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through it and entered the Pacific Ocean. In the pass, the
surf, influenced by the struggle of the wind and the current
called "sula," was so great that it inundated the sloop. From
here we had frequent strong winds and fog, which on September
6th separated us from the "Discovery." On the tenth came
in sight a conically-shaped mountain, Edgecumbe, lying on
the north shore of the entrance to Norfolk Sound [Sitka Sound]
in the deep of which lies the fortress, Novo-Arkhangelsk, the
main seat of administration for the [Russian—] American Com-
pany in the colonies. The next day we approached it but could
not enter because the wind shifted to the SSE and we had to
maneuver until the 21st [September], holding in the offing
in sight of the quiet port for three days. The "Discovery,"
having approached the sound more from the south on the fif-
teenth, entered on the same day.