RECOLLECTIONS 
OF 
ICELAND. 
Friday, Early this morning, the Margaret and 
J une 2. 
Anne, Captain Liston, bound for Reikevig, 
in Iceland, being ready for sea, and my luggage 
having been previously sent on board, Mr. Phelps, 
Mr. Jorgensen, and myself embarked from Graves¬ 
end. From the excellent accommodation which 
the vessel afforded, and the pleasant society of the 
two companions of my voyage, I flattered myself, 
and not in vain, with as agreeable an excursion 
as the nature of the circumstances would allow. 
Friday, however, being considered by all sailors 
as an unlucky day to commence a voyage, our 
people were so tardy in their preparations to get 
under way, that, before noon, a violent hurricane, 
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