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Weft; and an elevated hillbnre North North Weft, ten 
leagues diftant. This proved to be an ifland, which, from 
its figure, obtained the name, of Round IJland. It lies in 
the latitude of 58° 37', and in the longitude of 200° 6', and 
feven miles from the continent. In the evening at nine, 
having flood to the Northward to within three leagues of 
the fhore, we tacked in fourteen fathoms water; the ex¬ 
tremes of the coaft bearing Eaft South Eaft half Eaft, and 
Weft. The wind veering to the North Weft, enabled us 
to make a good ftretch along fhore, till two o’clock in the 
morning, when we got all at once into fix fathoms water, 
being at this time two leagues from the fhore. After edg¬ 
ing off a little, our depth gradually increafed, and at noon 
we had twenty fathoms, when the latitude was 58° I3 7 , and 
the longitude 199 0 . Round Ifland bore North, 5 0 Eaft; 
and the Weft extreme of the coaft North, 16 0 Weft, feven 
leagues diftant. It is an elevated point, which obtained 
the name of Calm Point , from our having calm weather 
when off it. To the North Weft of Round Ifland are two 
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or three hillocks, that appeared like iflands ; and it is pof- 
Able they may be fuch ; for we had but a diftant view of 
the coaft in this place. 
During the 14th and 15th, our progrefs was flow, hav- Tuefday 14. 
Ing little wind, and fometimes fo thick a fog, that we could Wednef * 
not fee the length of the ftiip. The foundings were from 
fourteen to twenty-fix fathoms; and we had tolerable fuc- 
cefs in fifhing, catching cod, and now and then a few flat 
fifh. At five in the morning of the 16th, the fog having Thurfday 16, 
cleared up, we found ourfelves nearer the land than we 
expe&ed. Calm Point bore North, 72 0 Eaft, and a point 
eight leagues from it, in the dire&ion of Weft, bore North, 
3 0 Eaft, three miles diftant. Between thefe two points, the 
coaft 
