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A VOYAGE TO 
CHAP. X. 
Return from Cape North , along the Coajl of Afia.—Views of 
the Country. — Burney's IJland.—Serdze Rumen, the 
Northern Limit of Beering's Voyage.—Pafs the Eafl Cape 
of Afia.—Defcription and Situation of it .— Obfervations on 
Muller. — The Tfchutfki.'—Bay of Saint Laurence.—Two 
other Bays , and Habitations of the Natives. — Beering's 
Cape TfchukotJkoi. — Beering’s Pojition of this Co aft accu¬ 
rate.—IJland of Saint Laurence. —Pafs to the American 
Coajl. — Cape Darby. —Bald Head. — Cape Denbigh , on a 
Peninfula. — Bejborougb IJland. — Wood and Water pro¬ 
cured.—Vifitsfrom the Natives.—Their Perfons and Habita¬ 
tions.—Produce of the Country.—Marks that the Peninfula 
had formerly been furrounded by the Sea. —Lieutenant 
King's Report. — Norton Sound. — Lunar Obfervations 
there. — Stablin's Map proved to be erroneous. —Plan of 
future Operations. 
j 77 8. A FTER haying flood off till we got into eighteen fa- 
u jljL thorns water, I bore up to the [Eaftward, along the 
Saturday 29. coafl, which, by this time, it was pretty certain, could only 
be the continent of Afia. As the wind blew frefh, with a 
very heavy fall of fnow, and a thick mill, it was neceffary 
to proceed with great caution. I therefore brought to, for 
a few hours in the night. 
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