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The Chronological History of all the Voyages to the Arctic
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the coast of America lying between Capes Newenham and Darby. He told him to join the sloop Discovery on July 20 at Stuart Island, but if Lieut. Avinov had not succeeded in finishing the survey of the mentioned shore by that time, he was permitted to remain there [at Stuart Island ] until August 15, and if he did not meet Cap. Vasilev in Norton Sound then, to winter on Unalashka Island or at the harbor of Petropavlovsk.
On July 6, the boat went on its appointed way, and Cap. Vasilev, going at the same time to Cape Stephens, discovered, on the 11th, a coast not indicated on the maps. Coming to a depth of eight sazhens he cast anchor, and going ashore with the interpreters, was informed that they were standing off an island called Nunivok [Nunivak Island], located not far from the mainland coast of America, and which is inhabited, and that until now its inhabitants had had no contact whatsoever with Europeans. The latitude of the place of anchorage was 59° 54'; longitude, 193° 17' east of Greenwich. Cap. Vasilev named this island after the name of his sloop, Otkrytie [Discovery].
On June [July] 12, Cap. Vasilev weighed anchor, and directed his course to Norton Sound. Arriving at Cape Darby on the 19th, he remained there at anchor for 24 hours, and since Lieut. Avinov had not arrived with the boat, Cap. Vasilev sailed north. At latitudes 68° 01' and 68° 21' Cap. Vasilev sighted two noticeable capes, which Captains Cook and Clerke
Journey of the sloop Good Intent to explore the Asiatic and American shores of Bering Strait, 1819 to 1822. Part one
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without a big loss of time.
On August 14, at six o'clock in the morning, the mentioned island came into our sight. Its forerunners were an infinite multitude of sea birds such as puffins, murres, seagulls, and loons. About noon we neared the island and determined its latitude, 60° 13' 48" N and longitude, 187° 45' 48" E of Greenwich. It consists of high bare rocks in which nest millions of the mentioned birds. Near the northern end is located a separate little islet, and at the southern, an immense rock resembling a saddle and named by Captain Clerke, Pinnacle [Pinnacle Island] . This large island is about 60 miles long, but completely sterile and uninhabited. The existence of multitudes of sea lions, seals, and sea otters on its low shore prompted Mr. Baranov, former manager of the colonies of the [Russian-]American Company, to settle a few score Aleuts there for hunting these animals, but after three years he was compelled to abandon this undertaking and to transport the rest of the people back to Unalashka and Umnak from where they had been taken. I say "the rest" because the greater part of them perished from the cruel colds existing on the high, unprotected island, and from scurvy. Furthermore, in autumn, ice brought a terrible scourge for the people and animals living in this land; that is, polar bears, by whom several persons also perished every winter.
At Unalaska
From here we went to Unalashka, and on the 17th saw St.
Journey of the sloop Good Intent to explore the Asiatic and American shores of Bering Strait, 1819 to 1822. Part three
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Chapter 5 Part Three of Hillsen's Journal
In the Hawaiian Islands
Leaving the port of San Francisco we took a course to the SW and followed it with variable winds to latitude 27. Reaching this parallel, we started to hold to it as far as possible, continuing our voyage to the W. The purpose of this action was the intention of finding two islands, Rico d'Ora and Rico-plata, put on the map near this latitude by two Spanish navigators, islands that were not found by anyone, not Cook, nor Clerke, no Vancouver. Our efforts, too, were futile, although twice we had signs of a coast nearby, because shore birds flew toward us, and the sea was covered with grass and driftwood, but the shore itself we could not see. Therefore, reching longitude 202 we bore away south toward the island of Ovaihi, or Hawaii.
We saw this island on March 17.1 The wind blew strongly from the NE, and so successfully pushed us ahead that at about midday we crossed the strait between the islands of Ovaihi and Muve [Maui]/ Both of these islands are part of the highest of the whole chain. On Atoi [Kauai] Island [ Ovaihi Island?] the farthest one to the north, rise three high mountains called Mona-Roa