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for our operations was hastening away ; but after 
rounding Cape Croker the wind became so strong that 
we could proceed no further. The distance we had 
made being only six miles on a north-east by east 
course. The shore on which we encamped is formed 
of the debris of red sand-stone, and is destitute of vege- 
tation, The beach furnishes no drift wood, and we 
dispensed with our usual meal rather than expend 
our pemmican. Several deer were seen, but the hunt- 
ers could not approach them ; they killed two swans. 
We observed the latitude 68° 1’ 20”, where we halted 
to breakfast this morning. 
August 13.—Though the wind was not diminished, 
we were urged, by the want of fire-wood, to venture 
upon proceeding. We paddled close to the shore for 
some miles, and then ran before the breeze with reefed 
sails, scarcely two feet in depth. Both the canoes 
received much water, and one of them struck twice on 
sunken rocks. At the end of eighteen miles we halted 
to breakfast in a bay, which I have named after Vace- 
Admiral Sir William Johnstone Hope, one of the 
Lords of the Admiralty. 
We found here a considerable quantity of small 
willows, such as are brought down by the rivers we 
have hitherto seen ; and hence we judged, that a river 
discharges itself into the bottom of this bay. A pad- 
dle was also found, which Augustus, on examination, 
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