18 MORA VIAN MISSIONS. Chap. II. 



in many old charts as Baal's River. Almost adjoining 

 Godhaab is the Moravian settlement of New Herrnhut. 

 Here it was that Hans Egede, the missionary father of 

 Greenland, established himself in T721, and thus re-opened 

 the communication between Europe and Greenland, which 

 had ceased upon the extinction of its early Scandinavian 

 settlers in the 14th century. 



A few years after Egede's successful beginning, the Mora- 

 vian mission still existing under the name of New Herrnhut 

 was established. At present the Moravians support four 

 missions in Greenland ; they are not subject to the Danish 

 authorities, nor are they permitted in any way to trade. 



As we were about to enter the harbour, the Danish vessel 

 — the sole object of our visit — came out, so not a moment 

 was lost in sending on board our invalid l and our letter-bag, 

 and in landing our coasting pilot. This man had brought us 

 up from Frederick shaab for the very moderate sum of three 

 pounds ; he was an Esquimaux, and, as the brother of poor 

 Hans, Dr. Kane's unhappy dog-driver, was received with 

 favour amongst us, and soon won our esteem by his quiet 

 obliging disposition, as also by his ability in the discharge of 

 his duty ; he was so keensighted and so vigilant, it was quite 

 a comfort to have him on board during the foggy weather, 

 for he could recognise on the instant every rock or point, 

 even when dimly looming through the mist. We were 

 not long in discovering that his absence was a loss to 

 us. 



When passing out to the north of the Kookornen islands, 

 the wind suddenly failed, and at the same time a swell from 

 to seaward reached us ; we therefore had considerable diffi- 



1 This man was in a rapid decline ; his shipmates kindly prepared for 

 him a few bottles of cod liver oil from the fish obtained at Frederiekshaab ; 

 to this oil, he subsequently told me, he attributed his speedy and com- 

 plete recovery. 



