July 1835 Kamtschatka Sea At noon today we saw Behring I. in the distance to the eastward. The wind very light. We are visited by unnumbered sea-birds, mostly gulls and guillemots, which are continually flying close by, but although within gunshot none are killed by our fusillade. 17th. N. lat. 56°58' E. lon. 166°35' A light E. wind. Bad weather. Temp. 50°. Many divers flying past. 18th. N. lat. 57°14' E. lon. 166°35' Foggy. Wind Vble. Temp. 52° Almost calm. 19th. N. lat. 56°47' E. lon. 168°21' Foggy. Calm. Temp. 50° Mr Brooke made a successful attempt at sound ing today, with his new lead, and got bottom in 2400. Some grills attached to the instrument came up full of soft dark-colored mud, which proved, on microscopic examination, to be chiefly composed of the silicious shields of infusoria. It are or two instances apparently living individuals were detected among these infusoria, their shells being filled with reddish or greenish [illegible] contents. No movements however, nor other signs of life were perceptible, so that these examples, if recent, had most probably been killed by the sudden change in external conditions. 20th. N. lat. 57°52' E. lon. 168°43' Wind Strong E. Temp. 47° July 1835 Kamtschatka Sea. Under topsails and courses, Ship laboring in a heavy sea. 21st. N. lat. 59°23' E. lon. 170°09' Wind ENE, a gale Sp. 48° We made land, a cape of the coast of Kamts chatka, and after approaching quite near the high promontories were and stood off. 22nd Sunday. N. lat. 60°00' E. lon. 171°08 Cloudy Wind E?, Temp. 48° Being again on the inshore tacks, we made land, and were off shore in 40 fms. gravel. 23rd. N. lat. 60°18' E. lon. 172°26' Thick. Wind N.E. Temp. 48° 24th. N. lat. 60°31' E. lon. 171°16' Wind N.E. Temp. 50° Du ring then two days land has still been in sight. It is elevated, with its ravines filled with snow. 25th. N. lat. 60°25' E. lon. 173°13' Thick. Wind E.N.E. Temp. 48° 26th. N. lat. 60°29' E. lon. 175°05' Calm. Temp. 50° Foggy, We got a sounding today in 1700 fms. green mud. 27th. N. lat. 60°19' E. lon. 174°00 Wind Vble. mostly calms. Temp. 50° 28th. N. lat. 60°32' E. lon. 174°00 Cloudy. Temp. 52° In the afternoon a northerly breeze sprang up. We got soundings for temperature of the water, which at surface was 57° - at 900 fms. 32° F. 29th. N. lat. 61°48' E. lon. 177°26' Rainy. Wind N.W. Temp. 49° Sunday. Very bad weather. 30th. N. lat. 61°05' E. lon. 180°14' Wind Wb. Foggy Sp. 48° 31st. N. lat. 62°20' E. lon. 180°21' Wind W.S.W. Temp. 50°