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1778. ice was at no great diftance from us, it is evident, that it 
t now covered a part of the fea, which, but a few days before, 
had been clear; and that it extended farther to the South, 
than where we firft fell in with it. It muft not be under- 
Hood, that I fuppofed any part of this ice which we had 
feen, to be fixed ; on the contrary, I am well allured, that 
the whole was a moveable mafs. 
Having but little wind, in the afternoon, I fent the Mailer 
in a boat, to try if there was any current; but he found 
none. I continued to fleer in for the American land, until 
eight o’clock, in order to get a nearer view of it, and to look 
for a harbour; but feeing nothing like one, I Hood again to 
the North, with a light breeze Wellerly. At this time, the 
coall extended from South Well to Eaffc; the neareft part 
four or five leagues diftant. The Southern extreme feemed 
to form a point, which was named Cape Li/burne. It lies in 
the latitude of 69° 5", and in the longitude of 194 0 42', and 
appeared to be pretty high land, even down to the fea. But 
there may be low land under it, which we might not fee, 
being not lefs than ten leagues from it. Every where elfe, 
as we advanced Northward, we had found a low coall, 
from which the land rifes to a middle height. The coall 
now before us was without fnow, except in one or two 
places; and had a greenilh hue. But we could not perceive 
any wood upon it. 
Saturday 22. On the 22d, the wind was Southerly, and the weather 
moltly foggy, with fome intervals of funlhine. At eight in 
the evening it fell calm, which continued till midnight, 
when we heard the furge of the fea againlt the ice, and had 
feveral loofe pieces about us. A light breeze now fprung 
up at North Eall; and, as the fog was very thick, I fleered 
to the Southward, to clear the ice. At eight o’clock next 
morning, 
