ig4f FROM KAMTSCHATKA 



safe at our ship. We were all satisfied ; the natu- 

 ralist with his collected treasures, the artist with his 

 likenesses of several islanders, and I with my dis- 

 covery. During the rest of the day we plied to 

 and fro, with a faint S. S. W. wind, without per- 

 ceiving land, though we were in its neighbourhood ; 

 but as the coast declines very regularly, one may 

 approach it with safety, within ten or twelve 

 fathoms, by the assistance of the lead. The bottom 

 is of fine sand and small stones. My intention was 

 to remain till the fog had dispersed, to find the 

 situation of our ship, and then to proceed between 

 St. Lawrence islands and the coast of Asia. 



In the evening of the 28th of July, the fog dis- 

 persed, we had a serene horizon, and fine weather, 

 but no sun. The west coast of St. Lawrence 

 islands, which extends from S. by E. to N. by 

 W., lay only three miles before us, and we re- 

 cognized the bay where we had landed yesterday. 

 This lies on the south-western part of St. Law- 

 rence, and is particularly to be distinguished by 

 the small rocky island in its western part. I 

 directed my course along the shore to the north ; 

 and we proceeded but slowly, as the S. W. wind 

 was very faint. At ten o'clock in the evening, 

 when it was rather dark, three bay dares approached 

 us, each manned by eight or ten men ; the ship 

 immediately lay-to, and we soon had many guests on 

 board. The anxiety and astonishment with which 

 they gazed around, clearly proved that it was the 



