& I f 



ARCTIC 



WHALEMAN; 



OR, 



WINTER H THE ARCTIC OCEAN : 



BEING 



A NARRATIVE OF THE 



WRECK OF THE WHALE SHIP CITIZEN, 



U)F NEW BEDFORD, IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN, LAT. 68° 10' N., 



LON. 180° W., SEPT. 25,\ 1852, \ COMMANDED BY THOMAS nOWES 



NORTON, OF EDGARTOWN, AND THE SUBSEQUENT 



SUFFERINGS OF HER OFFICERS AND CREW 



DURING NINE MONTHS AMONG 



THE NATIVES.^ 



TOGETHER WITH 



A BRIEF HISTORY OF WHALING. 



BY 



REV. LEWIS HOLMES. 



1 1 > 



BOSTON: 



WENTWORTH & COMPANY, 

 86 Washington Street. 



1857. 



