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pitable treatment we found here, I Shall beg leave to anti¬ 
cipate the reader’s curiolity, by alluring him, that our dis¬ 
appointment proved to be more of a laughable than a Seri¬ 
ous nature. For, in this wretched extremity of the earth, 
lituated beyond every thing that we conceived to be moll 
barbarous and inhofpitable, and, as it were, out of the very 
reach of civilization, barricaded with ice, and covered with 
Summer Snow, in a poor miserable port, far inferior to the 
meanelt of our billing towns, we met with feelings of hu¬ 
manity, joined to a greatnefs of mind, and elevation of Sen¬ 
timent, which would have done honour to any nation or 
climate. 
During the night, much ice drifted by us with the 
tide, and at day-light I was Sent with the boats to exa¬ 
mine the bay, and deliver the letters we had brought from 
Oonalalhka to the Ruffian Commander. We directed our 
courfe toward the village I have juft mentioned, and hav¬ 
ing proceeded as far as we were able with the boats, we 
got upon the ice, which extended near half a mile from 
the Shore. Mr. Webber, and two of the Seamen, accom¬ 
panied me, whilft the Mailer took the pinnace and cutter 
to finiSh the Survey, leaving the jolly-boat behind to carry 
us back. 
I believe the inhabitants had not yet Seen either the Ship 
or the boats; for even after we had got on the ice, we could 
not perceive any Signs of a living creature in the town. By 
the time we had advanced a little way on the ice, we ob¬ 
served a few men hurrying backward and forward, and 
prefently after, a iledj^e, drawn by dogs, with one of the 
inhabitants in it, came down to the Sea-Side, oppolite to us. 
Whilft we were gazing at this unufual light, and admiring 
the great civility of this llranger, which we imagined had 
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