Between two and three in the afternoon, land was seen through the fog, bearing N.W., not more than three or four miles distant.  Upon this, we immediately hauled up south, close to the wind.  Soon after, the two courses were split, so that we had others to bring to the yards, and several others of our sails received considerable damage.  At nine, the gale abated, the weather cleared up, and we lost sight of the coast again, extending from W. by S. to N.W., about four or five leagues distant.  On sounding, we found a hundred fathoms water, over a muddy bottom.  Soon after, the fog returned, and we saw no more of the land all night.

At four next morning, the fog being now dispersed, we found ourselves in a manner surrounded by land; the continent, or what was supposed to be the continent, extending from W.S.W. to N.E. by N., and some elevated land bearing S.E. 1/2 S., by estimation eight or nine leagues distant.  The N.E. extreme of the main was the same point of land that we had fallen in with during the fog, and we named it Foggy Cape.  It lies in latitude 56 deg. 31’.  At this time, having had but little wind all night, a breeze sprung up at N.W.  With this we stood to the southward, to make the land, seen in that direction, plainer.

At nine o’clock, we found it to be an island of about nine leagues in compass, lying in the latitude of 56 deg. 10’, and in the longitude of 202 deg. 46’; and it is distinguished in our chart by the name of Foggy Island, having reason to believe, from its situation, that it is the same which had that name given to it by Beering.  At the same time, three or four islands, lying before a bay, formed by the coast of the main land; bore N. by W.; a point, with three or four pinnacle rocks upon it, which was called Pinnacle Point, bore N.W. by W.; and a cluster of small islets, or rocks, lying about nine leagues from the coast, S.S.E.

At noon, when our latitude was 56 deg. 9’, and our longitude 201 deg. 45’, these rocks bore S. 58’ E., ten miles distant; Pinnacle Point, N.N.W., distant seven leagues; the nearest part of the main land N.W. by W., six leagues distant; and the most advanced land to the S.W., which had the appearance of being an island, bore W., a little southerly.  In the afternoon, we had little or no wind, so that our progress was inconsiderable.  At eight in the evening, the coast extended from S.W. to N.N.E., the nearest part about eight leagues distant.

On the 17th, the wind was between W. and N.W., a gentle breeze, and sometimes almost calm.  The weather was clear, and the air sharp and dry.  At noon, the continent extended from S.W. to N. by E., the nearest part seven leagues distant.  A large group of islands lying about the same distance from the continent, extended from S. 26 deg.  W. to S. 52 deg.  W.