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A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN. 
report our failure to the ship, and are content to 
assuage our hunger by appeals to the Australian meat 
tins, that in our estimation are certainly not composed 
of venison. 
Sportsmen as keen as ourselves may, on reading 
of deer-stalking in Spitzbergen, be tempted so far in 
the hope of enjoyment such as we had in their pur¬ 
suit. To these we would recommend the study of 
the newest chart of Spitzbergen, and advise them to 
adopt the precaution of carrying a pocket compass, 
whose use should be well understood, in the event of 
getting separated from their party; a watch is of 
little use, and may, with prudence, be left on board. 
