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1-78. Weft by Weft, where it was loft in the horizon ; and behind 



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« ^ > it was high land, that appeared in detached hills. 



Thus the fine profpect we had of getting to the North 

 vanifhcd in a moment. I flood on till nine o'clock, for fo 

 long it was light, and then the point above mentioned, bore 

 North Eaft half Eaft, about three miles diftant. Behind this 

 point is a river, the entrance of which feemed to be a mile 

 broad ; but I can fay nothing as to its depth. The water 

 appeared difcolourcd, as upon llioals, but a calm would 

 have given it the fame afpect. It feemed to have a winding 

 direcStion, through the great flat that lies between the chain 

 of mountains to the South Eaft, and the hills to the North 

 Weft. It muft abound with falmon, as we faw many leap- 

 ing in the fea before the entrance ; and fome were found in 

 the maws of cod which we had caught. The entraoce of 

 this river, diftinguiftied by the name of Brifiol River, lies 

 in the latitude of 58' 27', and in the longitude of 201* ss'' 



Having fpent the night in making fliort boards j at day- 

 break on the morning of the loth, we made fail to the Weft. 

 South Weft, with a gentle breeze at North Eaft. At eleven 

 o'clock, we thought the coaft to the North Weft terminated 

 in a point, bearing North Weft by Weft ; and as we had now 

 deepened the water from nine to fourteen fathoms, I fteered 

 for the point, ordering the Difcovery to keep ahead. But 

 before flie had run a mile, Ihc made a fignal for flioal 

 water. At thatinftant, we had the depth of feven fathoms ; 

 and before we could get the fhip's head the other way, had 

 lefs than five ; but the Difcovery had Ic'fs than four. 



We ftood back to the North Eaft, three or four miles ; but 

 finding there was a ftrong tide or current fetting to the Weft 

 South Weft, that is toward the fhoal, ^c anchored in ten 



fathoms, , 



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