BOOK from all danger, running in a N. E. and. S. W. line of
'— *— ’ direction. At midnight the ifland bore to the'South
September, of us about two leagues. Soon after, the wind failed
us; and we had light airs from the eaftward, which
prevented our‘appioadfito Infob! Wé therefore tacked
and flood to the* North: and at 5-A. Mb wé faw an
ifland bearing N. by E . ; and the north extreme of
. Infoo, S. 72° E l feven or eight leagues. At noon the
wind increafed; with cloudy weather r Tinio-fhee Peak,
S. 8? E; twelve leagues'; Tu-ftieey S. 2° to 12° W .; -the
north extreme of the-ifland of Infoo, juft vififile,
S. 50ö E .; and in the direction o f N* 60° E>. we juft
difeerned more land : ifland to the North, N. 13® E.
1 make the latitude of the N. W. point óf Infoo
45° 25' N.j. and the longitude 141° 2-7' E .; leaving between
it and the difeovered land ah extenfive ftraif,
which the wind prevented our entering.
To the South of. what is fuppofed to be the N.;W.
point of Infoo, between 45° :15'N. and 45°| N., #e
could not diftinguilb the eoaft. It is therefore probable
this may be only an ifland; and the Japanefe
chart feems to confirm it. The wind prevented me
clearing up this point. Thefe remarks are fioce
otir
being to the North.
At half paft, the hfew land fet at noon extended -CHAP,
from N . -3S? E. to S. 8 5 ° E. ; centre« of North Ifland, —--— ’
Tdno-fhter S. 8° W. ; Tadhee, S. 20° W. se p S e r
about twelve leagues. *
Moderate*weather throughout the night.
We.layed to till day-light. £
Made fail ; the extremes,bearin g>- from N.*, 2.0?:.E,. .to
S. '6§° E. fix leagues.'; ;North Ifland, N. W. four
leagues.; By noon we' whre uvithin nii-les of the
land, when it* extended-from N. | E.-fo S., 20° E.
eight or ten leagues, the fouth extreme ° the: ifland,
S. 64° W. to .S. 70° W, fix or .feyeifi leagues. Very
pleafant weather, and a ,ftêady .-wind.' - As the Jâ-
panéfe, in tneïr chart, make an extenfi^,ifland.-to the
Nerth of Infoo, I conjeétured this to be the fame land.
The fouthein part of it is rather high, but in general
very.imoderate. in elevation. I place the fouth part
in Abf-; N\ latitude;dand' 141°: A7f alkdongitude;. I-The
ifland laying ooff this part of ;the coaft - waS\; high and
woody,';b u t of no extent. T t lays in the latitude.«f
4 jg°vl7 ''.N 4 fiveor fix leagues, in the diretftion of
S; JdriW.; froi#lVillkge:PonU,'whiela bore
;p p 2' from