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THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA. 



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free of ice, as was the sea to the eastward. But the late season 

 of the year, the defective equipment of the Ycrmak, and, it 

 would appear, the wording of the orders he had received, 

 compelled him to turn after he had penetrated some distance 

 into the Kara Sea. On the ^Hh September accordingly he was 

 again at the Petchora, without having reached his goal. The 

 attempt to penetrate eastwards from this river was resumed at 

 the instance of Michael Sidokoff, afterwards so well known 

 as the restless promoter of sea-communication between Siberia 

 and Europe. The Yeiiymk was repaired, along with a decked 

 Norwegian pilot-boat, which was named the Emhrio. The 



PAUL VON KRtrSENSTERN, JUNIOB. 



Bom at Eevel in 1834 ; died at Dorpat in 1S71 



command was undertaken by P. von Krusenstern, junior. He 

 left the anchorage Kuva on the Petchora on the ^~ August. 

 On the fith August, the two small vessels sailed into Yugor 

 Schar, after having been long detained during their course by 

 storms and head- winds. Some huts erected by hunters were 

 seen on the right shore of the sound, and on both sides of it 

 Samoyed "chums " (touts of reindeer skin) and reindeer. The 



