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mit of which was in the form of a cap, lay to the 

 N.E. 82°. 



We were visited by a baydare with eight people, 

 among whom was one whom we thought we had 

 seen before ; but the Americans treated us very 

 contemptuously, offering us little rags of rats' and 

 dogs' skins in exchange ; but wiien they observed 

 that we laughed at their goods, they also joined 

 heartily in the laugh, talking much to each other, 

 and at last advised us to put the rags in our noses 

 and ears. These also did not venture on board, 

 but constantly prepared for flight, w^atched all our 

 motions, and left us very well contented after we 

 had given them several knives. 



August 11th. At four o'clock A. M. w^e went 

 under sail in very fine weather. 1 steered along 

 the coast W. S. W., because I considered the exa- 

 mination of the east unnecessary, as I had distinctly 

 seen the connection of the land from the point of 

 Chamisso Island. We soon arrived at a ridge of 

 mountains, the entrance of w^hich seemed to form 

 a bay ; but when 1 perceived my error on doubling 

 it, I called it Cape Deceit. This promontory, 

 which consists of a lofty round rock, rising perpen- 

 dicularly out of the sea, is very distinguishable. 

 On the shore was a number of baydares, some of 

 which approached us to barter for trifles j and, by 

 the readiness of the Americans in cheating, I saw 

 that I had double reason to call it Cape Deceit. 

 This time there were two young girls with them, 



