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j7:8- the latitude of 57" 33', and in the longitude of iicy" 15' ; 

 * — -.- — ■ and is diflant fifteen leagues from Cape St. Hermogenes, in 

 the direction of South, 1 7° Weft. 



Tuefday9. The thrce followine days we had almoft conftant mifty 



Wednef. ic. o y j 



Thuridayn. wcathcr, With drizzhng rain; fo that we feldom had a fight 

 of the coaft. The wind was South Eaft by South, and South 

 South Eaft, a gentle breeze, and the air raw and cold. With 

 tliis wind and weather, we continued to ply up the coaft, 

 making boards of fix or eight leagues each. The deptii of 

 water was from thirty to fifty-five fathoms, over a coarfe, 

 black fandy bottom. 



The fog clearing up, with the change of the wind to South 

 Friday 12. Weft, in the evening of the 12th, we had a fight of the land 

 bearing Weft, twelve leagues diftant. We flood in for it 

 early next morning. At noon we were not above three 

 miles from it ; an elevated point, which obtained the name 

 of Cape Biinwbas, lying in the latitude of 57' 13' bore North 

 North Eaft half Eaft, ten miles diftant; and the coaft extended 

 from North, 42" Eaft, to Weft Soutli V\'cft. The North Eaft 

 extreme was loft in a haze ; but, the point to the South Weft, 

 whofe elevated fummit terminated in two round hills; on 

 that account was called 'T'wo headed Point. This part of the 

 coaft, in which are feveral Imall bays, is compofed of high 

 hills and deep vallies ; and in fome places we could fee the 

 tops of other hills, beyond thofe that form the coaft ; which 

 was but little incumbered with fnow, but had a very barren 

 appearance. Not a tree or bufli was to be feen upon it ; and, 

 in general, it had a brownilh hue, probably the ci^zd: of a 

 molly covering. 



I continued to ply to the South Weft by Weft, a.s the coaft 



trended ; and, at fix in the evening, being midway between 



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