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 poies, and black-fih: the latter were innumerable as we approached the land.

We cruized off this coat till the twelfth, eeing only the kind of fih already mentioned, with the addition of ome fin-back and hump-back whales; o that we had no inducement to remain there, after we had acertained that the pecies of whale on this coat is of no value. Our cruiing ground was between the Latitudes 23° and 25°, and Longitude 112° and 113°, off a remarkable mountain near Cape St. Lazarus; to which I have given the ame name: I make it to be in Latitude 25° 15′, and Longitude 112° 20′. To the South of it, is very low land, till within a few leagues of Cape St. Lucas, which makes the South point of California, when the land ries to uch an eminence, as to be een at the ditance of twenty leagues: but the Cape itelf is of a very moderate height. Though the weather was fair and pleaant, it was o hazy while we were on this low and dangerous coat, as to require a continual employment of the lead. We frequently got oundings with eventy fathoms of line at the ditance of nine leagues from the hore.

I am ready to confes, that I was deceived repecting the pecies of whale which I aw when I was