with d u r in g the fo g ; and w e named it Foggy Cape. It lies
in latitude 56° 31'. A t this time, ha vin g had but little wind
a ll n ight, a breeze fp ru n g u p at North Weft. With this we
flood to the Southward, to make the land, feen in that direction,
plainer.
At nine o’clock, w e found it to be an ifland o f about nine
leagues in compafs ; ly in g in the latitude o f 56° 10', and in
the longitude o f 202° 45' ; and it is diftinguiihed in our chart
by the name o f Foggy IJland ; ha vin g reafon to believe, from
its fituation, that it is the fame which had that name giv en
to it b y Beering. At the fame time, three or fo u r iflands,
ly in g before a bay, formed by the coaft o f the main land,
bore North b y Weft ; a point, w ith three or fou r pinnacle
rocks upon it, w h ich was called Pinnacle Point, bore North
Weft by Weft ; and a clufter o f fmall iflots, or rocks, ly in g
about nine leagues from the coaft, South South Eaft.
A t noon, when our latitude was 56° 9', and our longitude
201“ 45', thefe rocks bore South, 58° Eaft, ten miles diftant ;
Pinnacle Point, North North Weft, diftant feven leagues ;
the neareft part o f the main land North Weft by Weft, fix
leagues diftant ; and the moft advanced land to the South
Weft, w hich had the appearance o f being an ifland, bore
Weft, a little Southerly. In the afternoon, we had little or no
wind ; fo that our progrefs was inconfiderable. At eight in
the evening, the coaft extended from South Weft to North
North Eaft ; the neareft part about eight leagues diftant.
,7. On the 17th, the wind was between Weft and North Weft,
a gentle breeze, and fometimes almoft calm. T he weather
was clear, and thé air iharp and dry. At noon, the continent
extended from South Weft to North b y Eaft ; the neareft
part feven leagues diftant. A large group o f iflands ly in g
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