. 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. fccond N. 80' W.
. 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. fccond N. 80' W. Having fine nioon-Iiirht wc con- tiiuiccl our coinfc to the eaftwartl, founding occafion- ally without reaching bottom. At 12 h. 30 in. we faw an high rock bearing E. i S. At 1 h. fteering E. N. E. we paflcd about three miles North of it, without foundings at 50 fathoms. At 2 h. it bore South ; and at 18 h., S. 87» W., juft in fight: it refembled the rock caUed Pula Sapula, in the Chinefe feas. By the ob- fbrvation at noon we found the current had fet us to llie N. E. 42 miles thefe 24 houi-s; which al^ lowed for, in fettling the fituation of the rock"^ its latitude will be 25* 57' N. longitude 124° 30' E., al- lowing the current to be regular to-day. ^1 1 'I At 11 h. wc faw land bearing E. | S. At If h. it extended from S. 49° E. to 77° E. It was low in the middle of the ifland, but the fouthcrn part was rather high. We failed within three miles of the fliorc, having no foundings with 50 fathoms. From each extreme extended a long fandy fpit, with a detached rock South of each. The land appeared well cul- tivated; and we could perceive feveral habitations. In the morning the natives came off to us: we found them the fitme race of people we had fcen at Typinihn, ccpuilly docile and communicative. At 8 A. M. wc II It fa\r m. 'â : d Hi I 1 m. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for re
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