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cove upon its soutliern side ; and as the old 

 sailing whalers are fast being replaced by 

 steamers, this place may become of great im- 

 portance to them. 



We are refitting, shooting, and devouring 

 quantities of excellent mussels ; eider ducks are 

 very abundant, but extremely shy. Poor puss 

 has been killed ; tempted on deck by the 

 unusually warm weather, she was pounced 

 upon by the dogs. 



VI th. — Yesterday our attempt to enter the 

 port of Godhavn failed, it is still filled with 

 ice. This evening Young and I examined a 

 narrow rocky cove — Upernivik Bay of the 

 natives ; finding it suitable for our purpose, 

 the ship was brought in and moored to the 

 rocks. We were received with much kindness 

 by our friends, Mr. and Mrs. Olrik, and were 

 presented with a file of late English papers, 

 A considerable supply of beer was ordered to 

 be brewed for us. * 



I found Mrs. Olrik without a fire in her 

 sitting room, it was unnecessary ; the windows 

 looked to the south, and the sun shone brightly 

 in upon a profusion of geraniums and European 

 flowers, at once reminding one of home, and 

 refreshing the senses by their perfume and 

 beauty ; the merry voices of the children were 



