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A VOYAGE TO 



«779« from whence, and from our being much more to the Eaff- 



^ ', ward than we expected, we concluded, that there had been 



a ftrong current from the South Weft. 



At two in the afternoon, we again made the land to the 

 Weftward, at the diftance of about twelve leagues; the 

 Southernmoft land in fight, which we fuppofed to be White 

 Point*, bore Weft South Weft half Weft ; a hummock to the 

 Northward, which had the appearance of being an ifland, 

 bore North North Weft half Weft, within which we faw 

 from the maft-head low land, which we took to be Sand- 

 down Pointf. We flood in toward the land, till half paft 

 five, when we hauled our wind to the Southward. At this 

 time we faw a number of Japanefe veffels, clofe in with the 

 land, feveral feemingly engaged in fifhing, and others (land- 

 ing along fhore. We now difcovered to the Weftward a re- 

 markably high mountain, with a round top, rifing far in- 

 land. There is no high ground near it, the coaft being of a 

 moderate elevation, and, as far as we could judge, from the 

 hazinefs of the horizon, much broken by fmall inlets. But 

 to the Southward of the hummock ifland before mentioned, 

 there appeared, at a great diftance, within the country, a ridge 

 of hills, ftrctching in a dirciftion toward the mountain, and 

 probably joining with it. As this is the moft remarkable 

 1 1 ill on the coaft, we could have wifhed to have fettled its 

 iituation cxaftly ; but having only had this fingle view, were 

 obliged to be contented with mch accuracy as our circum- 

 ftanccs would allow. Its latitude therefore we conceive to 

 be 35 2&', its longitude, eilimatcd by its diftance from the 

 fhips, at this time fifteen leagues, 140 26'. 



* WttU Hoeck, placed by Janfen in latitude 35 24'. 

 Saniujntgt Hotcf, in LuUude 35 55'. Janfen. 



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