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GREENLAND VOYAGE. 
tion, had a tendency to neutralize, rather than 
add to, this disturbing cause. As far as could be 
determined by experiments made in smooth wa¬ 
ter, the apparatus promised to answer all the 
required purposes. 
Sunday, April 7th .—There being no church 
within six miles of The Kern, I sent a boat to the 
village in the morning, to invite any of the peo¬ 
ple on board who might be disposed to join us in 
our usual Divine Service. About fifty persons 
came from the shore, at a few minutes notice, 
and the captains, with several of the crews, of two 
vessels lying near us. The day being fine and 
mild, the Service was performed on deck. 
In the evening, the wind veered to NE. and 
blew fresh: the flood-tide, however, having be¬ 
gun to run up, we were obliged to remain at an¬ 
chor during the night ; hut, at day-break, we 
weighed, and beat out of the Loch, and then 
stood to the NW. The day proved fine through¬ 
out, the wind varying between ENE. and N. 
We passed the Mull of Cantyre at 3 P. M., and, 
assisted by an ebb-tide running to the NW. 
through the channel, weathered Rachlin Island 
before sun-set. The returning flood carried us 
considerably down upon the Irish shore, and 
obliged us to tack. 
On the 9th we made but little progress. On 
