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A VOYAGE TO 
CHAP. VIII. 
'Plan of our future Proceedings.—Courfe to the Southward , 
along the Co aft of Kamtfchat ka.—Cape Lopatka.—Pafs the 
IJlands Shoomfka and Paramoufir.—Driven to the Eaf - 
ward of the Kuriles.—Singular Situation with refpedl to the 
pretended Difcoveries of former Navigators.—Fruitlefs At¬ 
tempts to reach the IJlands North of Japan.—Geographical 
Conclujions.—View of the Co aft of Japan.—Run along the 
Eajl Side.—Pafs two Japanefe Veffels.—Driven off the Coafl 
by contrary Winds.—Extraordinary EffePi of Currents .— 
Steer for the B a faces .— Pafs large Quantities of Pumice 
Stone.—Difcover Sulphur If and.—Pafs the Pratas.—Ifes 
of Lema, and Ladrone If and. — Chinefe Pilot taken on 
board the Refolution.—Journals of the Officers and Men 
fecured . 
O U R inftrudtions from the Board of Admiralty having 
left a difcretionary power with the commanding Of- 
Saturday 9. ficer of the expedition, in cafe of failure in the fearch of a 
paffage from the Pacific into the Atlantic Ocean, to return 
to England, by whatever route he fhould think belt for the 
farther improvement of geography; Captain Gore de¬ 
manded of the principal officers their fentiments, in writ¬ 
ing, refpe< 5 ting the manner in which thefe orders might 
snoft effe&ually be obeyed. The refult of our opinions, 
which 
1779. 
Odtober. 
