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<J July 26th. This evening I obferved the moon’s 
meridional altitude 2° 35' alt. of the eye 12 feet. 
A little before noon the following obfervations 
were made for determining the magnetical variation : 
o ’s Alt. 
L. Limb. 
37 
39 5 2 i 
4i 3 
Azimuth 
75 0 25' from a mean of 3 obfervations 
by the chief mate. 
89 50 from a mean of 4 obfervations 
by myfelf. 
2 42 from a mean of 5 obfervations 
by Mr. Dymond. 
almoft every year, by their own free will, to refide at the fa£tory ; 
and can with truth aver, that never people lefs deferred the epi- 
thets of “ treacherous, cruel, fawning, and fufpicious the 
contrary of which is remarkably true in every particular. They 
are open, generous, and unfufpe&ing ; addicted too much (it 
mud be owned) to pallion, and too apt to revenge what they 
think an injury, if an opportunity offers at that moment; but 
are almoft inftantly cool, without requiring any acknowledge- 
ment on your part (which they account, fhameful), and I verily 
believe, never remember the circumftance afterwards. Mr. Ellis 
obferves, “ That they are apt to pilfer from ftrangers, eafily en- 
“ couraged t© a degree of boldnefs; but as eafily frightened.” 
Now I cannot help thinking that he would have conveyed a much 
better idea of them if he had exprefTed himfelf thus : They are 
bold and enterprizing even to enthufiafm, whilft there is a pro- 
bability of fuccefs crowning their endeavours; but wife enough 
to defift, when inevitable deftru&ion ftares them in the face. 
Perhaps few people have a greater genius for arts, which {hews 
itfelf in every one of their implements, but particularly in their 
boats, harpoons, darts, bows and fnow-eyes, which laft are 
moft excellently contrived for preferving the eyes from the effe£l 
of the fnow in the fpring. But a volume might be written on 
thcfe fubje&s, and perhaps not unentertaining. 
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