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ashka belongs. In the place of these two, an island 

 called Amoghta (which in the chart was situated in 

 the latitude of 51 4,5', and 4 of longitude to the 

 west) was brought. 



Nothing more need be said to show how erroneous 

 the situation of many of these islands may be ; and 

 for which I am in nowise accountable. But the posi- 

 tion of the largest group, of which Oonalashka is one 

 of the principal islands, and the only one in which 

 there is a harbour, is not liable to any such errors. 

 Most of these islands were seen by us ; and conse- 

 quently their latitude and longitude were pretty exactly 

 determined; particularly the harbour of Samganoodha 

 in Oonalashka, which must be looked upon as a fixed 

 point. This group of islands may be said to extend 

 as far as Halibut Isles, which are forty leagues from 

 Oonalashka toward the east north-east. Within these 

 isles, a passage was marked in Ismyloff's chart, com- 

 municating with Bristol Bay ; which converts about 

 fifteen leagues of the coast, that I had supposed to 

 belong to the continent, into an island, distinguished 

 by the name of Ooneemak. This passage might easily 

 escape us, as we were informed that it is very narrow, 

 shallow, and only to be navigated through with boats, 

 or very small vessels. 



It appeared by the chart, as well as by the testi- 

 mony of Ismyloff and the other Russians, that this is 

 as far as their countrymen have made any discoveries, 

 or have extended themselves, since Beering's time. 

 They all said, that no Russians had settled themselves 

 so far to the east as the place where the natives gave 

 the note to Captain Gierke ; which Mr. Ismyloff; to 

 whom I delivered it, on perusing it, said, had been 

 written at Oomanak. It was, however, from him 

 that we got the name of Kodiah*, the largest of 

 Schumagin's Islands; for it had no name upon the 



* A Russian ship had been at Kodiack, in 1776 ; as appears from 

 a MS. obligingly communicated by Mr. Pennant. 



