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nent, on the &5th of June, to go without the islands. 

 It is called by the people of these parts Oonemak, and 

 lies in the latitude of 54 30', and in the longitude of 

 192 30'. Over the cape, which, of itself, is high 

 land, is a round elevated mountain, at this time en- 

 tirely covered with snow. 



At six in the evening, this mountain bore east 2 

 north, and at eight we had no land in sight. Con- 

 cluding, therefore, that the coast of the continent had 

 now taken a north-easterly direction, I ventured to 

 steer the same course, till one o'clock next mornin,g 

 when the watch on deck thought they saw land ahead. 

 Upon this we wore, and stood to the south-west for 

 two hours, and then resumed our course to the east- 

 north-east. 



At six o'clock land was seen ahead, bearing south- 

 east, about five leagues distant. As we advanced, 

 we raised more and more land, all connected, and 

 seemingly in the direction of our course. At noon, 

 it extended from south-south-west to east ; the nearest 

 part five or six leagues distant. Our latitude at this 

 time was 55 21', and our longitude 195 18'. This 

 coast is on the north-west side of the volcano moun- 

 tain ; so that we must have seen it, if the weather 

 had been tolerably clear. 



At six in the evening, after having run eight 

 leagues upon an east by north course from noon, we 

 sounded, and found forty-eight fathoms over a bot- 

 tom of black sand. Being at this time four leagues 

 from the land, the eastern part in sight bore east- 

 south-east, and appeared as a high round hummock, 

 seemingly detached from the main. 



Having continued to steer east-north-east all night, 

 at eight in the morning of the 4th the coast was seen 

 from south-south-west, and east by south, and at 

 times we could see high land, covered with snow, 

 behind it. Soon after, it fell calm, and being in 

 thirty fathoms water, we put over hooks and lines, 

 and caught a good number of fine cod-fish. At noon, 



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