302 JOURNAL OF THE "ST. PAUL" 



September 2, 17 41 



Latitude 52° 47' 5"; from Vaua, longitude 23 44', rhumb S E, 



distance 860.3 knots. 



September 3, 1741 



Latitude 52 21' 5*; from Vaua, longitude 23 18', rhumb S87°S3'E, 

 distance 849 knots. 



September 4, 17 41 



Latitude by observation 52 23'; from Vaua, longitude 21 10', rhumb 

 S88°io'E, distance 770 knots. 



At the beginning of the seventh hour in the morning we sighted land 

 ahead of us and a little to the left, but owing to the mist we could not 

 observe it carefully. At noon the land 16 which we sighted at the seventh 

 hour appears now NE by N, 40 knots, N by E^E, 30 knots; mountains 

 (not very high) in NNW, 25 knots; high land, on which there are several 

 high peaks, in NNWJ^W, 25 knots; a large round, snow-covered 

 volcano NW by NJ<W; the land ends W by N^W, distant about 50 

 knots. Sailed past a dead whale on which were many sea birds called 

 fulmars. 17 



September 5, 1741 



Latitude by observation 51 53'; from Vaua, longitude 19 55', rhumb 

 S8.s 22'E, distance 730.4 knots. 



September 6, 1741 

 Latitude 51° 29'; from Vaua, longitude 18 58', rhumb S83°o8'E, 

 distance 702.5 knots. 



September 7, 1741 

 Latitude 51 23'; from Vaua, longitude 16 29', rhumb S8i°34'E, 

 distance 613.7 knots. 



September 8, 17 41 

 Latitude 51° 36'; from Vaua, longitude 12 20', rhumb S8o°2i'E, 

 distance 459.4 knots. 



From six in the morning until noon we saw floating sea cabbage, also 

 many shore ducks and gulls flying. 



September 9, 1741 



Latitude by observation 51 40'; from Vaua, longitude n° 28' 5", 

 rhumb S79°39'E, distance 429 knots. 



At the ninth hour in the evening paid out 75 fathoms of cable. Took 

 soundings, 25 fathoms; bottom fine gray sand. Heard the breaking of 



16 Islands of Four Mountains. 



h Procellaria glacialis glupischa Stejneger 



