. A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean [microform] : in which the coast of Asia, from the lat. of 35@ north to the lat. of 52@ north, the island of Insu (commonly known under the name of the land of Jesso), the north, south and east coasts of Japan, the Lieuchieux and the adjacent isles, as well as the coast of Corea, have been examined and surveyed : performed in His Majesty's sloop Providence and her tender, in the years 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798. Providence (Ship); Providence (Navire); Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. TO THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. wliich ftill cont
. A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean [microform] : in which the coast of Asia, from the lat. of 35@ north to the lat. of 52@ north, the island of Insu (commonly known under the name of the land of Jesso), the north, south and east coasts of Japan, the Lieuchieux and the adjacent isles, as well as the coast of Corea, have been examined and surveyed : performed in His Majesty's sloop Providence and her tender, in the years 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798. Providence (Ship); Providence (Navire); Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. TO THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. wliich ftill continued, notwithftanding the wind mode- rated the following day. As the wind kept invariably fixed in the eaftern quarter, we employed the boats watering at the head of a fraall bay, within a rocky iilet on the weftern part of Poo-tory. Many fifliing- boats took flielter in it for the fame purpofe, as they found good anchorage, and protedion from'the eafterly winds; the foundings were regular from five to^ two fathoms. Frefli breezes and clear weather, v*rith the wind at E., induced me to get under way, notwith- ftanding the heavy fwell againft us. We plied to the eaftward ineffeaually all the afternoon, and finding we could not weather the Grand Lima before night, and the anchorage being ineligible for the fchooner, we were once more neceflitated to bear up for our former birth, and came to in 12 fathoms; the point of Poo-tory E. S. E. three or four miles. the night we had conftant lightning from the weft- The morning was calm, with pleafant weather; and foon after noon a breeze of wind fpringing up fjom the S. W. quarter, we immediately got under way, and made fail to the eaftward, with the ebb tide in our favour. The fchooner not being able to weather Poo-tory, (he pafled to the North of it, and â 6 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and app
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