oe JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 
The coast of Island should be ap- 
proached with caution, as the tides appear to be 
strong and uncertain in their course. Some 
dangerous rocks lie above and below the water’s: 
edge, at the distance of five or six miles from 
East Bluff, bearing S. 32° E. 3 
August 12.—Having had a fresh gale through 
thenight, we reached Saddleback Island by noon 
—the place of rendezvous; and looked anxiously, 
but in vain, for the Wear. Several guns were 
fired, supposing she might be hid from our view 
by the land; but, as she did not appear, Captain. 
Davidson, having remained two hours, deemed. 
further delay inexpedient, and bore up to keep 
the advantage of the fair wind. The outline of 
this island is rugged ; the hammock on its northern 
extremity appeared to me to resemble a decayed 
martello tower more than a saddle. 
Azimuths were obtained this evening that gave 
the variation 58° 45’ W., which is greater than is 
laid down in the charts, or than the officers of the 
Hudson’s Bay ships have been accustomed to 
allow. We arrived abreast of the Upper Savage 
{sland early in the morning, and as the breeze 
was moderate, the ship was steered as near to 
the shore as the wind would permit, to give the 
Esquimaux inhabitants an opportunity of coming 
off to barter, which they soon embraced, 
