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settlement open between the two outer islands, in eleven 

 fathoms stiff clay, with a ledge of rocks, probably, be- 

 tween us and the anchor, as the grinding noise of our 

 cables evinced, and the anchors and hawsers used in 

 warping were entangled with much kelp. The anchor 

 was let go when the flag-staff was clear outside the rocky 

 islet. 



The approach to Upernavik is considered to be safest 

 by " the inner passage," immediately under the high 

 clifty part of Anderson's Hope, inside of the two is- 

 lands. When the last point on the right exhibits the 

 eastern passage open, haul easterly and southerly withal. 

 The settlement will be noticed about south-east, on the 

 starboard hand, with the Danish colours flying, and a 

 white-faced chapel beside it, unless you happen to do 

 as we did visit it at midnight : then, even a gun, unless 

 charged with sovereigns, might not elicit much atten- 

 tion. Even the Danes have very sound ideas of luxury: 

 in such climates it requires great inducement to get out 

 of bed. Some of the officers of the ' Resolute,' I be- 

 lieve, visited the " Rookery" and Plumbago districts ; but 

 of this I am unable to give any account. 



Having now, I, conceive, done my duty to those ma- 

 riners who may follow me (?), I shall proceed with our 

 monotonous voyage ; for really, but to seamen, I cannot 

 flatter myself that bergs, floes, sailing ice, etc. will greatly 

 interest any one not in want of such information. All 

 narratives of voyages of this nature demand great indul- 

 gence from the general reader. One should possess the 

 pen of Marryat, Hall, or Glascock, and indeed coin in- 

 teresting matter, to induce any one to enter these pages. 



