** The lakes of Lapland continue frozen on June the 24th." 

 Linlchoten's Voyage, ibid. Vol. IV. 



" On the- 5th of July, the fea on two fides is obferved to be 

 covered with ice." Ibid. p. 187. 



Wood lees the firft ice in North latitude feventy-five degrees 

 fifty-nine minutes, on June 2 2d. 



On the 1 7th of Auguft vaft pieces of floating ice. Ibid. 



" In the month of Auguft the French obferve, on the Labra- 

 «' dore coaft, mountains of ice as high as the mips." Boyle's 

 Works, Vol. II. p. 303. 



** On June 16th, a river in Hudfon's-bay breaks up." Mr. 

 Wales, in Philofophical Tranfa&ions, Vol. LX. p. 126. 



" The mouth of the Lena is not open till the middle of Auguft." 

 Objervations Geographiques, par Mr. Engel, p. 229. 



With regard to the ice which may be obferved in Southern 

 latitudes, I mall only take notice that Sir Francis Drake, Feuillee, 

 and Clipperton, pafTed Cape Horn, or the Straits of Magellan, 

 during the month of December, without mentioning ice g , from 

 which it mould feem that it breaks up chiefly during the months 

 of January, February, and March, anfwering to our July, Auguft, 

 and September h . 



Three Dutch fhips, which failed on difcoveries with Commo- 

 dore Roggewein, in 1721, met with much ice to the South of 

 Cape Horn in the middle of January. The Author of the Nar- 

 rative afterwards makes this obfervation : " Thofe mountains of 



s See Callander's Voyages under thefe three articles. 



h It may poffibly break up in fome years earlier, perhaps in December; 

 but fome time rauft be allowed for its floating to the north, as far as the 

 latitude of Tierra del Fuego. From the inflances cited, it appears that 

 the earlieft floating ice which is feen in the northern hemifphere is not 

 obferved fooner than the 16th of June, whilft in much the greater part 

 mention is not made of it till July. 



R " ice, 



