East Coast of West Greenland, 867 
ff Shortly after the departure of the boat which had attempted 
their rescue, a portion of the floe upon which they stood broke off 
by the action of the swell, and before they could step across to the 
main sheet, the water intervened and prevented their retreat. They 
soon drifted from beneath the shelter of the floe into a heavy sea. 
Almost every other wave now washed over the piece of ice, so that, 
to secure themselves, they were obliged to lie down flat on their 
bellies, and cling to the edge of the ice with their hands. In this 
state of dreadful suffering and danger, they remained until about 
midnight, when the mass of ice to which they clung was dashed by 
the waves against another lump, and broke into three pieces. They 
were fortunately on the largest part (which, however, was only a 
few yards in diameter), and on this they spent a dismal and hope- 
less night, frequently washed over by the sea, and in perpetual ex- 
pectation that the next heavy wave would force them from their 
imperfect hold, and bury them in the deep. As soon as the sea be- 
gan to fall, they contrived to stand upright, and to move about, so 
as to gain a little warmth. But this measure was likely to fail, wheny 
on the clearing away of the mist, they were overwhelmed in des- 
pair, on finding there was no ship within sight. The Trafalgar, 
they now apprehended, had foundered in the gale, and if so, their si- 
tuation was indeed without hope. The usual effect of severe expo- 
sure, in occasioning drowsiness, then began to make its appearance 
amongst them, and one man expressed great desire to sleep, which, 
however, his companions very prudently’prevented : otherwise, it is 
probable, he would have awoke no more. Soon afterwards they 
were rejoiced by a sight of the ship, whose approach gave some sti- 
mulus to their spirits, and enabled them to make that exertion which 
was necessary for preserving life, until they could be taken from 
their perilous situation.” P. 459-461. 
No. 7. is a Table of Latitude and Longitude of Headlands, 
Bays and Islands on the East Coast of West Greenland. No. 8. 
Remarks on the Structure of Greenland by Sir Charles Giesecke, 
in which it is said, and in confirmation of Captain Scoresby’s 
view, 44 That the whole coast of Greenland formerly consisted 
of large islands, which are now, as it were, cemented together, 
by immense masses of ice.” And No. 9. contains useful ex- 
planations of some of the Technical Terms made use of in the 
course of the work. 
Such, then, are the general contents of this very amu- 
sing, and highly interesting volume. The concluding gene- 
ral observations we had to offer on the value of the disco- 
veries here communicated to the w orld, both in a commercial 
and scientific view, must be delayed for the present, as we have 
already much exceeded the limits prescribed for our article. 
