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A VOYAGE TO 
1778. coaft forms a bay, in fome parts of which the land was 
_ f hardly vilible from the maft-head. There is alfo a bay on 
the North Welf fide of this laft point, between it and an ele¬ 
vated promontory, which, at this time, bore North, 36° Weft, 
fixteen miles diftant. At nine, I fent Lieutenant Williamfon 
to this promontory, with orders to land, and fee what di¬ 
rection the coaft took beyond it, and what the country pro¬ 
duced ; for, from the fhips, it had but a barren appearance. 
We found here the flood-tide fetting ftrongly to the North 
Weft along the coaft. At noon it was high-water, and we 
anchored in twenty-four fathoms, four leagues diftant from 
the fliore. At five in the afternoon, the tide making in 
our favour, we weighed, and drove with it; for there was 
no wind. 
Soon after Mr. Williamfon returned, and reported, that 
he had landed on the point, and, having climbed the 
higheft hill, found, that the fartheft part of the coaft in 
fight bore nearly North. He took pofteflion of the coun¬ 
try in his Majefty’s name, and left on the hill a bottle, in 
which was infcribed, on a piece of paper, the names of the 
fhips, and the date of the dilcovery. The promontory, to 
which he gave the name of Cape Newenham , is a rocky 
point, of tolerable height, fituated in the latitude of 58° 42', 
and in the longitude of 197 0 36'. Over, or within it, are 
two elevated hills, riling one behind the other. The inner- 
moft, or Eafternmoft, is the higheft. The country, as far 
as Mr. Williamfon could fee, produces neither tree nor 
fhrub. The hills are naked; but on the lower grounds 
grew grafs, and other plants, very few of which were in 
flower. He faw no other animal but a doe and her fawn; 
and a dead fea-horfe, or cow, upon the beach. Of thefe 
animals we had lately feen a great many. 
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