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A VOYAGE TO 
1778. This Bay of St. Laurence * is, at leaft, five leagues broad 
at the entrance, and four leagues deep, narrowing toward 
the bottom, where it appeared to be tolerably well fheltered 
from the fea-winds, provided there be a fufficient depth of 
water for fiiips. I did not wait to examine it, although I 
was very defirous of finding an harbour in thofe parts, to 
which I might refort next fpring. But I wanted one where 
wood might be got, and I knew that none was to be found 
here. From the South point of this bay, which lies in the 
latitude of 65° 30'', the coaft trends Weft by South, for about 
nine leagues, and there forms a deep bay, or river; or elfe 
the land there is fo low that we could not fee it. 
At one in the afternoon, in the direction of our courfe, 
we faw what was firft taken for a rock; but it proved to be 
a dead whale, which fome natives of the Afiatic coaft had 
killed, and were towing afliore. They feemed to conceal 
themfelves behind the fifh to avoid being feen by us. This 
was unneceftary; for we purfued our courfe, without tak¬ 
ing any notice of them. 
Friday 4. At day-break on the 4th, I hauled to the North Weft, in 
order to get a nearer view of the inlet feen the preceding 
day; but the wind, foon after, veering to that direction, I 
gave up the defign; and, fteering to the Southward along 
the coaft, paft two bays, each about two leagues deep. The 
Northernmoft lies before a hill, which is remarkable by 
being rounder than any other upon the coaft. And there is 
an ifland lying before the other. It may be doubted, whe¬ 
ther there be a fufficient depth for fhips in either of thefe 
bays, as we always met with flioal water, when we edged 
* Captain Cook gives it this name, having anchored in it on St. Laurence’s day, Au- 
guft 10. It is remarkable, that Beering failed paft this very place on the ioth of Auguft 
3728 j on which account, the neighbouring ifland was named by him after the fame Saint. 
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