Captain Scoresby 5 s Journal of a Voyage to the 
which could not be determined. The number of inhabitants. 
Captain Scoresby remarks, that have, at no distant period, re- 
sided in Jameson’s Land, must have been very considerable^ 
since the remains of huts, with graves, were found all along 
the shore, in almost every place suitable for their erection. The 
vegetation in this land was considerable, the ground in some 
places being clothed with grass a foot in height, and here were 
collected Ranunculus nivalis , Saxifraga cernua y S. nivalis , 
Eriophorum capitatum , Epilobium latifoliuni , Dryas octopetala , 
.Papaver nudicaule , Rhodiola rosea , with creeping dwarf wil- 
lows, &c. A new species of mouse, allied to the Lemming, was 
£ aught ; brent-geese, plovers, ptarmigans, &c* were observed ; 
several butterflies, and some bees and mosquitoes, were collected. 
Captain Lloyd of the Trafalgar sailed in his boat up Hurry’s 
Inlet, for twenty miles, along the coast of Jameson’s Land, 
and landed on one of the promontories, where he found the 
heat as oppressive to his feelings as the climate in the East or 
West Indies. It so overcame his men, who had attempted 
to ascend an adjoining hill, that they could not proceed, but, 
lying down, fell fast asleep. The power of the sun was such, 
even in this high latitude, as to occasion violent inflammation 
of the eyes, which continued for several days. The mosqui- 
toes, which were very numerous, likewise added to the inconve- 
nience they suffered from the heat, by biting them with great 
severity. The effect of the heat on the ground was such, that 
the dry turf was easily lit with a match, and afforded a ready Are. 
After describing the wild and striking country, extending 
from Cape Brewster up Scoresby’s Sound, the Journal again 
proceeds. The coast was next examined down as low as Lat. 69°. 
A little before midnight of the 29th July, the sea froze all over, 
though the thermometer never sank below 81° Fahr. at the 
height of the deck. The sky being clear, and the sun in the 
horizon, the effect was ascribed to radiation. A curious optical 
deception occurred, when the sun was just about setting, re- 
specting the distant objects. Seeing a piece of ice at the Appa- 
rent distance of two or three miles, on which there was a great 
load of rocks, a boat was dispatched to procure some speci- 
mens. To the surprise of the people in the boat, they rowed 
hard for two or three hours before they reached it, when the 
