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On the 24th at noon we were, by observation, in 

 the latitude of 58 7', and in the longitude of 194 

 2<2 . Three leagues to the westward of this station 

 we had twenty-eight fathoms water, and then steered 

 west north-west, the water gradually deepening to 

 thirty-four fathoms. I would have steered more 

 northerly, but the wind having veered in that di- 

 rection, I could not. 



The c 25ih in the evening, having a very thick fog, 

 and but little wind, we dropped anchor in thirty 

 fathoms water. Our latitude was now 58 29', and 

 our longitude 191i37'. At six the next morning 

 the weather clearing up a little, we weighed, and, 

 with a small breeze at east, steered north ; our sound- 

 ings being from twenty-eight to twenty-five fathoms. 

 After running nine leagues upon this course, the 

 wind returned back to the north, which obliged us to 

 steer more westerly. 



The weather continued, for the most part, i'oggy, 

 till toward noon on the 28th, when we had a few 

 hours clear sun-shine ; during which we made several 

 lunar observations. The mean result of them, re- 

 duced to noon, when the latitude was 59 55', gave 

 190 6' longitude ; and the time-keeper gave 189 

 59'. The variation of the compass was 18 40' east. 

 Continuing our westerly course, the water having 

 now deepened to thirty-six fathoms, at four o'clock 

 next morning we discovered land, bearing north-west 

 by west, six leagues distant. We stood toward it 

 till half past ten, when we tacked in twenty-four 

 fathoms water ; being at this time a league from the 

 land, which bore north north-west. It was the south- 

 east extremity, and formed a perpendicular cliff of 

 considerable height ; on which account it was called 

 Point Upright, and lies in the latitude of 60 17', 

 and in the longitude of 187 30'. More land was 

 seen to the westward of the point ; and, at a clear 

 interval, we saw another elevated portion of land in 

 the direction of west by south ; and this seemed to 



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