T H E P A C I F I C O C E A N. 427 



tains, which were covered with fnow. It appeared, that '778. 



we might have gone very fafely between theie two iflands y — ■>A— / 



and the continent, the South Weft point of which opened 



ofF the North Eaft point of Acootan, in the direction 



of North, 60' Eaft ; and which proved to be the fame 



point of land we had {ten when we quitted the coaft 



of the continent, on the 25th of June, to go without the 



iflands. It is called by the people of thefe parts Oonemak, 



and lies in the latitude of 54" 30', and in the longitude of 



192° 30'. Over the cape, which, of itfelf, is high land, is 



a round elevated mountain, at this time entirely covered 



with fnow. 



At fix in the evening, this mountain bore Eaft, 2" North ; 

 and at eight we had no land in fight. Concluding, there- 

 fore, that the coaft of the continent had now taken a North 

 Eafterly direcTiion, I ventured to fteer the fame courfe, till 

 one o'clock next morning, when the watch on deck thought Friday 3, 

 they faw land ahead. Upon this we wore, and flood to the 

 South Weft for two hours, and then refumed our courfe to 

 the Eaft North Eaft. 



At fix o'clock, land was feen ahead, bearing South Eaft, 

 about five leagues diftant. As we advanced, we raifed more 

 and more land, all connecfled, and feemingly in the dire(5liori 

 of our courfe. At noon, it extended from South South Weft 

 to Eaft ; the neareft part five or fix leagues diftant. Our la- 

 titude, at this time, was ss" 21', and our longitude 195" 18'. 

 This coaft is on the North Weft fide of the volcano mountain; 

 fo that we muft have feen it, if the weather had been to- 

 lerably clear. 



At fix in the evening, after having run eight leagues 

 upon an Eaft by North courfe from noon, we founded, and 



.-^12 found 



