19S JOURNEF TO THE SHORES 



for Vice- Admiral Lawford, under whose auspices 

 I first entered the naval service. 



A fresh breeze blowing through the night had 

 driven the ice from the land, and opened a chan- 

 nel of a mile in width ; we, therefore, embarked 

 at nme A.M. to pursue our journey along the 

 coast, but at the distance of nine miles were 

 obliged to seek shelter in Port Epworth, the wind 

 having become adverse, and too strong to admit 

 of our proceeding. The Tree River of the Esqui- 

 maux which discharges its waters into this bay 

 appears to be narrow, and much interrupted by 

 rapids. The fishing-nets were set, but they ob- 

 tamed only one white fish and a few bull-heads. 

 This part of the coast is the most sterile and in- 

 stable that can be imagined. One trap-cliff 



succeeds another with a 



tiresome uniformity, and 



their debris cover the .narrow valleys that inter- 

 vene, to the exclusion of every kind of herbage. 

 From the summit of these cliffs the ice appeared 

 in every direction. 



We obtained the following observations during 

 our stay; latitude 67° 42' 15" N., longitude llr2^ 

 SO 00 W., variation 47° 37' 42" E. 



The wind abating, at eight P.M. we re-embark- 

 ed, and soon afterwards discovered, on an island, 

 a rem-deer, which the interpreters fortunately 

 killed. Resuming our voyage we were much 



