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entered the port of Upernavik, landed, and hauled 

 their boats for the last time upon the rocky shore. 

 The memerable perils and sufferings of the expe- 

 dition were thus happily ended. 



On the 6th of September Dr. Kane embarked 

 with his crew on board the Danish vessel Mariane, 

 then at Upernavik, with the intention of disembark- 

 ing at the Shetland Islands and thence making his 

 way homeward by some other means. He took on 

 board with him his favorite boat, the Faith. This 

 relic, together with the furs on his back, and the 

 documents which recorded the events and results of 

 the expedition, were the chief personal effects and 

 mementos which he brought with him of his 

 second Arctic expedition. 



On the llth of September the party arrived at 

 Godhaven. Here the Mariane stopped for a short 

 time to receive her papers of clearance, and dis- 

 charge a few stores. Dr. Kane was on the point of 

 sailing with her, when Captain Hartstene's vessels, 

 the Release and the Arctic, which had been sent 

 out in search of him, opportunely hove in sight. 

 The navigators soon became aware of each other's 

 presence. Dr. Kane immediately left the Mariane 

 and transferred himself to Captain Hartstene's ship, 

 where he and his associates were greeted with loud 



and long huzzas of welcome, and the most hearty and 



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