THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
clear; but the fog prevented. Seeing no land at noon, and 
the gale increafing, with a thick fog and rain, I fleered Weft 
North Weft, under fuch fail as we could eafily haul the 
wind with; being fully fenftble of the danger of running 
before a ftrong gale in a thick fog, in the vicinity of an un¬ 
known coaft. It was, however, neceflary to run tome rifk 
when the wind favoured us; for clear weather, we had 
found, was generally accompanied with winds from the 
Weft. 
Between two and three in the afternoon, land was feen 
through the fog, bearing North Weft, not more than three 
or four miles diftant. Upon this, we immediately hauled 
up South, clofe to the wind. Soon after, the two courfes 
were fplit, fo that we had others to bring to the yards ; and 
feveral others of our fails received confiderable damage. 
At nine, the gale abated; the weather cleared up ; and we 
got fight of the coaft again, extending from Weft by South 
to North Weft, about four or five leagues diftant. On 
founding, we found a hundred fathoms water, over a mud* 
dy bottom. Soon after, the fog returned, and we faw no 
more of the land all night. 
At four next morning, the fog being now difperfed, we 
found ourfelves in a manner furrounded by land; the con¬ 
tinent, or what was fuppofed to be the continent, extend¬ 
ing from Weft South Weft to North Eaft by North; and 
fome elevated land bearing South Eaft half South; by efti- 
mation eight or nine leagues diftant. The North Eaft 
extreme of the main was the fame point of land that we 
had fallen in with during the fog ; and we named it Foggy 
Cape. It lies in latitude 56° 3T. At this time, having had 
but little wind ah night, a breeze fprung up at North Weft. 
Vql. II. 3 G With 
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1778. 
June. 
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Tuefday 16. 
