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they thought might, one day or other, ruin their 
commercial pursuits. It was only when they got a 
good dinner, and plenty of wine, that any thing 
particular could be drawn from them. 
“ The Sybyll and Princess Carolina sailed from 
the Downs on the 6th of May, and on the 18th of 
August arrived in Long Hope Sound. Our high¬ 
est latitude was 78° 16', where we saw many of the 
Greenland ships. We sailed as far east as 32° 44', 
and experienced one continued series of good wea¬ 
ther. The thermometer never was below 26 0 in 
the night, and seldom above 44° in the day, with 
the exception of the time we were at Hammer- 
fest.” 
No. II. 
In the Appendix to the second volume of Flin¬ 
ders’Voyage, which has lately been published, there 
is an article of considerable length and ability, on 
the Variation of the Compass. In that article, the 
observations made by that excellent sailor, corrobo¬ 
rate, in a remarkable degree, and accord with those 
made in the Sybyll. I have selected a few of the 
most decisive instances. 
