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CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XI. 
“ A Run of Fish'’—Five very large Whales struck, 
ancl three of them captured in one Hay—Ice formed 
on the Sea, the Air being above the Freezing Tem¬ 
perature—Surveys and Researches continued—Ad¬ 
ventures of some of the Fame’s Crew on Shore— 
Tremendous Gale—Ship grounded upon a Shelf of 
Ice, squeezed off again, and providentially rescued 
from a situation of extreme peril—Survey of the 
Coast concluded—Indications of approaching winter 
—Final departure from the Coast, - 285 
CHAPTER XII. 
Retrospective View of Researches made upon the 
Eastern Coast of Greenland—Extent Surveyed— 
Mode of Conducting the Survey—Comparison with 
previous Charts^—General Character of the Coun¬ 
try—Mountainous—Perforated with Inlets—Pro¬ 
bably an Assemblage of Islands—Some of the In¬ 
lets seem to pass through the country into Balfin’s 
Bay—Products of the Country—Inhabitants still 
exist—Their Number considerable—Evidences of 
an admixture with Civilized Nations—Currents of 
the Greenland Seas—Dangers of the Autumnal 
Storms—State of the Weather, - _ 319 
