Ju the Arctic Regions. 



and particularly to roll up, in the day, our Man!, 

 which (expressly for the convenience of Adam and 

 Samandre,) we had been in the habil of Leaving by the 

 fire where we lay on them. Tl. r having brought 



his prayer-book and Testament, Borne prayers and 

 Ims, and portions of scripture, appropriate to our 

 situation, were read, and we retired to be 1. 



• morning the Doctor and Eepburn weni 



early in fdeer : but, though they saw several 



herds and fii Bhots, they were not bo fortunate 



a> to kill any, being too weak to hold their nuns 



idily. The cold compelled the former to return 



i. hut Hepburn i antil late in the evening. 



My occupation was to search for skins nnder the 



Bnow, it being now our object immediately to get all 



that we could, but I had not Btrength to drag in more 



than two of those whieh were within twenty yards of 



the house until tie- Doctor came and assisted me. 



We made up our Btock to twenty-six, but Beveral of 



them were putrid, and Bcarcely eatable, even by men 



Buffering the extremity *'i' famine. Peltier and Sa- 



mandrs continued very weak and dispirited, and they 



were unable to cut tire-wood. Hepburn had in con- 



u. me that Iabori rm after I 



i v . The Doctor havii • d the swelled parts 



of Adam's body, a large quantity of water flowed out, 



and he obtained Borne ease, but still kept his hid. 



