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c HA P. Ij^ ^-j^e morning of the 15th the water altered its colour, 



< — -— — ' and at ten o'clock, judging we were in foundings, and 



July.' willing to ftrike the edge of them, as a future direction in 



at"ray>s- coming on the coaft, we tried foundings,, but had no 



ground with 1 90 fathoms of line. Our latitude then was 



57" 2' North, and 148° 32' longitude. In this lituation 



we found 22° 21' Eafterly variation. 



The weather being thick and foggy, we frequently- 

 tried for foundings, but got no bottom ; at length, about 

 Sunday 16. eight o'clock in the morning of the i6th, we ftruck the 

 ground in feventy fathoms water, over a bottom of fine 

 grey fand with black fpecks ; and at feven o'clock in the 

 evening the fog difperfing, we faw the coafi: of America 

 extending from North by Eaft to Weft by North, diftant 

 from the neareft land, and which appeared to be a pro- 

 jeding point, about twelve leagues. In this iituation we 

 had fifty-feven fathom water, over a bottom of fhelis and 

 mud. 



At eight o'clock the land in fi-ght^ from North to 

 South South Weft, appeared to be entirely detached from 

 the land in fight to the Weftward ; this induced me to 

 fuppofe, that the land bearing South South Weft was Cape 

 Saint Hermogenes, and another point, which bore Weft 

 by North was Cape Elizabeth. A very great number of 

 Gallicia whales were feen near the fLore, and indeed in 

 every diredlion as far as the eye could reach. 



During the night we founded with a line of fifty-five 

 Monday 17. fathoms, but got no bottom. The next day at noon the 



4 land 



