352 cook's voyage to may, 



was seen, bearing south 77 west, which was sup- 

 posed to connect Cape Elizabeth with the land we 

 had seen to the westward. 



The wind continued at west, and I stood to the 

 southward till noon the next day, when we were 

 within three leagues of the coast which we had dis- 

 covered on the 22d. It here formed a point that 

 bore west north-west. At the same time, more land 

 was seen extending to the southward, as far as south 

 south-west ; the whole being twelve or fifteen leagues 

 distant. On it was seen a ridge of mountains covered 

 with snow, extending to the north-west, behind the 

 first land, which we judged to be an island, from the 

 very inconsiderable quantity of snow that lay upon 

 it. This point of land is situated in the latitude of 

 58 15', and in the longitude of 207 42' ; and by what 

 I can gather from the account of Beering's voyage, 

 and the chart that accompanies it in the English 

 edition*, I conclude, that it must be what he called 

 Cape St. Hermogenes. But the account of that voy- 

 age is so very much abridged, and the chart so ex- 

 tremely inaccurate, that it is hardly possible, either 

 by the one or by the other, or by comparing both to- 

 gether, to find out any one place which that naviga- 

 tor either saw or touched at. Were I to form a judg- 

 ment of Beering's proceedings on this coast, I should 

 suppose, that he fell in witli the continent near Mount 

 Fairweather. But I am by no means certain, that 

 the bay to which I have given his name, is the place 

 where he anchored. Nor do I know, that what I 

 called Mount St. Elias, is the same conspicuous moun- 

 tain to which he gave that name. And as to his 

 Cape St. Elias, I am entirely at a loss to pronounce 

 where it lies. 



On the north side of Cape St. Hermogenes, the 

 coast turned toward the north-west, and appeared to 



* Captain Cook means Muller's; of which a translation had 

 been published in London, some time before he sailed. 



