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half Eaft. The land at noon extending from Eaft by ^ ^^^ ^• 

 South to Weft North Weft half Weft, we fteered Eaft — ^ 



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North Eaft, with a moderate breeze from the North Weft September. 

 by North, and pleafant weather. Our latitude then was ^""^ ^^ ^^' 

 49° 48', and the longitude 127° 8'. At two o'clock, 

 feeing a canoe putting off from the fhore, we fhortened 

 fail and brought- to for her to come up ; ftie had two In- 

 dians in her, but we could not prevail on either of them 

 to come on board : they had fome fifti which we bought, 

 and I made them a few trifling prefents ; after which they 

 left us and paddled for that part of the ftiore between 

 Woody Point and King George's Sound. At five o'clock 

 the North Point of the entrance into King George's 

 Sound bore North, 7 3° Eaft ; the breakers that lie off that 

 point Eaft half North, three leagues diftant : the Eaftern- 

 moft land in fight South, 73° Eaft, diftant eight or nine 

 leagues, and theWefternmoft land Weft byNorth half North, 

 thirteen leagues diftant. Having light winds and hazy wea- 

 ther, we found it imprad:icable to reach the Sound before 

 night ; therefore hauled to the South South Eaft. In the 

 courfe of the evening we frequently founded, and had 

 from fifty-four to fixty-two fathoms water over a muddy 

 bottom. During the night we plied occafionally, with 

 light variable winds and hazy weather. At fix o'clock in 

 the morning of the 24th the haze clearing away, we faw Sunday 24] 

 the land about the Sound, the North point of the en- 

 trance bearing North Eaft by Eaft, nine or ten leagues 

 diftant. The wind being ftill light, and frequently in- 

 clining to calm, our progrefs towards the Sound was very 

 flow. At four o'clock in the afternoon of the 25th the Monday 25. 

 North point of the entrance bore North, 61° Eaft, three 

 leagues diftant : having a light breeze at South by Eaft, 



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