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above all the rest, at one end of the room, and 

 played with such vigour that our bluejackets 

 and the Esquimaux ladies danced away most 

 furiously for hours. These ladies can dance in 

 the least possible space, their costume being 

 particularly well adapted for the purpose, par- 

 taking as it does much more of the " Bloomer " 

 than the " crinoline." 



Christian looks immensely happy : his coun- 

 trymen regard him as a man whose fortune is 

 made, and the women gaze with admiration 

 upon his neat sailor's dress, and his goodnatured 

 full, round face, and huge fat, shining cheeks ; 

 Mr. Petersen is in great request to interpret 

 between the English, Danes, and Esquimaux. 



1th May. — I intended sailing for Disco this 

 morning, but wind and weather were adverse. 

 We have obtained but little here except water, 

 a tolerable supply of rock cod, some ptarmigan, 

 hares, wildfowl, and a few items of stores. The 

 Governor now thinks the Danish ship must have 

 been directed to visit Godhaab before coming 

 here. We have left letters to go home in her, 

 and they ought to be in England by the end of 

 June. 



I visited to-day a small lake at the foot of 

 Mount Cunningham; it is said to occupy the 

 centre of an extinct volcano : but I saw nothina- 



