CHAP. VH.'
O ff the IJl'and f Tzima, Jituated between the Coafts of Corea and
Japan.'—A rriv a l a t Chofan on the Corean Coafl.—Defcrtption of
iff Harbour—Inhabitants—Stil— Cultivation—Producef &c.—
Anxiety c f the N atives fo r our H ^ d tiu ré.^ O ^ rV am m ^ èr ■
Longitude, & c.
F resh breezes and fair weather, but the fame' haze
ii. ftill remained. We could juft difccrn the high land
I7*97; to the N. W., and at 0 h. the extremes of the „Gerean
°6&er cbaft extended from N. to N. 75°''W- feven-or .eight
leagues. Moré land appeared to the* S. W., when we
•flood.to the S. E. during the night
Moderate weather: flood in fhore.
Hazy weather.
Saw the land to the N. W. ’ At noon the coaft
extended from N. to N. 40° W. feven leagues* and
Hom S. 26° W’ to S.3fi°W.
Erefh breezes and pleafant weather.
Frefh
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- Erelh1 breezes and hazy weather^ &sdw® approached C H A p.
the .fluoré''we tfpund the , lands*1’ Jbfci -atf ’$ è ó n .' Mercfr
connédted, fbrmM^^ïfelw^eà'' thé# points an" extenfivef o4J>er
bay.."1- - At .fuiifetwe' tacked* iraèjtbéi baylmheeèxtrehi'ös^
bearifg^frömij -South tç> bof* wfi/hkd, n #
fo.itodwgskwii h/ 60, \ %thörn s$j&The .iofty - m 0 u n tai n
had before remar^ked^ ^feemedaf^terrpi^tél^on the-
north# fide’5,©f, toe^b^y^ and in a 'W, W. dke<§>ipn
the cpaft fèll beek, le^vgig a, ffaajjrbay within, wh|eh
rnoft probably affords good anchorage ; from the appearance;
of 'thé fhoresi ; $
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. Thefouthem land rofe in hummocks to a tolerable
elevafiph.'
The wind^was moderate and Heady all night, in the
morning it veered.. tf> the > wcftwareL'] Land at noon
extended from 1 2 ° W. to .if., ,82£ W. A fad die hid
'S. 6 T W. five or fix- -leagues. This'‘hill is :the fouth
extremity of the .extonfive bay which was let lafif
evening bearing South. Very pleafant wither? but
variable,. This, bay Uboundedirh.whaljes^ and we could
not reach the/bpttom with all our hftei Ij
Light airs, with calm andcio.ndy weather,
i 0 h. 1 Light winds,. •,
K:*5r % 12 h.
8th,