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August 9, Cape Chukotskoi was doubled, an
important event in the history of this expedition,—an event
which Müller, in order to make results fit into his frame,
has not even mentioned. The name, it is true, is not
found in the journal, but it appears on Bering’s chart in
Du Halde’s work, which Müller knew. Bering
determined the southern extremity of the cape to be 64°
18′, Cook 64° 13′.
August 11, the weather was calm and cloudy. At
2 o’clock in the afternoon, they saw an island toward the
southeast, which Bering, in honor of the day, called St.
Lawrence. At noon the latitude was found to be 64°
20′, and hence the Gabriel was in the strait between
Asia and America.
August 12, there was a light breeze and cloudy weather.
On this day they sailed sixty-nine miles, but the
difference in latitude was only 29′. At sunset the
longitude was computed by the aid of the variation of the
needle to be 25° 31′ east of the lower Kamchatka fort,
or 187° 21′ east of Greenwich.
August 13, a fresh breeze and cloudy. Bering sailed
during the whole day with land in sight, and the
difference in latitude was only 78′.
August 14, weather calm and cloudy. They sailed 29
miles + 8¾ miles for the current. The course of the
current was from south southeast to north northwest.
At noon the latitude was 66° 41′ when they saw high
land astern, and three hours later high mountains. (East
Cape is 66° 6′ N. lat. and 190° 21′ east of Greenwich.)
August 15, gentle wind, cloudy weather. From noon
until 3 o’clock Bering sailed to the northeast, and after
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