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CHAP. X. 



Ret uj'H from Cape Norths akngthe Coajl of Afa. — Views- 

 of the Coimtry. — Burneys If and. — Cape Serdze Kamen^ 

 the Northern Limit of Beeri?2gs Voyage. — Pafs the 

 Eafi Cape of yffa. — Defer iption and Situation of it. — 

 Obfrvations on Muller, — The Ifchutjki. — Bay of Saint 

 Laivrence. — Two other BaySy and Habitations of the 

 Natives. — Bearing's Cape Tfchukotjkoi. — Beerings Po- 

 ftion of this C.oajl accurate. — If and of Saint Lawrence. 

 — Pafs to the American Coaji. — Cape Darby. — Bald 

 Head. — Cape Denbigh., on a Peninfula. — Befborough- 

 If and. — TP'ood and JVater procured. — Vifts from the 

 Natives — Their Pcrfo?is and Habitations. — Produce of 

 of the Country. — Marks that the Peninjula had fortnerly 

 been furrounded by the Sea. — Lieutenant Kings Re- 

 port — Norton Sound. — Lunar Ob/ervations there. — 

 Stcehiins Map proved to be erro?icous . — Plan of future 

 Operations » 



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FTER having flood off till we got into eighteen fa- «778. 

 thorns water, I bore up to the Eaftward, along the . " A" '_. 

 coaft, .which, by this time, it was pretty certain, could only ^^^"'"'^^y ^9- 

 be the continent of Afia. As the wind blew frefh, with a 

 very heavy fall of fnow,, and a thick mift, it was necefTary 

 to proceed with great caution. I therefore brought to, for, 

 a few hours in the night. 



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