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IH A V E mentioned in the preceding meets % that I ex- 

 pected fome additional inftances of Dutch mips, which had 

 been in high Northern latitudes ; but, though I delayed the pub- 

 lication for fome weeks, they did not arrive time enough to 

 appear with the others. I have however fince received them 

 from Profeflbr Allamand of Leyden, F. R. S. by means of Mr. 

 Valltravers, F. R. S. &c. and take the earlieft opportunity to lay 

 them before the public as a valuable addition to the former papers. 



To the Honourable DAINES BAR RING TON. 

 S I R, 



HAVING made inquiries (agreeable to your defire) from 

 Profeflbr Allamand of Leyden, F. R. S. with regard to 

 Dutch navigators, who have reached high Northern latitudes ; 

 he has been fo kind to fend me the following account, drawn up 

 by Captain William May, a very diftinguifhed and experienced 

 fea officer in the Dutch fervice, which begins with a letter from 

 Mr. John Walig to his owners, who has been mafter of a Green- 

 land fhip ever fince the year 1740. I am, &c. 



ROD. VALLTRAVERS. 



" To Meflrs. Nic. and Jacob Van Staphorst. 



" Helder, Jan. 3, 1775. 



" T" N anfwer to your letter of the 22d of December, concern- 

 " ing the queftion, whether we have been nearer to the 

 ** Pole than 80 deg. and a half, I muft inform you, that we 

 " have been often to 8 1 deg. near the Seven Iflands, to the North- 

 " ward of the North-Eaft land, and fome have been in 82 deg. 

 a Page 52, in the additional papers from Hull. 



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