'77s. country o f the T fch u tik i, or the North Eaft coaft o f A fia ;
September.^ tliat thus far Beering proceeded in 1738; that is, to
this head w h ich Muller fays is called Serdze Kamen, on account
o f a rock upon it, ihaped lik e a heart. But I conceive,
that Mr. Muller’s knowledge o f the geography o f
thefe parts is very imperfedl. There are many elevated
rocks upon this Cape, and poflibly fome one or other o f
them may have the lhape o f a heart. It is a pretty lo fty
promontory, with a fleep rocky c liff facin g the fe a ; and lies
in the latitude o f 67° 3', and in the longitude o f 1880 11'. To
the Eailward o f it, the coaft is h igh and b o ld ; but to the
Weftward it is low, and trends North North Weft, and North
Weft by W e ft ; w hich is nearly its direction all the w ay to
Cape North. T he foundings are every where the fame at
the fame diftance from the fhore, w h ich is alfo the cafe on
the oppofite ihore o f America. T h e greateft depth we found
in ranging along it was twenty-three fathoms. And, in the
night, or in fo g g y weather, the foundings are no bad guide
in failing along either o f thele ihores.
Wednef. 2. At eight o’clock in the morning o f the 2d, the moft advanced
land to the South Eaft, bore South, 2s ' E a ft; and
from this point o f view had the appearance o f being an
ifland. But the thick fnow fhowers, which fucceeded one
another pretty fail, and fettled upon the land, hid great
part o f the coaft at this time -from our light. Soon after,
the fun, whofe face we had not feen for near five days,
broke out at the intervals between the fh ow e rs ; and, in
fome meafure, freed the coaft from the fog, fo that we had
a fight o f it, and found the whole to be connected. T he wind
flill continued at North, the air was cold, and the mercury
in the thermometer never rofe above 35", and was fometimes
as low as 30”. At noon the obferved latitude was 66*37',
Cape