114 VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN. 



From July 1st to July 5th, course southerly. 

 Weather fine, but hazy. Ice diminishing, and the 

 sun getting gradually nearer the horizon. Saw 

 several whales ; they were now become extremely 

 furious, and made considerably more noise in 

 blowing. 



Voyagers are, in these high latitudes, often 

 surprised and delighted by the appearance of mock 

 suns and moons, but I was not so fortunate as to 

 perceive any. The frozen particles floating in the 

 atmosphere are supposed to be the cause of these 

 phenomena. 



From the 5th- to the 7th, wind at N. E. Course 

 S. S. W. Lat. 71° 10'. Greenland ships, from 

 their clumsy make, when heavily loaded, sail with 

 but very little expedition. 



July 8th, Strong breeze from E. N. E. Course 

 S. S. W. \ W. Ice totally gone. Sun almost 

 coincident with the horizon. 



From the 8th to the 17th, excellent weather. 

 Course generally S. S. E. \ E. On the 17th, 

 we fell in with the westernmost of the Feroe 

 Isles. Our dead reckoning was considerably to 

 the east. 



The Feroe Isles lie 70 leagues N. W. from Unst, 

 in Shetland, and extend to 62° 30.' 



