300 JOURNAL OF THE "ST. PAUL" 



August 14, 1741 



Latitude 52 32' 4"; from Vaua, longitude 39 30', rhumb S8q°ii:'E, 

 distance 1,436 knots. 



August 15, 1 7 41 



Latitude 52° 24'; from Vaua, longitude 38° 37', rhumb S88°4o'E, 

 distance 1,418 knots. 



Saw one shore duck — the kind that lives on the rocks. 



August 16, 1741 



Latitude 52 31'; from Vaua, longitude 38 43', rhumb S8o°o6'E, 

 distance 1,408 knots. 



Saw three shore gulls, which looked like sea terns, and one fur seal 

 that dived near the ship. 



August 17, 1741 

 Latitude 53 10'; from Vaua, longitude 37 56', rhumb N8q°i7'E, 

 distance 1,369 knots. 



Saw one large shore duck. 



August 18, 1 741 



Latitude by observation 52 30'; from Vaua, longitude 37 32' 4", 

 rhumb S89°02'E, distance 1,363 knots. 



August iq, 1741 

 Latitude 52 15'; from Vaua, longitude 36 39' 1", rhumb S88° 22'E, 

 distance 1,337 knots. 



August 20, 1741 



Latitude 52 01'; from Vaua, longitude 35 43', rhumb S87°43'E, 

 distance 1,306 knots. 



Saw one shore duck and one fur seal which dived near the ship. 



August 21, 1 741 



Latitude 51° 35'; from Vaua, longitude 34 50', rhumb S86°3i'E, 

 distance 1,284 knots. 

 Saw two shore gulls. 



August 22, 1741 



Latitude 52°i6', from Vaua, longitude 34 42', rhumb S88°2o'E, dis- 

 tance 1,266 knots. 



Saw one large shore gull and a large root of sea cabbage. 



