ON THE GREENLAND RIGHT-WHALE. 



Commercial Years. 



Arrival of the Whale. 



Departure of the Whale. 



1823 



Nov. 30, 1822 



Marcli 16, 1823. 



1824 



Dec. 10, 1823 



Peb. 12, 1824. 



1825 



„ 16, 1824 



March 8, 1825. 



1826 



Nov. 30, 1825 



15, 1826. 



1827 



Jan. 5, 1827 



Feb. 19, 1827. 



1828 



Dec. 17, 1827 



19, 1828. 



1829 



„ 16, 1828 



March 4, 1829. 



1830 



Jan. 14, 1830 



Jan. 14, 1830.1 



1831 



— 



— - 



1832 



Eeb. 10, 1832 



Eeb. 18, 1832. 



1833 



Dec. 7,1832 



March 10, 1833. 



1839 



„ 17, 1838 



12, 1839. 



Further northwards, in Disco Bay, about the 69th degree of latitude, the whales appear 

 about the same time as at Holsteinsborg, but their stay lasts a good deal longer. According 

 to the observations obtained near Godhavn (69° 14'), the whale most commonly makes its 

 appearance there in the beginning of December, sometimes even in the last week of November, 

 but then it usually remains until the middle of June. There are, however, instances of its 

 having disappeared towards the end of May ; nay, in one year (1818), in which year the numbers 

 of the whales were small, they departed before the end of April, none of them having been 

 seen after the 26th of that month. On the other hand whales may, though very seldom, be seen 

 at Godhavn down to the end of June, but no instance of their having remained there till the 

 beginning of July has been put on record during the long period of thirty-five years, for which we 

 are able to state, most exactly, the days of their arrival and departure. 



Commercial Years. 



Arrival of the Whale. 



Departure of the Whale 



1780 



Dec. 13, 1779 



May 20, 1780. 



1787 



„ 5, 1786 



„ 29, 1787. 



1788 



Nov. 23, 1787 



„ 20, 1788. 



1801 



Dec. 2, 1800 



June 4, 1801. 



1802 



„ 14, 1801 



2, 1802. 



1803 



„ 8, 1802 



May 12, 1803. 



1804 



„ 12, 1803 



June 25, 1804. 



1805 



Nov. 17, ] 804 



„ 12, 1805. 



1806 



Dec. 2, 1805 



May 28, 1806. 



1807 



„ 2, 1806 



„ 18,1807. 



1808 



Nov. 19, 1807 



June 4, 1808. 



1809 



Dec. 15, 1808 



„ 12, 1809. 



1810 



„ 11, 1809 



May 31, 1810. 



1812 



Nov. 19, 1811 



June 15, 1812. 



1813 



Dec. 14, 1812 



„ 12, 1813. 



1814 



„ 2, 1813 



May 2, 1814. 



1818 



Nov. 12, 1817 



April 26, 1818. 



1820 



Dec. 12, 1819 



June 17, 1820. 



1821 



„ 19, 1820 



May 24, 1821. 



^ Only a single whale was observed this year. 



^ It appears that this year no whales were seen at Holsteinsborg. 



