Thursday 22d In the PM had a gentle breeze from the S.SW with which we steerd along shoreNE untill 8 oClock when ^being about 2 or 3 Leagues from shore we sounded and had but 34 fathom upon which we hauld off NWBN untill 11 then brought too, having at this time 64 fathom - At 4 AM made sail to the NE, wind at S.S.W a light breeze    At 8 oClock the wind Veer'd to the westward and soon after fell Calm    at this time we was were about 3 or 4 Miles from the Shore and in 54 fathom water, having a large swell from the WSW rowling Obliquely upon the shore, which put me under a good deal of apprehension that we should be oblige'd to anchor, but by the help of a light air now and then from the SW quarter we were enabled to keep the Ship from driving much nearer the shore - At Noon the northermost land in sight which we took to be the point which lies N W           Leagues from the entrance of Queen Charlottes Sound / bore N^EBE1/4E distant 7 8 or 10 Leagues - our Latitude by account was 40°..55' So Longitude from Cape West 6°..35' Et     Course and distance saild sence yesterday N 36° E - 42 Miles —Very foggy over the land —