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strengthened to a gale, and raised a short, high, C xii.' 

 dangerous sea. We hauled in for the land as much *"" 'v mm ' 



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as it would allow. At nine a. m. it blew extremely of the 

 hard ; and, considering it dangerous to scud, rounded 

 to on the larboard tack, took in the foresail, and set 

 balance-reefed mainsail and storm-jib. Found the 

 boat behave uncommonly well and continue tolerably 

 dry. At noon our latitude was 67° 19' N. In the 

 afternoon it moderated, and we made sail in for the 

 land. At four p. m. saw Cape Mulgrave on the 

 weather-bow, and altered our course for Kotzebue 

 Sound. The wind dying away left us at midnight 

 becalmed a few miles from Cape Krusenstern. 



Friday 8th. After a few hours' calm, a breeze 

 came from the S. E., and we worked along shore. 

 In the forenoon several baidars came off to us. We 

 procured, in exchange for a few beads, a large quan- 

 tity of salmon, in hopes we should be able to keep 

 enough to supply the ship. While sailing along 

 the land, many more of these boats came off; but on 

 waving them to return, they left us unmolested. 

 We saw immense quantities of fish drying on shore, 

 and concluded that the natives assembled at this 

 inlet to lay in their winter stock. 



Saturday, 9th. Owing to the light winds, we 

 made but small progress during the night, and this 

 morning were off Hotham Inlet. At eleven an- 

 chored. Sent the boat on shore to obtain wood and 

 water. Noon, the latitude observed (with false hori- 

 zon) was 66° 58' N. The spot abreast where we an- 

 chored had, when Mr. Elson visited this inlet before, 

 been the site of an Esquimaux village ; but there 

 was not a single tent left. In the evening we 

 weighed from here, and the next morning had the 



