C H A P . IV.
Frui'ilefs attempts to penetrate through the Ice to the North Wefl.—
Dangerous Situation o f the Difcovery.— Sea-borfes killed.— Frefh
Obfiruclions from the Ice.— Report o f Damages received by the D if-
eoveryt— Captain Clerke's Determination to proceed to the -South-
Ward:-s-Jvy o f the Ship's Crews on thtot-Qceafkn.— Pafs Serdze
Kanen.—Return through Peering s Straits*— Inquiry into the -Ex*
tent o f the North Eafl Coafl o f A fa .— ReaJ'ons for reJeWng -Midler's
Map o f the Promontory o f the Tfcbutjki.— Reafons fo r believing the
Coafl does not reach -a higher Latitude than jo" .f' North.—General
Obfervations on the ImpraSlicability of a North Eafl, or North
Weft Paffage from the Atlantic into the Pacific Ocean.— Comparative
View of the Progrefs made in the Years 17 78 and 1 7 79 Remarks
in the Sea, and Sea-coafls, North of Beering's Straits —
Hiflory 'of the Voyage refimied.— Pafs the Ifland o f St. Laurence.—
The Ifland o f Mednoi.— Death o f Captain Clerke— Short Account of
■his Services."- ■ - ' 255
C H A P. V.
Return to the Harbour o f St. Peter and St. Paul.— Promotion o f O ff
ic e r s .— Funeral o f Captain Clerke.— Damages of the .Difcovery repaired
Various other Occupations o f the Ships Crews.— Letters
from the Commander.— Supply o f Flour and Naval Stores from a
Ruffian Gdlliot.— ■Account of an Exile.— Bear-hunting and Fifh-
mg Parties.— Difgrace o f the Serjetint.— Celebration of the King's
Coronation Day, and Vifit from the Commander.—The Serjeant-rein-
flated.— A Ruffian Soldier promoted at our Requefl.—Remarks; on
the Difeipline of the Ruffian Army.— Church at Paratounca.— Method
o f Bear-hunting.— Farther Account o f the Bears andKamtfcha-
dales.— Infcription to the Memory of Captain Clerke.— Supply of
- Cattle—Entertainments on the Emprefs's Name Day. — Prefent
from
from the Commander.— Attempt o f a Marine to defert.— Work out of
the Bay.— Nautical and Geographical Defcription o f Awatjka Bay.
— Aflronomieal tables, and Obfervations. 283
CHA P . VI.
Gener al Account o f Kamtfchatka.— Geographical Defcription Rivers. -
— Soil.— Climate.— Volcanos.— Hot Springs.— Produciiov.s. -—Vegetables.—
Animals*— Birds.—Fifhi 325-
cth a p . vrr.
General Account o f Kamtfchatka continued.— O f the Inhabitants. •
Origin o f the Kamtfchadales,— Difcovered by the Ruffians.— Ab-
ftracl o f their Hiflory.— Numbers.— Prejent- State.— O f the Ruffian
Commerce in Kamtfchatka — O f the Kamtfchadale Habitations and
Drefs.— O f the Kurile Iflands.’—The Koreki.— TheTfchutfki. 359
CHAP. ' VIII.'
Plan o f our future Proceedings.— Courfe to the Southward, along the
. Coafl o f Kamtfchatka— Cape Lopatka.— Pafs the Iflands Shoomjka
and Paramoujjr.— Driven to the E'aftward of the Kuriles.— Singu-
‘ lar Situation with refpett to the pretended Difcoveries o f former >■
Navigators.— Fruitlefs Attempts to reach the Iflands North, o f Ja-
pan.— Geographical CcncIuflons.— View o f the Coafl o f Japan.— Run
along the Eafl Side.— Pafs two Japanefe Veffels — Driven off the
Coafl by contrary Winds.— Extraordinary EffeSl o f Currents.— Steer
for the Bajhees— Pafs large Quantities o f Pumice Stone.— Difco--
ver Sulphur Ifland.— Pafs the Pratas.— IJles o f Lema, and Ladron
Ifland.— ChinefePilot taken on board the Refolution.— Journals o f -
the Officers and Men fecured. 38 a r
CHA P . ix;
Working up to Macao.— A Chinefe Comprador.— Sent on Shore to vifit '
the Portuguefe Governor.— Effects of the Intelligence we received
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