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several herrings, and a flat fish resembling plaice, 

 but covered on the back with horny excres- 

 cences. 



On the 6th we were detained in the encamp- 

 ment by stormy weather until five P.M., when we 

 embarked and paddled along the northern shore 

 of the inlet ; the weather still continuing foggy, 

 but the wind moderate. Observing on the beach 

 a she bear with three young ones, we landed a 

 party to attack them: but being approached 

 without due caution, they took the alarm and 

 scaled a precipitous rocky hill, with a rapidity 

 that baffled all pursuit. At eight o'clock, the fog 

 changing into rain, we encamped. Many seals 

 were seen to-day, but as they kept in deep water 

 we did not fire at them. 



On August 7th the atmosphere was charged 

 with fog and rain all the day, but as the wind was 

 moderate we pursued our journey ; our situation, 

 however, was very unpleasant, being quite wet 

 and without room to stretch a limb, much less to 

 obtain warmth by exercise. We passed a cove 

 which I have named after my friend Mr, W. H. 

 Tinney ; and proceeded along the coast until five 

 P.M., when we put up on a rocky point nearly 

 opposite to our encampment on the 3d, having 

 come twenty-three miles on a north-north-west 

 course. 



