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VOYAGE TO GREENLAND. 
the soul, we ask in the prevailing name of Jesus Christ ; to whowsy 
with the Father and the Holy Ghost, be endless praises. Amen. 
On passing the south end of the Isle of Man^ 
where two light-houses are placed, to warn the 
incautious navigator of his proximity to the dan- 
gerous rocks, called the Chickens,’’ we altered 
our course for what is termed the north-about pas- 
sage, or north- channel, thereby keeping the Scot- 
tish coast to the eastward, and Ireland to the west- 
ward. Occasional indistinct glimpses of both coasts 
were seen ; but, on account of the haziness of the 
atmosphere, no particular spot could be recognised. 
The ship’s company were mustered and divided 
into watches, and persons were appointed to the 
boats. To the service of the boat intended to 
carry my harpoon-gun, as follows : Richard Simpkin, 
harpooner ; Thomas Serjeant, boat-steerer ; a line- 
coiler; and four others to the oars. No sooner 
had we cleared the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, 
than the heavy Atlantic swell met us. Then ! oh, 
then ! came the long-dreaded and much-expected 
malady of sea-sickness ; and continued, with very 
little intermission, for nearly a fortnight: during 
which time, I took scarcely any nourishment ; so 
that, with an emaciated frame, and unshorn beard, 
I became as pitiable an object as the sun ever 
beheld. Unusual as it is to meet with sympathy 
under sea-sickness, which, on the contrary, is rather 
a source of merriment to all but the sufferer, I really 
believe, that when I was capable of reaching the 
