. 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. ro THE NOR'IH PACIFIC OCEAN. 139 tcnfivc town
. 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. ro THE NOR'IH PACIFIC OCEAN. 139 tcnfivc town. Tlic land aboul it appciiicd liclilv evil- CIIAP. â VI. tivatcd, in iiclL!,x^s riliiio- al)Ovc one another in the fides ââ-» ot" the iillls. 'I'lie to})s ol" tlieie hills were fteej) and November. crao'ffv; and j'.> the 1j()11()\vs between tiiem we faw fonie wood, but in no (juantity, To the N. E. of the town tlitMoall wits indented. The extreme, South of the town, S. 79° ^V, ]()'; opening, or river, N. 9' \V. ; land about Point, making north extreme, N. 34° E.; Round l^Iountain, N. 58' W., 4 or .5 leagues oil' Ihorc. Moderate breezes and very fine weather. We faw feveral iilands between the South and Weil; and at 5 h. we were abrcaft of the fouth extreme, which bore N. 30° ^^^ fix miles. This point forms the eallerii cntranee into the bay of Jeddo. Tiie Outer Illand bore S. 20° W., ten or twelve leagues. In the after- noon we were viiited l)y many filhing boats. They were 36 feet long, 8f wide, and 2| deep, very neatly built of oak, elm, and fir, very fliarp forward, and Avith a rifing ftern, m hieh projected beyond the real ftern, being a continuation of the fides. They have a falfe bottom, where they contain their fifli ; and in every refpedt they were moft ingenioufly conflrudted. They were fteered in the Chinefe manner; rnd each boat carried one maft, with a fquare cotton fail, T -2 Thev nth. H' \l-\ ilil I' ! I ';. m â ' â * \ 1
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