43^ AVOYAGETO 



July.' elevated hill bore Nortli North Weft, ten leagues diflant 



' ' ' This proved to be an ifbind, which, from its figure, obtained 



the name of Roitnd IJland. It lies in the latitude of 58° 37', 

 and in the longitude of 200° 6', and feven miles from the 

 continent. In the evening at nine, having flood to the 

 Northward to within three leagues of the lliore, we tacked 

 in fourteen fathoms water; the extremes of the coaft bear- 

 ing Eaft South Eafl half Kafl, and Weft. The wind veering 

 to the North Weft, enabled us to make a good ftretch along 



Monday 13. fliorc, till two o'clock in the morning, when we got all at 

 once into fix fathoms water, being at this time two leagues 

 from the fliore. After edging off a little, our depth gradu- 

 ally increafed, and at noon vsrc had twenty fathoms, when 

 the latitude was 58" 13', and the longitude 199°. Round 

 Ifland bore North, 5° Eaft ; and the Weft extreme of the 

 coaft North, 16° Weft, feven leagues diftant. It is an ele- 

 vated point, which obtained the name of Calm Pointy from 

 our having calm weather when off it. To the North Weft 

 of Round Ifland are two or three hillocks, that appeared like 

 iftands ; and it is pofllble they may be fuch ; for we had 

 but a diftant view of the coaft in this place. 



Tiicfciay 14. During the 14th and r^th, our progrefs was flow, hav- 



^''^"'^" ing little wind, and fometimes fo tliick a fog, that we 



could not fee the length of the fhip. The foundings were 



from fourteen to twenty-fix fathoms ; and we had tolerable 



fuccefs in fifliing, catching cod, and now and then a few 



Tiiurrdayi6. flat fifli. At fivc In the morning of the 16th, the fog hav- 

 ■ ing cleared up, we found ourfelves nearer the land than we 

 expe(5lcd. Calm Point bore North, 72* Eaft, and a point 

 eight leagues from it, in the direcTcion of Weft, bore North, 

 0° Eaft, three miles diftant. Between thefe two points, the 

 coaft forms a bay, in fom€ parts of which the land was 



hardly 



