286 - A VaYAaE öF ßlSCO^RY ,
book forenoon increafed to a ;frefli. gale, with heavy rain
from tjhq..^ E. quarter;. ^rjd. we flood ,to the, N. W.,
%j*emt>er. having no fight of -the land.
I, By the Japanefe rqbarf, in the .bay wqeroded, .in fthe
afternoon ,is a river pf, tome extent; and at 4h. «aci
opening roandahigh point, , S< 5° E . ; and at 6 h. it
bpre S. $0“ E., but fo, indiftin6tly ,we cpuldrnot aleer-
tain whether we were right in-oqq conjectures. ;*T|ie
wind blowing drong from the lapd, ,jpre,v;ent)Qd ,our
approach to the fliore to prove* anything with certainty.
.
3d. Strong breezes and cloudy weather: extremely hazy
round.the horizon, an,d a large fwell.from the North.
More moderate. Tacked fliip. ,
lÖ.h. Half paß, tacked.
20 h, ; Swell much abated.,
i 24 h. Frefh breezes and .hazy weather..
4*. Moderate breezes and very clpudy weather.
S.h. Tacked fliip. .
1 1 h. Dark cloudy weather, with rain.
15, h .. iUpve tp andi founded.
At noon Peaked.Ifland, N. 8° E.. fix leagues.
Two
TO TIIE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN.
Two ftal iflands, $4 ^O9 Ev to S, 87f ^ E. two ditto.
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Extremes' of InfoOj from S. E. to N . 60® E. about September,
ieven leagues ! ‘
"We faw an iftahd to theeaftward,; and foon after
another, with a high peak 'insthe'‘centre,- bearing N.
by Eu>At‘Jl2 h. we faw I the main land of Infoo* from
E a f ttb& E /:
We fleered for the ndrth extreme of Infoo, palling s^1*
to the,Weft >of two low flat ifiands that bore, a barren
appearance, and/ were uninhabited. The .main land
continued high and irregular, gradually decreasing towards
the extreme,, which appeared low and well
wooded.;, At-.7h. the wind .died . away, and it was .
calm till 1 1 h.; the extremes of, Infoo. then bearing
from •Mi 87? E . to .S. 14°E.,1 diftant four leagues from
.the neaifcft-parts. q
11 Flat ifland s* S-.T2° W. and S. 34° W.
Peaked Ifland, N. >15° Wu
Towards midnight the .;wind came from the Eafl,
and we flood to the northward. At day-light theextreme*