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as usual, no one able to speak distinctly to any land in 

 sight, and yet so remarkable, that he who has once seen 

 ought never to forget it. Late in the evening, as we 

 reached close in upon one of the islands, it was thought, 

 on the view we had of a very high perpendicular cliff 

 (3300 feet), that it might be " Anderson's Hope ;" but 

 I, who had never before seen the land, knew full well 

 where I was : but where to find the anchorage at Uper- 

 navik was the mystery to be solved. The difference be- 

 tween noon and midnight, in this latitude, was scarcely 

 taken into account by us, and therefore I felt surprise 

 that no colours were exhibited, or pilots came off. They 

 were all asleep ; it was past midnight. 



Early on the 19th, a boat, manned by Esquimaux, came 

 off, but no Danes. At two A.M. I sent the cutter, with 

 the master, to seek for anchorage and point out the set- 

 tlement. Still no notice was taken of us by the Danes ; 

 nor could we distinguish the settlement. At length we 

 noticed the cutter, in a deep bight, with the signal flying 

 for anchorage, and shortly after discovered the chapel 

 and residence of the Superintendent (or Governor) on a 

 point above. 



Upon the return of the boat, we stood in to a small 

 but snug bay, open to the northward, and anchored, se- 

 curing to a small islet, as well as to an iceberg grounded 

 off the mouth of the bay. 



I now proceeded to call upon the Governor, Karl 

 Gelrneyden Flaischer, and received from him every at- 

 tention, apologizing for not sending out any pilots, as 

 most vessels frequenting this place are well acquainted 

 with the usual anchorage. We obtained about twenty 



