In the Arctic /«'■ gions. i 7 



mcnts for the journey to Fori Providence. We i 



tinned very weak. 



her 18. — While we were thia day occnpied in 

 scraping together the remains of" some Jeers' meat, we 

 observed Belanger coming round a point apparently 

 Icarcely moving. 1 went to meet him, and made im- 

 mediate inquiries about my friends. Five, with the 

 Captain, he said, were at the house, the rest were left 

 near the river, unable to proceed ; but In- was too 

 weak to relate the whole. Ee was conJuctcd to the 

 tmpment, and paid every attention to, and by de- 

 grees we lizard the remainder of his tragic tale, at 

 which the interpreter could not avoid orying. Ee 

 then gave n r from my friend the Commander, 



which indeed was truly afflicting. The simple story 

 of Belanger 1 could hear, hut when I read it in another 

 language, mingled with the ]>ious resignation of a good 

 man, I could not sustain it any longer. The poor 

 man was much affected at the death of our lamented 

 companion, but his appetite prevailed over every other 

 feeling ; and had 1 permitted it, lie would hai 

 himself an inju after two hours' eating, prin- 



cipally skin and sinews, he complained of hun. 

 The day was cloudy, with snow and fresh bre< 

 from the north-east I 



The last evening, as well as this morning, the I 

 I mentioned my wishes to the men, that we should 



