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INDEX. 



thei*y, i. (61)— Fox, Luke, i. (62) 



— Franklin, John, i. (71) — Fro- 

 bisher, Martin, i. 74, (57) — Fuc;^ 

 Juan de, i. (59) — Gama, Vasquez de, 

 i. 68— Gibbons, i.(61)— Gilbert, Sir 

 Humphry, i. (58) — Gillam, Zach. i. 

 (63) — Gomez, Estevan, i. 71, (56)— 

 Gualle, Francisco, i. (58) — Gun- 

 biorn, i. 63, (55)— Gwosdew, i. (65) 

 — Hall, James, i. 82, (59)— Hawks- 

 bridge, i. (62) — Kearn, Samuel, i. 

 (67)— Heceta, Bruno, i, (68) — 

 Heemskirk, Jacob van, i. 79 — Hein- 

 son, Morgen, i. 112 — Hudson, Hen- 

 ry, i. 82, (60)— Ignatiew, Isai, i. (62) 

 — Ingolf, i. 62, (54)— Jackmaii, 

 Charles, i. (58)— James, Thomas, i. 

 (62) — Knight, James, i. (64) — 

 Knight, John, i. 82, (60)— Kosche- 

 lew, i. (66)— Kotzbue, i (70)-Kru- 

 pischew, i. (65) — Laptiew, Dmitri, 

 i. (66) — Lassenius, i. (65) — Leif, 

 i. 62, 64, (54)— Lowenorn, i. (69) 

 • — Mackenzie, Alexander, i. (69) — 

 Madoc, i. 67, (55) — Malaspina, i. 

 (70)_Maldonado, i. (58)- Markoff, 

 Alexei, i. (64)— Melguer, i. (63)— 

 Middleton, Christopher, i. (66)-Mly- 

 agin, i. (66)— Moor, William, i. (66) 

 — MoroviefF, i. (65) — Rlunk, Jens, 

 i. (62)— Naddodd, i. 62, (54)— Oh- 

 there, i. 62, (55) -Ov.zen, i. {G6)— 

 Parry, William Edward, i. (71)— 

 Pet, Arthur, i. (58)— Phipps, Const. 

 John, i. (68)— Pickcrsgill, Richard, 

 1. (68)— Poole, Jonas, i. (60)- Pron- 

 tschitschefl", i. (65)— Rauda, Eric, i. 

 63, (55)— Richard, Lieut, i. (65)— 

 Roche, Marquis de la. i, (59) — Ross, 

 John, i. (71)— Ryp, Cornells, i. 79 

 Schcep, H. C. i. (62)— Scroggs, John, 

 i. (65)- Shalauroff, i. (67)— Skura- 

 tow, i. (66) — Smith, Francis, i. (67) 



— Swaine, Charles, i. (67) — Thorfin, 

 i. 65, (55)— Thorwald, i. 64, (55)— 

 Tschirikow, i. (66)— Uhlefcld, Baron 

 von, i. (.67) — Ulloa, Francisco, i. (57) 

 — Urdanietta, Andrea, i. (57) — Van- 

 couver, George, i. (70) — Verazzani, 

 Juan, i. (56), — Vizcaino, Sebas- 

 tiano, i. (59) — Vriez, M. H. van, 

 i. (62) — Wagin, Mercurei, i. (64) — 

 Weymouth, George, i. 81, (59) — 

 Wilder, i. (68)— WiUoughby, Sir 

 Hugh, i. 71, (57)— Wood, John, 

 i. (64) — Young, Walter, i. (68)— 



Zcno, Antonio, i. 68, (55)— Zena, 

 Nicholas, i. 68, (55) 



Do\'eca, account of, i, 532 



Drift wood, i. 131, 161 — An evidence 

 of a northern communication be- 

 tween the Atlantic and Pacific, i. 6 



Dunkirk, extensive whale-fishery from, 

 ii. 88 



Dutch, sent ships to the Spitzbergen 

 fishery, ii. 23 — Were driven away 

 by the English, ii. 24 — Were at- 

 tacked, and one ship captured, ii. 27 

 — Afterwards attacked the English, 

 34 — Attempt to establish a colony 

 in Spitzbergen, ii. 49 — They found 

 the village of Smeerenberg, ii. 52 — 

 Procured great success in the fishery, 

 ii. 54, 56 — Historical account of 

 their whale-fishery, ii. 138 — Profits 

 derived by, from the whale-fishery, 

 ii. 156 



Duties on Greenland produce, ii. 501 



Edge, Thomas, the first whale-fisher 

 at Spitzbergen, ii. 21 



Eider-duck, abundant in Greenland, 

 &c. i. 527 



Electricity of the atmosphere, i. 382 



Emberiza nivalis, notice of, i. 537 



English, probably ancient whale-fish- 

 ers, ii. 15 — Their first fishery at 

 Cape Breton, ii. 18 — Were the ori- 

 ginal disco\erers of the Spitzbergen 

 fishery, ii. 19 — Their first adventure 

 unfortunate, ii. 21 — They drive fo- 

 reigners away from the fishery, ii. 

 24' — Their fishery prosperous, ii. 31 

 — Afterwards suffer heavy losses, ii. 

 60, 70 — Their trade revives on the 

 offer of a bounty, ii. 75 



. historical account of their 



whale-fishery, ii. 98 — extent of, to 

 Greenland and Davis' Strait, ii. 119' 



Esk Mountain, Jan Mayen, discovered, 

 i. 166 



Esk, ship, narrative of proceedings on 

 board of, ii. 438 — Dangerous situa- 

 tion of, ii. 439 — Damage sustained 

 by, ii. 447 — Attempt to invert, ii. 

 457 — Contracts for assistance, ii. 

 465, 468 — Immense influx of wa- 

 ter, ii. 447 — Leak diminished, ii. 

 473 — Ship unmanageable, ii. 474 — 

 Immense quantity of water dis- 

 charged from, ii. 481— Arrives safe 

 in port, ii. 485 



