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in high Northern Latitudes. 
other on the coaft of Greenland, in latitudes 
about 77 or 78. Seven failors were left at each, 
amply furnifhed with every article of clothing, 
provifion, and utenfils thought necefiary or ufe- 
ful in fuch a fituation. The journals of both 
companies are preferved. 
That of the men in Greenland takes notice, 
that on September 18th the allowance of brandy 
began to be ferved out to each perfon. On 
Ottober 9th they began to make a conftant fire 
to fit by. About this time, it is remarked, that 
they experienced a confiderable change in their 
bodies, with giddinefs in their heads. They now 
and then killed a bear ; but their common diet 
was fait meat. In March they were all very ill 
of the feurvy; and on April 16th the firft man 
died, and all the reft were entirely difabied, but 
one perfon. This poor wretch continues the 
journal to the laft day of April, when they were 
praying for a fpeedy releafe from their naileries. 
They were all found dead. 
The journal of thofe who were left at Spitz- 
bergen recites, that they fought in vain for green 
herbs, bears and foxes, in that defolate region; 
and killed no other game than one fox, the 
whole time. The feurvy appeared among them 
as early as November 24th ; and the firft man 
died January 14th. The journal ends February 
26th i and thefe too were all found dead. 
Not 
