At the same time, the east point of a large 

 inlet bore west-north-west, three leagues distant. 



From Comptroller's Bay to this point, which I 

 name Cape Hinching broke, the direction of the coast 

 is nearly east and west. Beyond this, it seemed to 

 incline to the southward ; a direction so contrary to 

 the modern charts founded upon the late Russian dis- 

 coveries, that we had reason to expect that, by the 

 inlet before us, we should find a passage to the north ; 

 and that the land to the west and south-west was no- 

 thing but a group of islands. Add to this, that the 

 wind was now at south-east, and we were threatened 

 with a fog and a storm ; and I wanted to get into some 

 place to stop the leak, before we encountered another 

 gale. These reasons induced me to steer for the in- 

 let, which we had no sooner reached, than the weather 

 became so foggy, that we could not see a mile before 

 us, and it became necessary to secure the ships in 

 some place, to wait for a clearer sky. With this 

 view, I hauled close under Cape Hinchingbroke, and 



