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night. There are various irregular and partial 

 currents in the inlet, which may be attributed to 

 the wind. I have distinguished it by the name 

 of Bathurst's Inlet, in honour of the noble Secre- 

 tary of State, under whose orders I had the 

 honour to act. It runs about seventy-six miles 

 south-east from Cape Everitt, but in coasting its 

 shores we went about one hundred and seventy- 

 four geographical miles. It is remarkable that 

 none of the Indians with whom we had spoken 

 had mentioned this inlet; and we subsequently 

 learned, that in their journeys, they strike across 

 from the mouth of one river to the mouth of 

 another, without tracing the intermediate line of 

 coast. 



August 11. —Embarking at five A.M. we 

 rounded Point Everitt, and then encountered a 

 strong breeze and heavy swell, which by causing 

 the canoes to pitch very much, greatly impeded our 

 progress. Somedeerbeing seen grazing in a valley 

 near the beach, we landed and sent St. Germain 

 and Adam in pursuit of them, who soon killed 

 three which were very small and lean. Their 

 appearance, however, quite revived the spirits of 

 our men, who had suspected that the deer had 

 retired to the woods. It would appear, from our 

 not having seen any in passing along the shores 

 of Bathursfs Inlet, that at this season they con- 



