The fourth Demonstration, Containing A Description of Orlogenes from the Cape of Can∣denoes to the west-coast of Nova Sembla and the Weygat.
ORlogenoes and the cape Candenoes lieth severally north east and south∣west 35 miles. The corner of Can∣denoes is well enough known; there stands 5 great crosses up for tokens, which when ye come by, ye can per∣fectly perceive that the land fails you, on the one side south-west to∣ward the White sea, and on the other side south-east.
About ten miles easterly from Cabo de Candenoes, there lieth an Island called Morsonowits, from thence easterly there lieth a great Inham landward in, which is a flat undeep water, withall a deceitfull ground. There hath been divers ships who have saild amisse here, thinking that they had been in the mouth of the Whitesea, therefore it is necessarie to learn to distinguish the land, for the Russish coast eastward Candenoes is very sandie, and a flat shoar; and the coast of Lapland is high, and full of mountains. Into this Inham there runs a river from the land, through the which ye can come in boats to the White sea.
Besides this Inham about twentie miles east and east sou∣therly from Candenoes, there lieth an Island called Col∣goya, which is ten miles in length; ye may sail round about it, but on the south-side thereof lieth a craig which comes from the east, that ye must shun, because it joyns to the west-end of this Island. There are a great many geese on this Island, which in the sommer time are wholly naked having no kinde of feathers; they lay their egge under their stump or taile, and on that fashion breeds forth their young ones: there are such multitudes of those geese there, that the Russes comes with their Lodges or boats to land, and takes of them by multitudes, and salts them in tuns.
From the Candenoes to the Island Tussara the course is east south-east 32 miles, and between both lieth this great ham. On the west-side of Tussara lieth the corner of Swel∣genoes. From Tussara to the river of Colcova the course is eastward five miles, that is a good river, and some twelve foot deep, there is no other traffique there but that the Russes comes from Colmogro and St. Niclaes with their lodges to change their wares for rough skins.
Five miles eastward from the river Colcova lieth the river Pitsana, which is but six foot deep, and is not well known, a little westerly from this lieth a drie bank which ye must shun. Olivier Brunel coming from Nova Sembla sat here on ground.
Ten miles eastward from Pitsana lieth the river Pitsora, that runs by the east-corner in, south south-east, and is deep six Holland yards: the land there is low and sandie, on the west-corner there stands a Pack-house whereon stands some crosses; when ye come within the river, turn a little west∣ward up toward the Pack-house, and let anker fall on three or four fathoms water, there is a great poole or lake.
Ye must shun the east side of the river, for it is full of sand and banks. The town of Pitsora lieth 26 Dutch miles land∣ward in: there is abundance of costly skins and cristall.
Between Pitsora and Way-gats lieth Oltgijn, and without on the land lieth two rocks or little Islands, the one called Oranjen, and the other Graef Maurits: there ye may ly at anker on six or seven fathoms. From the south-side there comes a sandbed off-falling, where ye have but three fa∣thoms. On the east and west-side of these two Islands there is a great Inham, flat water; the land lieth there in the round to the corner of Pitsora, all in one Inham: it is from Pitsora to Way-gats north-east easterly 24 miles.
Way-gats, which is likewise called the Strait of Nas∣sowen, is a narrow passage through which ye can sail into the Tartarish sea. It lieth first easterly, and then north-east the matter of six or seven miles, about midway there lieth an Island which ye can sail by on both sides. A little within the corner on the north-side is a brave bay, into the which ye can let anker fall so deep as ye please, to wit on five, four or three fathoms, good strong ground; toward the east wall ye have the deepest water, and ye ly there safe from all windes or Yee-flouds. It hath been assayed at two severall times to finde away through this Strait, to sail be-north Tartarie to come to the rich Kingdomes of Cathy and China, and from thence to Molucquen; but all in vain, because of the great Yee that lieth there the whole year, and never melts, by reason of the constant cold.
From the east-end of the Strait Way-gats to the Inham of Oby, the course is east south-east and south-east