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on the ]8th April 1606, and after a long and 

 tedious passage, destitute of any incident worth 

 noticing, on the 18th June descried the land of 

 America, rising hke eight islands, in latitude 66" 

 48' (about Cape Grimington, on the coast of 

 Labrador.) Here a northerly gale came on, 

 which brought down such vast quantities of ice, 

 that the little bark, being surrounded with it, lost 

 her rudder, and Knight found it expedient to haul 

 her close into the bottom of the cove, in order to 

 save the clothes and other articles belonoino; to 

 the crew, the ship's stores and the provisions. 

 Knight then, with the mate and four others, went 

 on shore well armed, to endeavour to find out some 

 more convenient place for repairing the damage 

 which their ship had sustained. On landing, 

 Knight, the mate, and his brother, with one of the 

 crew, Avent up towards the highest part of the 

 island, leaving two of the people to take care of 

 the boat ; these men waited in vain for their return 

 from ten in the morning till eleven at night. The 

 next day, a party well armed went in search of 

 their unfortunate captain and his companions, but 

 they were unable to reach the island on account 

 of the ice. From this time no tidings were heard 

 of the little party, and it was then concluded that 

 they had been intercepted and slain by the savage 

 natives, as these people came down afterwards and 

 attacked the remainder of the crew with great 

 ferocity, shooting their arrows and pursuing them 



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