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A VOYAGE TO 
1779. parts, were well wooded, w r ere covered with a beautiful ver- 
dure - 
As it was Captain Clerke’s intention to keep as much in 
light of the coaft of Kamtfchatka as the weather would per¬ 
mit, in order to determine its polition, we continued fleering 
to the North North Ealt, with light and variable winds, till 
the 18th. The volcano was Hill leen throwing up immenfe 
volumes of fmoke; and we had no foundings with one hun¬ 
dred and fifty fathoms, at the diflance of four leagues from 
the fliore. 
Friday i s. On the 18th, the wind frefliening from the South, the 
weather became fo thick and hazy, as to make it impru¬ 
dent to attempt any longer to keep in fight of the land. But, 
that we might be ready to refume our furvey, whenever 
the fogs fhould difperfe, we ran on in the direction of the 
coaft, as laid down in the Ruffian charts, and fired fignal 
guns for the Difcovery to fleer the fame courfe. At eleven 
o’clock, juft before we loll fight of the land, Cheepoonfkoi 
Nofs, fo called by the Ruffians (a defcription of which, as 
well as the coafl between it and Awatfka Bay, will be given 
hereafter), bore North North Eaft, diflant feven or eight 
leagues. 
Sunday 20. On the 20th, at three in the morning, the weather having 
cleared up, we flood in toward the land; and in an hour’s 
time faw it ahead, extending from North Well to North 
North Eaft, diflant about five leagues. The North part we 
took to be Kronotfkoi Nofs; its pofition in the Ruffian charts 
agreeing nearly with our reckoning as to its latitude, which 
was 54 0 42'; but, in longitude, we differed from them con- 
fiderably, they placing it i° 4s 7 Eaft of Awatfka; whereas, 
our reckoning, corrected by the time-keepers and lunar ob- 
fervations, makes it 3 0 34" Eaft ward of that place, or 162° 17/ 
Eaft 
