THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
At day-break, on the 30th, we made fail, and fteered fuch 
a courfe as I thought would bring us in with the land; be¬ 
ing in a great meafure guided by the lead. For the wea¬ 
ther was as thick as ever, and it fnowed incefTantly. At 
ten, we got light of the coaft, bearing South Weft, four 
miles diftant; and prefently after, having fhoaled the wa¬ 
ter to feven fathoms, we hauled off. At this time, a very 
low point, or fpit, bore South South Weft, two or three 
miles diftant; to the Eaft of which there appeared to be a 
narrow channel, leading into fome water that we faw over 
the point. Probably, the lake before mentioned communi¬ 
cates here with the fea. 
At noon, the mift difperfing for a fhort interval, we had 
a tolerably good view of the coaft, which extended from 
South Eaft to North Weft by Weft. Some parts appeared 
higher than others; but in general it was very low, with 
high land farther up the country. The whole was now 
covered with fnow, which had lately fallen, quite down to 
the fea. I continued to range along the coaft, at two leagues 
diftance, till ten at night, when we hauled off; but we re¬ 
fumed our courfe next morning, foon after day-break, when 
we got fight of the coaft again, extending from Weft to 
South Eaft by South. At eight, the Eaftern part bore South, 
and proved to be an ifland; which at noon bore South Weft 
half South, four or five miles diftant. It is about four or 
five miles in circuit, of a middling height, with a fteep, 
rocky coaft, fituated about three leagues from the main, in 
the latitude of 67° 45', and diftinguifhed in the chart by the 
name of Burney’s Ifland. 
The inland country hereabout is full of hills; fome of 
which are of a confiderable height. The land was covered 
with fnow, except a few fpots upon the fea-coaft, which 
3O2 ftill 
467 
1778. 
Auguft. 
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Sunday 30, 
Monday 31. 
