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a.d. changed his determination and steered north, 

 along the western coast of Spitzbergen, and 

 though occasionally hampered with ice, which 

 always prevented his getting westward, he reach- 

 ed the latitude of 80° on the 12th, and saw the 

 land of Spitzbergen bearing S. S. W. twelve 

 leagues. He had here a narrow escape from 

 being swept into the ice by a heavy sea during 

 a calm. As he proceeded eastward he at first 

 found the sea more clear, but it ultimately 

 stopped him off a small island, which he 

 named Cape Collins. Where this island is 

 situated it is not easy to determine, as no 

 latitude is given, but, from its being said to 

 lie to the north of a deep bay, or sound, in 

 the entrance of which the soundings increased 

 from thirty-six fathoms to upwards of a hundred, 

 it was perhaps Moffin Island, and the deep bay 

 was Liefde Bay, or Wyde Bay. The crew land- 

 ed in this bay, and found the traces of deer, 

 foxes, and other beasts, and a great deal of 

 drift wood upon the shore. There was nothing, 

 however, to detain Hudson in this bay, and 

 having a fair wind, he, " minding his voyage, 

 and the time to perform it in," stood away to 

 the northeast, and at midnight observed the 

 meridian altitude of the sun to be 10° 40'. This 

 observation might have determined the position 



