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1786. 



Auguft. 



Monda/ 21. 



from the South Weft point three miles. A frefh gale 

 coming on at North Eaft, with heavy fqualls and thick 

 rainy weather, we tacked and ftood to the South Eaft by 

 Eaft. On founding, we had twenty fathoms water, over a 

 rocky bottom. Till the 24th the wind continued at 

 North Eaft, blowing frefh and in fqualls, with thick 

 rainy weather ; fo that I gave up all hopes of making 

 Prince William's Sound by the South Weft paflage, and 

 determined to try for an entrance that leads into the Sound 

 by Cape Hinchinbrooke. At five o'clock in the morning 

 Thurfday24. of tlic 24th, the wind fhiftiug to Eaft South Eaft, I fteered 

 North Eaft, in order to make the Eaftern paflage into the 

 Sound ; the weather thick and hazy. For fome days paft 

 no land had appeared in fight ; but this afternoon at four 

 o'clock we faw land, which formed a high blufi^ point, 

 bearing North, 46° Weft, about four leagues diftant. The 

 former heavy gales from the North Eaft were now fuc- 

 ceeded by light variable winds and thick foggy weather, 

 which caufed us to ply occafionally, though to little pur- 

 pofe, as it was totally impracticable, with fuch weather, 

 to make our intended port, 



Saturday 26. At eight o'clock in the evening of the 26th a light 

 breeze came on from the South Weft, the fog difperfed, 

 and we had clear, pleafant weather ; fo that I was in ex- 

 pedlation of a fettled South Weft wind ; therefore fteered 

 North North Eaft for the Eaftern paflage into Prince Wil- 

 liam's Sound. 



Towards midnight, the breeze frefliening with thick 



dirty weather, we brought-to with the fhip's head to the 



Sunday 27. Southward ; and at three o'clock, the fog clearing up, 



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