IV. Fruitless Attempts to penetrate through Ice to the North-West. Dangerous Situation of the Discovery. Sea-horses killed. Fresh Obstructions from the Ice. Report of Damages, received by the Discovery. Captain Clerke’s Determination to proceed to the Southward. Joy of the Ships’ Crews on that Occasion. Pass Serdze Kamen. Return through Beering’s Strait. Enquiry into the Extent of the North-East Coast of Asia. Reasons for rejecting Muller’s Map of the Promontory of the Tschutski. Reasons for believing the Coast does not reach a higher Latitude than 70-2/3 deg. North. General Observations on the Impracticability of a North-East or North-West Passage from the Atlantic into the Pacific Ocean. Comparative View of the Progress made in the Years 1778 and 1779. Remarks on the Sea and Sea-coasts, North of Beering’s Strait. History of the Voyage resumed. Pass the Island of St. Laurence. The Island of Mednoi. Death of Captain Clerke. Short Account of his Services.
V. Return to the Harbour of Saint Peter
and Saint Paul. Promotion of
Officers. Funeral of Captain Clerke.
Damages of the Discovery repaired.
Various other Occupations of the Ships’
Crews. Letters from the
Commander. Supply of Flour and Naval
Stores from a Russian Galliot.
Account of an Exile. Bear-hunting
and Fishing Parties. Disgrace of the
Serjeant. Celebration of the King’s
Coronation Day, and Visit from the
Commander. The Serjeant reinstated.
A Russian Soldier promoted at our
Request. Remarks on the Discipline
of the Russian Army. Church at
Paratounca. Method of Bear-hunting.
Farther Account of the Bears and
Kamtschadales. Inscription to the
Memory of Captain Clerke. Supply of
Cattle. Entertainments on the Empress’s
Name Day. Present from the
Commander. Attempt of a Marine to
desert. Work out of the Bay. Nautical
and Geographical Description of Awatska
Bay. Astronomical Tables and
Observations.
VI. General Account of Kamtschatka.
Geographical Description. Rivers.
Soil. Climate. Volcanoes.
Hot Springs. Productions. Vegetables.
Animals.
Birds. Fish.
VII. General Account of Kamtschatka, continued. Of the Inhabitants. Origin of the Kamtschadales. Discovered by the Russians. Abstract of their History. Numbers. Present State. Of the Russian Commerce in Kamtschatka. Of the Kamtschadale Habitations, and Dress. Of the Kurile Islands. The Koreki. The Tschutski.
VIII. Plan of our future Proceedings. Course to the Southward, along the Coast of Kamtschatka. Cape Lopatka. Pass the Islands Shoomska and Paramousir. Driven to the Eastward of the Kuriles. Singular Situation with respect to the pretended Discoveries of former Navigators. Fruitless Attempts to reach the Islands North of Japan. Geographical Conclusions. View of the Coast of Japan. Run along the East Side. Pass two Japanese