178 NOVA ZEMBLA. 



trichecus on the coasts of the islands of 

 northern Europe. 



The wah'us is also found around the coasts 

 of Nova Zemhla, hut not in such numhers as 

 at Spitzhergen ; and he undergoes, if possihle, 

 more persecution in those islands from some 

 colonies of Russians or Samoiedes, who, I am 

 told, regularly winter in Nova Zemhla for the 

 purpose of hunting and fishing. 



The 7th heing Sunday, we did not leave the 

 sloop. 



One of our young hears seems out of sorts, 

 and shows symptoms of rheumatism, being 

 quite stiff and helpless as to his hinder ex- 

 tremities ; we therefore gave them the run of 

 the deck for a few hours while we had their 

 hutch repaired and thoroughly cleaned out. 

 The sick one, after trying to walk about for a 

 little, moaned piteously, and at last sat down 

 in a corner and remained there quietly enough ; 

 the other availed himself of his liberty by 

 eating, or trying to eat, everything he could get 

 hold of, and then turned his attention to ex- 

 ploring the vessel ; he looked down the hatch- 

 ways and climbed on top of them, hunted 

 through all the boats, clambered along the 

 gunwales and out to the end of the bowsprit. 



