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denly into thirteen fathoms water, at two in the after- 1778, 
noon, we made a trip off till four, when we flood in again ^uguft.^ 
for the land; which was feen, foon after, extending from 
North to South Eaft; the neareft part three or four leagues 
diflant. The coaft here forms a point, named Point Mul - 
grave , which lies in the latitude of 67° 45'; and in the 
longitude of 194 0 51". The land appeared very low next 
the fea; hut, a little back, it rifes into hills of a moderate 
height. The whole was free from fnow ; and, to appear¬ 
ance, deftitute of wood. I now tacked, and bore away 
North Weft by Weft but, foon after, thick weather with 
rain coming on, and the wind increafing, I hauled more to 
the Weft. 
Next morning, at two o’clock, the wind veered to South Saturday 15. 
Weft by South, and blew a ftrong gale, which abated at 
noon ; and the fun fbining out, we found ourfelves, by ob- 
fervation, in the latitude of 68° i.8\ I now fleered North 
Eaft, till fix o’clock the next morning, when I fleered two Sunday i5, 
points more Eafterly. In this run we met with feveral fea- 
horfes, and flights of birds ; fome like fand-larks, and others 
no bigger than hedge-fparrows. Some fhags were alfo 
feen; fo that we judged ourfelves to be not far from land. 
But as we had a thick fog, we could not expedl to fee any; 
and,, as the wind blew ftrong, it was not prudent to continue 
a courfe which was moft likely to bring us to it. From 
the noon of this day,, to fix o’clock in the morning of the 
following, I fleered Eaft by North ; which courfe brought Monday 17. 
us into fixteen fathoms water. I now fleered North Eaft by 
Eaft, thinking, by this courfe, to deepen our water. But, 
in the fpace of fix leagues, it fhoaled to eleven fathoms ;, 
which made me think it proper to haul clofe to the wind, 
that now blew at Weft, Toward noon, both fun and moon 
were 
