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plained much of the cold, but they were amused with 

 their firel view of the sea, and particularly with 



:it of the seals thai were Bwimming about near the 

 entrance of the river, but these sensations gave place 

 to despondency before the evening had elapsed. They 

 were terrified af the idea of a voyage through an icy 

 in lark canoes. They speculated on the length 

 of the journey, the roughness of the sea, the uncer- 

 tainty of provisions, the exposui Id where we 

 could expect no fuel, and the prospect of having to 

 traverse the barren grounds I tablish- 

 ment. The two interpreters <■>.. their api 

 hensions with the least disguise, and again urgently 

 applied to be discharged ; but only one of the Cana- 

 dians made a similar request. Judging that the con- 

 it occupation of their time as soon as we were ena- 

 bled to commence the voyage, would prevent them 

 from conjuring up so many ram r, and thai 

 familiarity with the scenes on the coast, would in a 

 short time enable them to iope to their natural 

 cheerfulness, the officers endeavored to ridicule their 

 ('ears, and happi i for the present. The 

 manner in which our faithful Hepburn viewed theele- 

 ni'it that h • 1 id b en - • I rog n- 

 tributed not a little to make them ashamed of their 



On the morning of the 19th, Dr. Ri< bai com- 



