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near the Asiatic shores, and everywhere met ice, and for the
most part, bad weather. On that day he dropped anchor near
the American shore at latitude 67° 34' in order to take on
a supply of wood and water. This coast was low and covered
with grass, and not far away, a lake was visible. One could
see a great deal of driftwood, and some trees lay in places
rising 40 feet above sea level at a considerable distance from the
sea. Here they gathered wild onions, dock, wormwood, and
they saw many different varieties of flowers and grasses. Be-
sides the birds inhabiting the polar regions, they noticed
gray snipes here. The ocean current proved to be 20 miles
southward in 24 hours.

On July 22, Cap. Lieut. Shishmarev again got under sail
and sailed toward the coast of Asia where the ice surrounding
the sloop did not permit him to come near it. Cap. Lieut.
Shishmarev says, "Turning in all directions we could not find
free passage any place and were liberated [from the ice] only
by making our way through solid ice and receiving three blows
from large ice floes, without any damage, however, to the
sloop."

After this unsuccessful trip, Mr. Shishmarev directed his
way to the north and reached latitude 70° 11' where he saw
very high solid ice and encountered fresh north winds. On
August 1, Mr. Shishmarev was at latitude 70° 13' where he
again encountered ice and rather thick snow that covered all
the sails, rigging, and deck. On the 4th, we saw Cape Serdtse
Kamen. Mr. Shishmarev says, "The shore from this cape has