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GREENLAND VOYAGE. 
vourable than otherwise, we made the signal for 
sailing, though quite doubtful whether we should 
be able to proceed to sea or not. At half-past 
twelve we passed the dock-gates, and warped out 
to the pier-head, from whence we took sail, and 
stood into the river. Finding all hands on board, 
excepting two, a deficiency which I had fortu¬ 
nately provided for, by engaging two men in ad¬ 
dition to our usual number, we reached down the 
river, and, on the ebb, worked out of the llock 
Channel with the wind at WSW * At this 
time, nearly 500 sail of ships were lying in the 
different docks wind-bound; but scarcely any of 
them attempted to put to sea on this occasion, as 
the wind was not suitable for the South Chan¬ 
nel, the outlet most suitable for the voyages to 
which the principal part of the fleet was des¬ 
tined. 
The pilot left us at the Floating-light, at 6 r.M. 
In the night, we had strong gusts of wind from 
* All references to points of the Compass, throughout 
this Journal, it should be observed, are subject to a correc¬ 
tion of from two to four points towards the West, for the 
Variation, excepting where an accurate bearing or direction 
was of consequence : in this case, corrections, both for 
“ deviation” and “ variation,” have been made, and are in¬ 
variably distinguished by the word “ True,” connected with 
the bearing or direction then mentioned. 
