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Leagues Weft of any known Land of America , and 
above 1000 near the Latitude of Japon: So that, if 
I fhould allow 700 Leagues for Countries or Blands 
Eaft of his new-difcover'd Coaft, there might ftill be 
a Paflage of 100 Leagues for the Southern or ^Pacific 
Ocean to communicate with Hudforis Bay % and to 
caufe fuch great Tides and Currents, as are found on 
the North -Weft of Hudfori s-Bay ; as alfo a free PaT 
fage for the Whales, which are feen in all the Open- 
ings North- Weft of that Bay, and are caught there 
in Numbers by the Eskemaux Savages: For, asthefe 
don t go in by Hudforis Str eight from our Atlan- 
tic Ocean, it cannot be prefumed that they fhould 
go up by fapon towards the North- Eaft Cape, and 
from thence go 70°, or above y6o Leagues, to Hud- 
foris Bay, and be there in the Month of June, and, 
after flaying until September , return again the fame 
Way to the Southern Ocean, to pafs the Winter.— • 
Now, as Behring only coafted at a Diftance, he could 
not poffibly know whether it was a Continent, or 
great Ifland 5 the laft of which feems the moft pro- 
bable : However, a few Months now, if our Ships 
return fafe, will give us a Certainty on one Side or 
the other 5 altho’ I am fanguine enough to believe 
they have by this time failed through, and difcover’d 
this fo much wifh'd for Paflage. 
Thefe, Sir, are the Reafons I have ftill to expeCt 
Succefsinthe Attempt I have promoted ; and, if you, 
think it may give any Satisfaction to Profeflor Euler 
to know the Reafons that fupport my Belief of a 
practicable fafe Paflage, be pleafed to communicate 
it to him, with my Compliments for the Trouble I 
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