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civilized than the two that Gotskc Lindcnau had brought : 

 of different ch)thes, language, and manners. 



The king of Denmark, satisfied with this first voyage, re- 

 solved upon a second, and sent the following year, 160G, the 

 same Gotske Lindenau with five good vessels to Greenland. 

 This admiral left the Sound on the 8th of May, and took with 

 him the three savages whom the English Captain had taken 

 in Davis Gulf, to show him the way and to act as inter- 

 preters. The poor creatures manifested unspeakable joy at 

 their return to their country: but one of them died of illness 

 out at sea, and was thrown overboard. Gotske Lindenau 

 took the same American route that the English captain had 

 taken, namely, that of the south-west and Davis' Gulf by Cape 

 Farewell. One of the five vessels lost her way in the fogs, and 

 the four arrived in Greenland on the ord of August. At the 

 first roadstead where the Danes cast anchor the savages ap- 

 peared in great numbers on the shore, but would not traffic ; 

 and as they seemed to mistrust the Danes, so the Danes would 

 not trust them. They were compelled therefore to change their 

 position and to go higher up, where they found a harbour still 

 finer than the first; but the savages were of as bad a description 

 as the others, for they looked at the Danes with suspicion, as 

 if they were inclined to attack them if they attempted to 

 land. The Danes, who were no more inclined to put confi- 

 dence in these than in the others, did not hazard a de- 

 scent, but went still higher, and as they coasted along the 

 savages kept pace, with their little boats. The Danes sur- 

 prised at different times six of these savages, with their 

 boats and the small stores that were in them, and carried 

 them, on board their own vessels. The Danes having cast 

 anchor at the third road, a servant of Gotske Lindenau, 

 a brave and enterprising soldier, immediately prayed his 

 master to allow him to land alone to reconnoitre these savages. 

 He said he would endeavour either to entice them by his 

 merchandise, or to save himself in case they had any evil 



