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good "water-skins" (a peculiar seal), for the soles of our 

 travelling-boots, which we were unable to get at Lievely ; 

 purchased boots and mocassins, pup-seal skins for lin- 

 ings, and sundry curiosities, Esquimaux models. The 

 priest also, Jens Michael Peter Krngh, came to pay his re- 

 spects, a sharp, intelligent man, particularly conversant 

 with the value of a British sovereign. Both these indivi- 

 duals were the offspring of mixed parents on the mother's 

 side and Danish fathers, were born in Greenland, and 

 partially educated in Denmark. Their wives are Danish, 

 and the children interesting, animated, and likely to be 

 handsome. We were also introduced to a pretty dark- 

 eyed brunette, the daughter of Petersen, who accompa- 

 nied Mr. Penny as interpreter in his late expedition. In 

 the window of the Resident we noticed several varieties 

 of flowers in bloom, but principally natives of Greenland, 

 although common in England. 



We were most anxious to obtain seal's flesh for the 

 dogs of the expedition generally; but my endeavours were 

 completely frustrated by the interference of private in- 

 terests, by which the natives were induced to demand as 

 much for one carcase as the Governor informed me would 

 have purchased all in the colony. The result was, that 

 all were disappointed ; the Resident absolutely refusing 

 to allow any sales under these exorbitant demands. 



In the evening it came on to blow very fresh, and I 



.now began to congratulate myself in not trusting to the 



stability of bergs ; our bower anchor was well placed, 



and an intervening rocky ledge prevented the berg from 



< hiving upon us. 



The ' Resolute' commenced by breaking adrift, owing 



