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177^- At day-break, on the 30th, we made fail, and fleered fuch 



v_-3LL» a courfe as I thought would bring us in with the land ; 

 Sunday 30. ^^^^^ jj-j .^ great meafurc guided by the lead. For the wea- 

 ther was as thick as ever, and it fnowed incelFantly. At ten, 

 we got (ight of the coaft, bearing South Weft, four miles 

 diftant ; and prefently after, having fhoaled the water to 

 fevcn fathoms, we hauled off. At this time, a very low 

 point, or fpit, bore South South Weft, two or three miles 

 diftant ; to the Eaft of which there appeared to be a narrow 

 channel, leading into fome water that we faw over the 

 point. Probably, the lake before mentioned communicates 

 here with the fea. 



At noon, the mift difperfmg for a {hon interval, we had a 

 tolerably good view of the coaft, which extended from 

 South Eaft to North Weft by Weft. Some parts appeared 

 higher than others ; but in general it was very low, with 

 high land farther up the country. The whole was now covered 

 with fnow, which had lately fallen, quite down to tiie fea. 

 1 continued to range along the coaft, at two leagues diftancc, 

 till ten at night, when wc hauled oft'; but we refumed our 

 Monday 31. courfc ncxt momiug, foon after day-break, when we got 

 fight of the coaft again, extending from Weft to South Eaft 

 by South. At eight, the Eaftern part bore South, and proved 

 to be an ifland ; which at noon bore South Weft half Soutli, 

 four or five miles diftant. It is about four or five miles in 

 circuit, of a middling height, with a fteep, rocky coaft, 

 fituated about three leagues from the main, in the latitude 

 of 67° 45', and diftinguilhed in the chart by the name of 

 Blimey s Ifland. 



The inland country hereabout is full of hills; fome of 

 which arc of a confiderable height. The land was covered 



with 



