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port, for the Gueriere was taken off the 
Feroe Isles on the 19th July, two days 
after we passed them. 
From the 22d to the 29th, the day on 
which we set sail for England, we took 
six whales, making in all twenty-four, of 
which fourteen were size fish. 
On the 26th, an accident happened 
which was like to have deprived us of 
one of our boatsteerers; but, fortunate¬ 
ly, was not finally attended by any evil 
consequence. He was thrown out of the 
boat by the stroke of a whale’s tail, but 
kept himself on the top of the water by 
his oar. The crew were in such disorder, 
that before they got him into the boat, 
he was almost senseless with cold, and 
still worse before they could row him to 
the ship. He was brought down to the 
cabin, stripped, and laid on a blanket be¬ 
fore the fire. His hair was like so many 
icicles, and the body exhibited every ca¬ 
daverous appearance. No pulsation was to 
