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his conduct. He was convinced of the entire necessity
of it, he said, and thought it unsafe to remain longer in
this exposed anchorage. Time did not permit him to go
in search of the harbor found by Khitroff on the day
previous, and there was moreover a seaward breeze. One
fourth of the water-casks remained unfilled.
Before a strong east wind, the St. Peter on that day
made fifty miles on a southwesterly course. During
the two succeeding days, he continued in this general
direction. It was misty, and the coast was invisible, but
the sounding-line continued to show a depth of from
forty to fifty fathoms. In a council, concerning the
deliberations of which Steller has a very confused and
incorrect account, it was decided, on July 25, to sail
slowly towards Petropavlovsk and, at intervals as wind
and weather permitted, to head for the north and west, in
order to explore the coast they had left.
They continued on their southwesterly course, and on
the next morning, July 26, they were off the Kadiak
archipelago. In a latitude of 56° 30′, and about sixteen
miles toward the north, they saw a high and projecting
point, which Bering called St. Hermogenes, in honor of
the patron saint of the day. He thought that this point
was a continuation of the continent they had left behind
them, and as such it is represented on both Müller’s and
Krasilnikoff’s manuscript maps in the archives of the
Admiralty. On his third voyage, Cook explored the
Kadiak group, which he too had assumed to be a part of
the mainland. He now found that Bering’s promontory
was a small island east of Afognak, but out of respect for
Bering, he retained the original name. Krusenstern also
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