12 HAMMERFEST. 



CHAP. II. 



Hammerfest. — The "Anna Louisa." — Dr. de Jongh. — 

 Norwegian Grouse. — Sail for Spitzbergen. — Shark Fishery. 

 — Bear or Cherie Island. — Multitudes of Sea-fowl. — 

 Sight Spitzbergen. — Post Office. — Wybe Jan's "Water. — 

 Meet the Ice. — Brig Nordby. — Captain Ei'icson. — Dis- 

 astrous Spring-fishing. — Empress of India. — Loss of a 

 Telescope, and a Man's Life. — Boy-walrus. — Thick Ice. — 

 Meet the Sloop, and sail in company to the East. — Shift 

 our Plag, and send the Yacht to Bell Sound. 



"We dropped anclior opposite tlie Britisli 

 Vice-Consul's house and liad tliat wortliy 

 official on board to breakfast. He informed us 

 tliat our "jagt" bad been got ready and was 

 waiting for us ; the boats bowever still re- 

 quired to be finished off and painted. Several 

 small vessels engaged in the seal and walrus 

 fishery had gone to Spitzbergen more than a 

 month ago, but nothing had been heard of 

 them since their departure. 



After breakfast, the gentleman to whom I 

 had written about the preparations came on 



