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A VOYAGE TO 



177*. As the coafl takes a Northerly diredlion from Cape Newen- 



\_ . _/ ham, that Cape fixes the Northern limit of the great bay 

 and gulph, lying before the river Briftol, which, in honour 

 of the admiral Earl of Brillol, wa.s n3.med BriJIol Bay. Cape 

 Ooneejuak is the South limit of this bay j and is diftant eighty- 

 two leagues from Cape Newenham, in the diredtion of Soutlx 

 South Weft. 



About eight in the evening, a light breeze fpringing up, 

 which fixed at South South Eaft, we fleered North Weft, 

 and North North Weft, round Cape Newenham, which, at 

 Friday 17. noon next day, bore South by Eaft, diftant four leagues. At 

 this time the moft advanced land to the Northward bore 

 North, 30° Eaft ; our depth of water was feventeen fathoms j 

 and the neareft fliore 34 leagues diftant. We had but little 

 wind all the afternoon ; fo that, at ten at night, we had. 

 only made three leagues upon a North courfe. • 



Saturday t8. We ftccrcd North by Weft till eight the next morning, 

 when, our depth of water dccreafing fuddenly to five and 

 feven fathoms, we brought to, till a boat from each fhip 

 was fent ahead to found, and then fteered North Eaft aftec 

 them ; and at noon we had deepened the water to feventeen 

 fathoms. At this time. Cape Newenham bore South, 9° 

 Eaft, diftant eleven or twelve leagues ; the North Eaft ex- 

 treme of the land in fight North, 66° Eaft; and the neareft 

 fliore about four or five leagues diftant. Our latitude, by 

 obfervation, was 59" 16'. 



Between this latitude and Cape Newenham, the" coaft is 

 compofed of hills, and low land, and appeared to form 

 feveral bays. A little before one o'clock, the boats ahead 

 made the fignal for meeting with fhoal water. It lieema 

 they had only two fathoms ; and, at the fame time, th 

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