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'77'- to the North Weft appeared to be confiderable ; and, from 



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its direction, he was inchned to think, that it emptied it- 

 fclf into the fea at the head of the bay. Some of his people, 

 who penetrated beyond this into the country, found the 

 trees larger, the farther they advanced. 



In honour of Sir Fletcher Norton *, Speaker of the Houfe 

 •of Commons, and Mr. King's near relation, I named this 

 inlet Nortoti's Sound. It extends to the Northward as far as 

 latitude of 64* ss'- The bay, in which we were now at an- 

 chor, lies on the South Eaft fide of it ; and is called by the 

 natives Chacktoole. It is but an indilTcrent Ration ; being ex- 

 pofed to the South and South Weft winds. Nor is there a 

 harbour in all this Sound. But we were fo fortunate as to 

 have the wind from the North and North Eaft all the time, 

 with remarkable fine weather. This gave us an opportu- 

 nity to make no lefs than feventy-feveh fets of lunar ob- 

 fervations, between the 6th and 17th inclufive. The mean 

 refult of thefe made the longitude of the anchoring-place, 

 ■on the Weft fide of the Sound, to be - 197' 13' 



Latitude - - - - 64° 31' 



Variation of the compafs - - 25° 45' Eaft. 



Dip of the needle - - - 76° 25' 



Of the tides it was obferved, that the night-flood rofe 

 about two or three feet, and that the day-flood was hardly 

 perceivable. 



Having now fully fatisfied myfclf, that Mr. Stxhlin's map 

 muft be erroneous ; and, having reftored the American con- 

 tinent to that fpace which he had occupied with his ima- 

 ginary ifland of Alafchka, it was high time to think of 

 leaving thefe Northern regions, and to retire to fome place 



* Now Lord GranUey, 



during 



