qQs from kotzebue's sound 



fine day ; the wind blew briskly from the W., and 

 I steered S. by E. to Oonalashka. A little before 

 noon, I took some altitudes ; and the latitude, cal- 

 culated from them, was 59° 42' j longitude, accord- 

 ins: to the chronometers, 1G9° 53'. The depth was 

 Iwenty-six fathoms, over fine white sand. 



The 3d of September. At six o'clock in the 

 afternoon, the island of St. Paul was descried from 

 the crow's nest, to S. W., at a distance of twenty 

 miles ; only three hills were visible, which scarcely 

 rose above the horizon, probably the highest parts 

 of the island, which is said to consist of low land. 

 Many water-fowls fluttered round the ship, and so 

 fearless, that some of them suffered themselves to 

 be caught. On the following day, we sailed past 

 St. George's Island, at a distance of eighteen miles. 

 It lay to the AV. of us, and the scarcely dawning 

 day did not allow us to see it more distinctly. 



A high N. N. W. wind carried us briskly to 

 Oonalashka. At eight o'clock in the morning, we 

 observed a ship in the S., which was hardly visible 

 in the distance. It was the first we had met since 

 we left Brazil, and we least of all expected it in 

 this sea. When we came up with it, at noon, I 

 hoisted my flag, and the schooner, having done the 

 same, I perceived that it belonged to the Russian 

 American Company. I learnt, by a short con- 

 versation, that it had a cargo of skins from the 

 islands of St. Paul and St. George, and was bound 

 with them, to the island of Sitka. 



