Volume 1

An authentic narrative of a voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in His Majesty's ships Resolution and Discovery, during the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780; in search of a North-West passage between the continents of Asia and America ... Including a faithful account of all their discoveries, and the unfortunate death of Captain Cook / Illustrated with a chart and a variety of cuts.

  • Ellis, W. (William), -1785.
Date:
1784
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Credit: An authentic narrative of a voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in His Majesty's ships Resolution and Discovery, during the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780; in search of a North-West passage between the continents of Asia and America ... Including a faithful account of all their discoveries, and the unfortunate death of Captain Cook / Illustrated with a chart and a variety of cuts. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( 35^ ) bore N. lo deg. E. and N. 40 deg. W. and.the fouthermoft land in fight S. 22 deg. W. At twelve, we hauled the wind, our courfe E. by N. In the morning early (September 4th) we bore away again as ufijal, our courfe being N. W. by W. At eight we had no ground at twenty-five fathom; but at eleven flioaled from twelve to feven fa- thom, and foon after to five; we diredlly hauled off, and our foundings became gradually deeper. At noon we faw a fpit of low land, running off from the fouthern, extreme, which bore S. by W. As we approached this, our depth of wa- ter became lefs. Our latitude was 64 deg. 39 min. N. At three in the after- noon, we bore away for the American continent, our courfe S. S. E. the wind N. by W. and N. N. W. At four, the fouthermofl: land in fight bore S. 46 deg. W. and at fix S. 51 deg. W. At nine, we hauled the wind, our courfe being E. by N. END OF THE FIRST VOLUME.