11' north, and in 138 deg.

16' of west longitude, the wind shifted all of a sudden to the S.S.W., and blew with such violence, that we were forced to strike top-gallant masts and top-sails, and run before the gale with a double reef in our foresail.

The rolling of the vessel was greater than in all the gales we had experienced previously.
Nevertheless, as we made great headway, and were approaching the continent, the captain by way of precaution, lay to for two nights successively.

At last, on the 22d, in the morning, we saw the land.
Although we had not been able to take any observations for several days, nevertheless, by the appearance of the coast, we perceived that we were near the mouth of the river Columbia, and were not more than three miles from land.

The breakers formed by the bar at the entrance of that river, and which we could distinguish from the ship, left us no room to doubt that we had arrived at last at the end of our voyage.
The wind was blowing in heavy squalls, and the sea ran very high: in spite of that, the captain caused a boat to be lowered, and Mr.Fox (first mate), Basile Lapensee, Ignace Lapensee, Jos.