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fell calm, and we got a great number of cod in feventy- 
eight fathoms of water. The variation was found to be 19 0 
Eaft. From this time to the 17th, we were making the beft 
of our way to the South, without any occurrence worth re¬ 
marking, except that the wind coming from the Weftern 
quarter, forced us farther to the Eaft ward than we wifhed, 
as it was our intention to make Beering’s illand. 
On the 17th, at half paft four in the morning, we faw 
land to the North Weft, which we could not approach, the 
wind blowing from that quarter. At noon, the latitude, by 
obfervation, was 53 0 49', longitude 168 0 5', and variation 
io° Eaft. The land in light bore North by Weft, twelve or 
fourteen leagues diftant. This land we take to be the illand 
Mednoi, laid down, in the Ruffian charts, to the South Eaft 
of Beering’s Illand. It is high land, and appeared clear of 
fnow. We place it in the latitude 54 0 28', longitude 167° 52'. 
We got no foundings with one hundred and fifty fathoms 
of line. 
Captain Clerke was now no longer able to get out of his 
bed; he therefore defired, that the officers would receive 
their orders from me, and directed that we ffiould proceed, 
with all fpeed, to Awatfka Bay. The wind continuing Weft- 
erly, we ftood on to the South, till early on the morning of 
the 19th, when, after a few hours rain, it blew from the 
Eaft ward, and frelhened to a ftrong gale. We accordingly 
made the moft of it whilft it lafted, by Handing to the Weft- 
ward, under all the fail we could carry. On the 20th, the 
wind drifting to the South Weft, our courfe was to the Weft 
North Weft. At noon, the latitude, by obfervation, was 
53 0 7', longitude 162° 49'. On the 21ft, at half paft five in 
the morning, we faw a very high peaked mountain on the 
coaft of Kamtfchatka, called Cheepoonfkoi Mountain, from 
its 
1779. 
Auguft. 
Tuefday 17. 
Thurfday 19, 
Friday 20. 
Saturday 21. 
