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The flood comes from the South or South Eaft, every '778. 



■^ Oaober. 



where following the diredlion of the coaft to the North Weft- 

 ward. Between Norton Sound and Cape Prince of Wales, 

 we found a current fetting to the North Weft, particularly 

 off the Cape, and within Sledge Ifland. But this current 

 extended only a little way from the coaft ; nor was it either 

 confiftent or uniform. To the North of Cape Prince of 

 Wales, we found neither tide nor current, either on the 

 American or on the Afiatic coaft, though feveral times 

 looked for. This gave rife to an opinion entertained by 

 fome on board our fliips, that the two coafts were connected, 

 either by land or by ice ; which opinion received fome 

 ftrength, by our never having any hollow waves from the 

 North, and by our feeing ice almoft the whole way acrofs. 



The following are the refults of the feveral obferva- 

 tions made afhore, during our ftay in the harbour of Sam- 

 ganoodha. 



The latitude, by the mean of feveral ob- 



ferved meridian altitudes of the fun - 53° 5' o" 



By the mean of twenty fets of 

 lunar obfervations, with the^ 193" 47' 45" 

 fun Eaft of the moon 



The lon- 

 gitude 



By the mean of fourteen fets, "7 

 with the fun and ftars Weft!» 

 of the moon j 



193' II' 45" 



The mean of thefe - - 193° 29' 45" 

 The longitude alTumed - 193° 30' o" 



By the mean of equal altitudes of the fun, 

 taken on the rath, 14th, 17th, and 21ft, 

 the time-keeper was found to be loling 



3X2 on 



