429 
* 
THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
1778. 
July. 
horizon; and behind it was high land, that appeared in 
detached hills. 
Thus the fine profpe£l we had of getting to the North 
vanifhed in a moment. I ftood on till nine o’clock, for fo 
long it was light, and then the point above mentioned, bore 
North Eaft half Eaft, about three miles diftant. Behind this 
point is a river, the entrance of which feemed to be a mile 
broad; but I can fay nothing as to its depth. The water 
appeared difcoloured, as upon fhoals, but a calm would 
have given it the fame afpect. It feemed to have a wind¬ 
ing direction, through the great flat that lies between the 
chain of mountains to the South Eafl, and the hills to the 
North Weft. It mull: abound with falmon, as we faw many 
leaping in the fea before the entrance; and fome were 
found in the maws of cod which we had caught. The 
entrance of this river, diftinguifhed by the name of Brijiol 
River , lies in the latitude of 58° 27', and in the longitude 
of 201 0 55'. 
Having fpent the night in making fhort boards; at day¬ 
break on the morning of the 10th, we made fail to the Friday 10. 
Weft South Weft, with a gentle breeze at North Eaft. At 
eleven o’clock, we thought the coaft to the North Weft ter¬ 
minated in a point, bearing North Weft by Weft; and as 
we had now deepened the water from nine to fourteen 
fathoms, I fleered for the point, ordering the Difcovery to 
keep ahead. But before fhe had run a mile, fhe made a 
fignal for fhoal water. At that inftant, we had the depth 
of feven fathoms ; and before we could get the fhip’s head 
the other way, had lefs than five; but the Difcovery had 
lefs than four. 
We ftood back to the North Eaft, three or four miles; 
but finding there was a ftrong title or current fetting to the 
Weft 
