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Art. XV. — Analysis of a Journal of a Voyage to the Northern 
Whale-fishery ; including Researches and Discoveries on the 
Eastern Coast of West Greenland , made in the Summer of 
1822, by William Scoresby, jun. F. It. S., M. W. S., &c. &c. 
The original design of the voyage, an account of which is 
given in the present work, was the prosecution of the whale- 
fishery on the coast of Greenland and Spitzbergen. Discovery, 
Captain Scoresby tells us, was an object, therefore, that could 
only be pursued subserviently to it, but it fortunately proved 
compatible with the principal purpose of the voyage. The choice 
of the fishing ground being left to our author, he preferred the 
coast of Greenland to that of Spitzbergen. This was not only, 
in his opinion, the most promising station for success, but like- 
wise most agreeable to his wishes, as affording a chance of ma- 
king important geographical discoveries. The result was highly 
satisfactory. The fishing proved successful, and an extensive 
unknown country was discovered. Wholly unassisted, and un- 
der very disadvantageous circumstances, Captain Scoresby exe- 
cuted the survey of a wild and terrible coast, — explored many 
of its sounds, bays, and islands, — and was also enabled to enrich 
science with numerous new and interesting observations and 
views. 
The experience of these three or four last years having de- 
monstrated the ruinous nature of the whale-fishery in Baffin’s 
Bay, it will probably be entirely abandoned, and consequently 
the importance of the Greenland fishery, where the losses have 
been comparatively small, will rise in importance. It cannot 
therefore be doubted, that the researches made during this voy- 
age on the coast of Greenland, will prove of great consequence 
to our trade in that quarter, and that they will afford such in- 
formation as may be the means of advancing" the prosperity, and 
increasing the safety of those engaged in this adventurous employ- 
ment. The re-discovery of the ancient Greenland colonies was 
also an interesting object in the voyage ; and Captain Scoresby 
found, in every place where he landed, traces of human inha- 
bitants, generally of Esquimaux; but, for reasons stated in the 
Journal, if appears that descendants of Europeans also formed 
part of its population. 
