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'77^ maxima (the qucbranfabiif/Jos ), and the other, which was little 



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\^.,~ ■ • more than half the dze, I'eemed to be of the albdtroj] kind. 

 The upper part of the wings, and tip of the tail, were black, 

 with the rcrt white ; the bill yellowifli ; upon the whole, 

 not unlike the fea-gull, though larger. 



Fji<iay6. On the 6th, at noon, being in the latitude of 44° 10' North, 



and the longitude of 234 4 " Haft, we faw two feals, and feve- 



Satordax 7. ral vvhalcs ; and at day-break, the next morning, the long- 

 looked for coail of New Albion* v/as feen, extending from 

 North Eaft to South Eaft, diftant ten or twelve leagues. At 

 noon, our latitude was 44° 33' North, and our longitude 

 235° 20' Eaft ; and the land extended from North Eaft: half 

 North, to South Eaft by South, about eight leagues diflanr. 

 In this fituation, we had feventy-three fathoms water, over 

 a muddy, bottom, and about a league farther off found 

 ninety fathoms. The land appeared to be of a moderate 

 height, diverfificd with hills and vallies, and, almoft every 

 where, covered with wood. There was, however, no very 

 ftriking objed on any part of it, except one hill, whofe ele- 

 vated fummit was flat. This bore Eaft from us, at noon. 

 At the Northern extreme, the land formed a point, which I 

 called Cape Foiil-wcathei:, from the very bad weather that we, 

 foon after, met with. I judge it to lie in the latitude of 44° 

 Ss' North, and in the longitude of 235" 54' Eaft. 



We had variable light airs and calms, till eight o'clock in 

 the evening, when a breeze fprung up at South Weft. With 

 ir, I ftood to the North Weft, under an eafy fail, waiting for 

 Sanday 3. day-light to range along the coaft. But at four, next morn- 

 ing, the wind fliiftcd to North Weft, and blew in fqualls, 

 ■with rain. Our comfe was North Eaft, till near ten o'clock, 



• This part of the Weft fide of North America, was fo named by Sir Francis 

 Drake» 



■when*. 



