326 A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
S. 45° W. Tó the North öf this point is a deep bay or
opening which- the winds prevented, our afcertaining;
it bore S. 6l° W. feven leagues* • The. wind remained
fixed in the weftem quarter,' blowing ftröng at times in
fqualls. At 18 h. the'land Was feenfromlSf. 6o° W. to
S>. 65° W., arid at noon from N. 47° W.tö S.-;65° W,
Some white cliffs weft feven or eight leagues^
izth- The' extremes of CoTea from N, 47° W. to N. 85° Weight
or ten leagues.. ' :.
Moderate breezes and clear weather, the wind
veering to the N. W. quarter. -
Before day-light we faw the land 'to the S. W.,
which proved to be the ifland of Tzitna, fituated between
Nipon and the Corean coaft. The coaft of
Corea, N. 33° W. to N. 50° W. .nine'- leagues. The
ifland Tzima was feen from S. 44°W, to W. four or
five leagues; andafmall high ifland, vifible only from
the rigging, S.24°E. ten or twélve leagues by eftirna-
tion. At half paft i'h. we tacked clofe in with*the
ifland, the. north point bearing N. 68° W. three or
four* miles. Some rocks are without this point. Early
in the morning wè perceived the ifland to be inhabited
» by their lighting fires in every part. This was
a grateful
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Oûober.
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TO THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. 327.
a grateful* dight/q and, »what we had been long unac- -CHAP,
cuftoraed -to *.on the?, coaft o f ,T a r t a r y We alfo faW 1—
four Japanefe/jhnks Working to the leftward, under*, oaober.
the land. The.ifland was tof moderate elevation, with
fome high land? in the, centretof it;' The-: vailies were
cultivatfed$taaad, wood-s iwere “th in ly . fcattejed, over the
hills>v; The, coaft .on .the‘daft. fideVwasfyery rocky and
the furf broke, on &he ftjore with great violerihe.i |u
A t nooff the north point bore $£. 88k\W. three -or
four "miles ; high ideks^ farroun dedi by ani/hktehHve
reefliv and rMfeh' b r o k e n ^ “fivdVmdds ;- Extreme
of ifland* Sv 20° V f. ; point forming a fmall
S. 30° W. 2 i mi le s the coa f t of Corea,Trom ify'150 W.
.1<rNff8S°-W. nine’ or ten. leagues: and we' had 22 1
fathoms-,' 'Goral-bottom. •
Moderate breezes -and fair' wdathef* -with' a flwell ?F3&:-
fromi §he*‘NdFth¥ The- wind .came'* from 5the fame
quarter,- and We were: able to wdather - the ifland,1
having a ftrohg -fcurrent in our favour, dettingSsLg&iiift
the wfod and fwdl¥/ From the- north point the ifland
tends iri the. dire&ion of Sa6&\W. fix Dr eight, miles; -
and-from-' therice to’ the Si S’. W. - fdirie fmall- ified Jay
off >ttee>!'portMpoffltj leaving a paifagm between them
. and- the reef,: ' through^ which channel rthe ?Juxiks went.
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