306 JOURNAL OF THE "ST. PAUL" 



forcing us on the land, which was about 300 fathoms to the east. Fear- 

 ing that we might be driven ashore and dashed on the submerged rocks 

 farther to the west we cut the cable (35 fathoms of which we had already 

 heaved in) of the spare small bower anchor at the hawsehole, crowded on 

 all sails and stood out to sea in a SE direction, and after great difficulty 

 and great danger succeeded. 



September 11, 1741 



Latitude 50 52'; from Vaua, longitude n° 45' 8", rhumb S74°28'E, 

 distance 451.8 knots. 



September 12, 1741 



Latitude by observation 51 12'; from Vaua, longitude io° 52' 3", 

 rhumb S75°5o'E, distance 414 knots. 



September 13, 1741 

 Latitude 51 01'; from Vaua, longitude io° 05' 9", rhumb S73°i8'E, 

 distance 389.7 knots. 



Saw a considerable quantity of floating weeds near the ship. 



September 14, 1741 

 Latitude 50° 31'; from Vaua, longitude 8° 19' o", rhumb S65°22'E, 

 distance 341.5 knots. 



Saw a shore cormorant on the wing. 



September 15, 1741 



Latitude 51 01'; from Vaua, longitude 6° 27' 9", rhumb S64°53'E, 

 distance 264 knots. 



September 16, 1741 



Latitude 51° 54'; from Vaua, longitude 5 26' 5", rhumb S73°3o'E, 

 distance 207.7 knots. 



Captain Chirikov, Lieutenant Chikhachev, and the members of the 

 crew are very ill, owing to the lack of water and the long and hard sea 

 voyage. They are no longer able to work. One of the strongest, the sail- 

 maker Michael Usachev, died of scurvy, and we lowered the body into 

 the sea. All during the day we saw sea cabbage and floating grass, the 

 kind that grows near the shore; the color of the water was green, unlike 

 the color of sea water. 



September 17, 1741 



Latitude 51 30'; from Vaua, longitude 5 17' 9", rhumb S66°56'E, 

 distance 209.5 knots. 



This day we saw the same kind of sea cabbage, grass, and water as the 

 day before. 



