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the fhips amply fupplied with wood; and had carried on 
board about twelve tons of water to each. 
On the 14th, a party of men were fent on fhore to cut 
brooms, which we were in want of, and the branches of 
fpruce-trees for brewing beer. Toward noon, every body 
was taken on board; for the wind, frelhening, had raifed 
fuch a furf on the beach, that the boats could not continue 
to land without great difficulty. Some doubts being hill 
entertained, whether the coaft we were now upon be¬ 
longed to an illand, or the American continent; and the 
ffiallownefs of the water putting it out of our power to de¬ 
termine this with our fhips, I fent Lieutenant King, with 
two boats under his command, to make fuch fearches as 
might leave no room for a variety of opinions on the fub- 
je£t Next day, the fhips removed over to the bay, which 
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September. 
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Monday 14. 
Tuefday 15. 
fometimes to her child. I purchafed all the fifh they had, confilding of very fine falnion, 
falmon-trout, and mullet; which were delivered moft faithfully to the man I fent for them. 
The man was about five feet two inches high, and well made ; his colour, of a light 
copper ; his hair black and fhort, and with little beard. He had two holes in his under¬ 
lip, but no ornaments in them. The woman was fhort and fquat, with a plump round 
face ; wore a deer-lkin jacket with a large hood; and had on wide boots. The teeth of 
both were black, and feemed as if they had been filed down level with the gums. The 
woman was pun£tured from the lip to the chin.” 
* Captain King has been fo good as to communicate his inferudtions on this occafion, 
and the particulars of the fatigue he underwent, in carrying them into execution: 
tc You are to proceed to the Northward as far as the extreme point we faw on Wed- 
“ nefday laid, or a little further, if you think it neceflary; land there, and endeavour, from 
“ the heights, to difeover whether the land you are then upon, fuppofed to be the illand 
“ of Alafchka, is really an illand, or joins to the land on the Eaft, fuppofed to be the con- 
w tinent of America. If the former, you are to fatisfy yourfelf with the depth of 
“ water in the channel between them, and which way the flood-tide comes. But if you 
“ find the two lands connected, lofe no time in founding ; but make the bell of your way 
w back to the fhip, which you will find at anchor near the point of land we anchored 
li under on Friday laid. If you perceive any likelihood of a change of weather for the 
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