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A VOYAGE TO 



1778. 



Aiigufl. 



Saturday 15. 



Sundny 16. 



Monday 17. 



faw more lapd, bearing North by Eaft. Coming pretty fud- 

 denly into thirteen fathoms water, at two in the afternoon, 

 we made a trip o(I' till four, when we ftood in again for the 

 land ; which was fecn, foon after, extending from North to 

 South Ea(l ; the neareft part three or four leagues dillant. 

 The coaft here forms a point, named Pcin^ Mulgrave^ \\hich 

 lies in the latitude of 67° 45' ; and in the longitude of 

 194." 51'. The land appeared very low next the fea ; but, a 

 little back, it rifes into hills of a moderate height. The 

 •whole was free from fnow ; and, to appearance, deflitute of 

 wood, I now tacked, and bore away North Weft by Weft ; 

 but, foon after, thick weather with rain coming on, and the 

 wind increafing, I hauled more to the Well. 



Next morning, at two o'clock, the wind veered to South 

 Weft by South, and blew a ftrong gale, which abated at 

 noon ; and the fun fliining ovit, we found ourfelves, by ob- 

 fervation, in the latitude of 68° 18'. I now fleered North 

 Eaft, till fix o'clock the next morning, when I fteered two 

 points more Eafterly. In this run we met with feveral fea- 

 hoifcs, and flights of birds ; fome like fand-larks, and others 

 no bigger than hedge- fparrows. Some fliags were alfo 

 feen; fo that we judged ourfelves to be not far from land. 

 But as we had a thick fog, we could not expe(51: to fee any ; 

 and, as the wind blew ftrong, it was not prudent to conti- 

 nue a courfe wliich was moft likely to bring us to it. From 

 the noon of this day, to fix o'clock in the morning of the 

 following, I fleered Eaft by North ; which courfe brought us 

 into fixteen fathoms water. I now fleered North Eaft by 

 Eaft, thinking, by this courfe, to deepen our water. But, 

 in the fpace of fix leagues, it fhoaled to eleven fathoms ; 

 which made me think it proper to haul clofe to the wind, 

 that now blew at Weft. Toward noon, both fun and moon 



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