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TO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF RUSSIA AND SIBERIAs 61
ply towards the bay of St. Nicholas, and to fee if we might do any good there, if God
would permit it.
This prefent Saturday we faw very much ice, and were within two or three leagues of
it: it fhewed unto us as though it had been a firm land as far as we might fee from
N. W. off us to the eaftwards: and this afternoon the Lord fent us a little gale of wind
at S., fo that we bare clear off the weftermoft part of it, thanks be to God. And then
again{t night, it waxed calm again, and the wind was at S. W.: we made our way until
Sunday noon N. W. and by W., and then we had the latitude in 70° 30’, the wind at
S. W.: there was a billow fo that we could not difcern to take the latitude exactly, but
by a reafonable guefs.
24. Monday there was a pretty gale of wind at S., fo that we went W. and byS.,
the latitude this day at noon was 70° 10’: we had little wind all day: ata W.N. W.
fun we founded, and had twenty-nine fathoms black fandy oze, and then we were
N. E. five leagues from the N. E. part of the ifland Colgoieve.
25. Tuefday the wind all wefterly we plied to the windwards,
26. Wednefday the wind was all wefterly, and calm; we had the latitude this day
in 70° 10’, we being within three leagues of the north part of the ifland Colgoieve.
27. Thurfday we went room about the weftermoft part of the ifland, feeking where
we might find a place to ridein for a N. W. wind, but could find none, and then we
caft about again to the feawards, and the wind came at W.S. W., and this morning
we had plenty of {now.
28. Friday, the wind being at S. W. and by W. we plied to the windwards.
2g. Saturday, the wind being at S. we plied to the weftwards, and at afternoon the
mift brake up and then we might fee the land feven or eight leagues to the eaftward of
Caninoze: we founded a little before and had thirty-five fathoms and oze. And a
while after we founded again, and had nineteen fathom and fand: then we were within
three leagues and a half of the fhore, and towards night there came down fo much wind,
that we were fain to bring our fhip atrie, and laid her head to the weftwards.
30. Sunday, the wind became more calm, and then it waxed very mifty: at noon
we caft about to the eaftwards, the wind being at S., and ran eight hours on that board,
and then we caft about and caped W.S. W.: we founded and had thirty-two fathoms,
and tough oze like clay.
31. Monday, we doubled about Caninoze, and came at an anchor there, to the in-
tent we might kill fome fifth if God would permit it, and there we gat a great nufe,
which nufes were there fo plenty, that they would fcarcely fuffer any other fifth to
come near the hooks: they faid nufes carried away fundry of our hooks and leads.
A little after at a W. fun, the wind began to blow flormy at W.S. W. fo that we
were fain to weigh and forfake our fifhing ground, and went clofe by the wind S. W.
and S. W. and by W., making our way S. 5S. W.
September 1. Tuefday at a W. fun we founded and had twenty fathoms, and broken
wilkefhells : Ireckoned Caninoze to be twenty-four leagues N. N. E. from us.
11. The eleventh day we arrived at Colmogro, and there we wintered, expeCting
the approach of next fummer to proceed farther in our intended difcovery for the Ob :
which (by reafon of our employments to Wardhoule the next {pring for the fearch of
fome Englith fhips) was not accordingly performed.
CERTAIN
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