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c HA P. . After getting well clear of the paffage into Prince 



c — ' William's Sound, we fleered Eaft South Eaft, with a liofht 



July.' breeze from the Weftward and pleafant weather •, but the 

 Tuefday3i. ^yji-jj^ ^fterwards hauling to the Southward, we fleered to 

 the Eaft by North. 



Auguft. The 3d Auguft being remarkably fine, the failors ham- 



" ^^ ^ mocks were got upon deck ; the fhip was fcraped fore and 

 aft, and fp'rinkled with vinegar, and well aired with 

 fires. 



The mean refult of feveral obferved diftances of the 

 Saturday 4. fuH and moon taken on the 4th gave 138° 20' longitude; 

 The latitude at that time was 57* 12 North. At three 

 o'clock we faw the land, bearing North by Weft, and 

 more than twenty leagues diftant, which we took for" 

 Mount Fairweather. The wind now fliifted to the Eaft- 

 ward, and continued feme time from that quarter, which 

 prevented us from making any great progrefs towards Cape 

 Edgecombe. However, as we could fetch fomethin2 to 

 the Eaftward and Southward of Mount Fairweather, I de- 

 termined to try for a port near the fituation in which cap- 

 tain Cook places Crofs Sound, although we were not for- 

 tunate enough to fall in with that place laft feafon. At 

 gpridays- four o'clock in the afternoon of the 5th Mount Fair- 

 weather bore North 10° Weft, near twenty leagues diftant. 

 This mountain, or rather ridge of mountains, as it forms 

 into feveral, is by far the higheft land on this part, of the 

 coaft; much loftier than Mount Edgecombe; and I think 

 nearly the height of Mount St. Elias. At fix o'clock the 

 appearance of an opening prefented itfelf, bearing North 

 10° Eaft; and having then a light breeze from North Weft 

 Monday 6. by Weft, we ftood in for it. Next morning at four 



o'clock 



