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account, was 64 8', longitude 188 ; the Ifland St. Lau- *r?9^ 



rence bearing South one quarter Eaft, diftant feven leagues. 

 In the afternoon, a frefh, breeze fpringing up from the 

 Eaft, we fleered to the South South Weft, and foon loft 

 fight of St. Laurence. On the 7th, at noon, the latitude, Saturday 7. 

 by obfervation, was 59 38', longitude 183 . In the after- 

 noon, it fell calm, and we got a great number of cod in 

 feventy-eight fathoms of water. The variation was found 

 to be 19 Eaft. From this time, to the 17th, we were making 

 the beft of our way to the South, without any occurrence 

 worth remarking, except that the wind coming from the 

 Weflern quarter, forced us farther to the Eaftward than 

 we wifhed, as it was our intention to make Beering's 

 ifland. 



On the 17th, at half pad four in the morning, we faw Tuefday 17. 

 land to the North Weft, which we could not approach, the 

 wind blowing from that quarter. At noon, the latitude, by 

 obfervation, was 53° 49', longitude 16S 5', and variation 

 io° Eaft. The land in fight bore North by Weft, twelve or 

 fourteen leagues diftant. This land we take to be the ifland 

 Mednoi, laid down, in the Ruffian charts, to the South Eaft 

 of Beering's Ifland. It is high land, and appeared clear of 

 fnow. We place it in the latitude 54 28', longitude 16 f 52'. 

 We got no foundings with one hundred and fifty fathoms of 

 line. 



Captain Clerke was now no longer able to get out of his 

 bed ; he therefore defired, that the officers would receive 

 their orders from me, and directed that we fhould proceed, 

 with all fpeed, to Awatfka Bay. The wind continuing Weft- 

 erly, we flood on to the South, till early on the morning of 

 2 the 



