A VOYAGE TO 
1778. With this we ftood to the Southward, to make the land,, 
^ een ' m ^ iat direction, plainer. 
At nine o’clock, we found it to be an illand of about 
nine leagues in compals; lying in the latitude of 56° io", 
and in the longitude of 202 0 45'; and it is diftinguilhed in 
our chart by the name of Foggy IJland ; having reafon to 
believe, from its lituation, that it is the fame which had 
that name given to it by Beering. At the fame time, three 
or four illands, lying before a bay, formed by the coaft of 
the main land, bore North by Weft; a point, with three 
or four pinnacle rocks upon it, which was called Pinnacle 
Point , bore North Weft by Weft; and a duller of final! 
illots, or rocks, lying about nine leagues from the coaft. 
South South Eaft. 
At noon, when our latitude was 56° 9", and our longi¬ 
tude 201 0 45', thefe rocks bore South, 58' Eaft, ten miles 
diftant; Pinnacle Point, North North Weft, diftant feven 
leagues ; the neareft part of the main land North Weft by 
Weft, fix leagues diftant; and the moft advanced land to 
the South Weft, which had the appearance of being an 
illand, bore Weft, a little Southerly. In the afternoon, we 
had little or no wind ; fio that our progrefs was inconfider- 
able. At eight in the evening, the coaft extended from 
South Weft to North North Eaft; the neareft part about 
eight leagues diftant. 
Wednef. 17. On the 17th, the wind was between Weft and North 
Weft, a gentle breeze, and fometimes almoft calm. The 
weather was clear, and the air lharp and dry. At noon, 
the continent extended from South Weft to North by 
Eaft; the neareft part feven leagues diftant. A large 
group of illands lying about the fame diftance from 
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