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gust, when sailing for this place. The number in Tessuwin's boat 

 was eleven, including four females. He had with him his wife, 

 Neu-er-ar-ping, and a sister's child called Og-big, meaning whale. 

 Tessuwin and his wife had both been to Fox Channel from Kem- 

 misuite, in Northumberland Inlet, and the information they gave 

 me concerning those parts, and all around the Frobisher waters, 

 was very interesting, fully confirming the other reports. Tessu- 

 win had often seen, and, with many others? visited in his kia the 

 Hudson Bay Company's ships, as they passed up Hudson's Strait. 

 He said that very few Innuits now dwelt on Kingaite (Meta Incog- 

 nita), and nearly all the native inhabitants were fast dying off. 



Soon after Tessuwin's arrival another boat from Captain Ty- 

 son's ship, then at the same place as the Black Eagle, came on 

 board, and after a stay of two days returned, taking back several 

 of the natives, among whom was Kookoodlear, the young wife 

 of one of the George Henry's hired Esquimaux crew. Tessuwin 

 left us on the 15th, he having engaged himself and family to Cap- 

 tain Allen for the whaling season. 



A few days after this, on the 18th, we were much surprised at 

 the sight of a vessel coming up the bay, and soon afterward we 

 ascertained she was the Georgiana, Captain Tj^son. It was even- 

 ing when she neared, passing on the opposite side of some small 

 islands that inclosed us in our harbor. As she was going along 

 about three or four knots an hour, suddenly I perceived her upon 

 a rock, and in another moment her bow was raised some four 

 feet higher than the stern. All was then confusion. A boat was 

 seen to take a line out, but the increasing darkness prevented 

 much being observed, and I felt great anxiety as to her fate. 

 Fortunately, the tide was on the flood, and in less than an hour I 

 had the satisfaction of seeing her again free. In ten minutes more 

 she dropped anchor about two cable lengths from us. 



The following days an interchange of visits took place, and 

 new life was diffused by the friendly spirit of emulation created 

 between the two ships' companies in whaling. One day, when 

 the boats were out, it was seen by those of us who remained on 

 board that a whale had been captured, but at first we could not 

 tell which ship's company were the victors. By-and-by it was 

 ascertained to be the George Henry's, and I here mention it to re- 

 late an instance of generous feeling on the part of Captain Tyson. 



When Smith, who was the lucky captor, had fastened to the 

 whale, and was looking for means to secure his prize, Captain Ty- 



