Aug. 1/12. Festival of the Holy Cross. The expedition saw land to the northward and soon after entered a great bay which they named Holy Cross Bay. This they explored to the river at its head which they named Bolshoia (Great) River, and on the western point of entrance the latitude was, Aug. 2/13, observed to be 65° 35' north, while the longitude by dead reckoning was estimated at 182° 15' east of Greenwich, and the magnetic variation ¾ of a point easterly. _Notes._--Lauridsen says (p. 31, American edition) that in Holy Cross Bay the _Gabriel_ spent two days under sail in search of fresh water and a place to anchor. This is extremely singular, as there is an anchorage immediately at the entrance to the bay, on the starboard hand, and runs of fresh water are abundant. The application of an obvious correction[10] to the list of positions given by Campbell makes the position at the western elbow or spit, at the mouth of Holy Cross Bay, that which is given above. This position is over a degree too far west and over six miles too far south. But Lauridsen (quoting Campbell without observing the blunder?) not stating the source of his information, gives a position (N. Lat. 62° 50') which is two hundred and twelve miles too far south and the English translation improves upon this by making it 60° 50', or three hundred and thirty-two miles south of the truth, or two hundred and sixty-five miles south of the entrance to the bay as platted on Bering's own chart. [Footnote 10: In Harris' Voy., 2d ed., ii, p. 1021, Bering's table of positions is printed: (N. Lat.) (Lon. E. Tobolsk) _Nischuvi Kamschatska Oostrog_ 56° 11', 98° 30' The Mouth of the river of the Apostle _Thadeus_ and the Cape 56° 03', 96° 10' The Elbow of the river _Swetoi Krest_ 62° 20', 111° 32' Eastern Point 65° 35', 115° 15' This should read, errors and misplacements corrected: Lat. Long. Nizhni Kamschatsk Ostrog 56° 11', 95° 30' The mouth of the River (Kamchatka) 56° 03', 96° 10' The Cape of the Apostle _Thaddens_ 62° 20', 111° 32' The western cape (or spit) of Svietoi Krest Bay 65° 35', 115° 15' The words in parentheses are added by the writer for clearness. It is somewhat surprising that in using this table nobody seems to have recognized these errors.]