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1779- difappcared ; and the fides of the hills, which, in many 

 i_ ^L — i parts, were well wooded, were covered with a beautiful ver- 

 dure. 



As it was Captain Clerke's intention to keep as much in 

 fight of the coall of Kamtfchatka as the weather would per- 

 mit, in order to determine its pofition, we continued fleering 

 to the North North Eaft, with light and variable winds, till 

 the 1 8th. The volcano was flill fcen throwing up immenfe 

 volumes of fmoke ; and we had no foundings with one hun- 

 dred and fifty fathoms, at the diftance of four leagues from 

 the fliore. 



Frtday 18. On the iSth, the wind frefhening from the South, the 

 weather became fo thick and hazy, as to make it impru- 

 dent to attempt any longer to keep in fight of the land. But 

 that we might be ready to refume our furvey, whenever 

 the fogs mould difperfe, we ran on in the direction of the 

 coaft, as laid down in the Ruffian charts, and fired fignal 

 guns for the Difcovery to fleer the fame courfe. At eleven 

 o'clock, jufl before we loft fight of the land, Cheeponfkoi 

 Nofs, fo called by the Ruffians (a defcription of which, as 

 well as the coafl between it and Awatfka Bay, will be given 

 hereafter), bore North North Eafl, diftant feven or eight 

 leagues. 



Sunday 20. On the 20th, at three in the morning, the weather having 

 cleared up, we flood in toward the land ; and in an hour's 

 time faw it ahead, extending from North Weft to North 

 North Eaft, diftant about five leagues. The North part we 

 took to be Kronotfkoi Nofs ; its pofition in the Ruffian charts 

 agreeing nearly with our reckoning as to its latitude, which 

 was 54 42'; but, in longitude, we differed from them con- 

 fiderably, they placing it i° 48' Eaft of Awatfka ; whereas, 



our 



