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and that thus far Beering proceeded in 1728; that is, to 1778. 
this head, which Muller fays is called Serdze Kamen , on ac- t Septembej 
count of a rock upon it, fhaped like a heart. But I con¬ 
ceive, that Mr. Muller’s knowledge of the geography of 
thefe parts is very imperfect. There are many elevated 
rocks upon this Cape, and poffrbly fome one or other of 
them may have the 111 ape of a heart. It is a pretty lofty 
promontory, with a fteep rocky cliff facing the fea; and 
lies in the latitude of 67° 3', and in the longitude of 188 0 ix'. 
To the Eaftward of it, the coaft is high and hold; but to 
the Weftward it is low, and trends North North Weft, and 
North Weft by Weft; which is nearly its direction all the 
way to Cape North. The foundings are every where the 
fame at the fame dilfance from the fhore, which is alfo the 
cafe on the oppofite fhore of America. The greateft depth 
we found in ranging along it was twenty-three fathoms. 
And, in the night, or in foggy weather, the foundings are 
no bad guide in failing along either of thefe fhores. 
At eight o’clock in the morning of the 2d, the moft ad- wednef. z, 
vanced land to the South Eaft, bore South, 25 0 Eaft; and 
from this point of view had the appearance of being an 
ifland. But the thick fnow fhowers, which fucceeded one 
another pretty fall, and fettled upon the land, hid great 
part of the coaft at this time from our fight. Soon after, 
the fun, whofe face we had not feen for near five days, 
broke out at the intervals between the fhowers; and, in 
fome meafure, freed the coaft from the fog, fo that we had 
a fight of it, and found the whole to be connected. The 
wind ftill continued at North, the air was cold, and the mer¬ 
cury in the thermometer never rofe above 35 0 , and was 
fometimes as low as 30°. At noon the obferved latitude 
was 
