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A VOYAGE TO 
t 1779- in our reckonings of the preceding day, of eight miles, and 
i" in this day’s of leventeen; from whence, and from our 
being much more to the Eaftward than we expedled, we 
concluded, that there had been a ftrong current from the 
South Weft. 
At two in the afternoon, we again made the land to the 
Weft ward, at the diftance of about twelve leagues; the 
Southernmoft land in light, which we fuppofed to be White 
Point % bore Weft South Weft half Wefta hummock to 
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the’ North'ward, which had the appearance of being an 
ifland, bore North North Weft half Weft, within which 
we faw from the maft-head low land, which we took to 
be Sand-down Point f. We ftood in toward the land, till 
half paft five, when we hauled our wind to the Southward. 
At this time we faw a number of Japanefe veftels, clofe in 
with the land, feveral feemingly engaged in filhing, and 
others ftanding along fhore. We now difcovered to the 
Weft ward a remarkably high mountain, with a round top, 
riling far inland. There is no high ground near it, the 
eoaft being of a moderate elevation, and, as far as we could 
judge, from the hazinefs of the horizon, much broken .by 
fmall inlets. But to the Southward of the hummock ifland 
before mentioned, there appeared, at a great diftance, with- 
in the country, a ridge of hills, ftretching in a direction 
toward the mountain, and probably joining with it. As 
this is the moft remarkable hill on the eoaft, we could have 
wilhed to have fettled its lituation exactly ; but having only 
had this lingle view, were obliged to be contented with fuch 
accuracy as our circumftances would allow. Its latitude 
therefore w 7 e conceive to be 35 0 20', its longitude, eftimated 
* Witte Hoech , placed by Janfen in latitude 35 0 24'. 
f Sanduynege Hoeck 7 in latitude 35 0 5 A Janfen. 
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