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ter took place, and were clearly exhibited on its 
encompassing tongues; from which, the line of 
separation was found to be slightly waved. 
In the evening, we made a stretch toward the 
land, which was nearer than usual. I took sights 
for the longitude of the ship, which gave 18° 
48' W.; and found the latitude to be 71° Q', A 
series of hearings of the land, and a sketch of 
about ninety miles of coast, were obtained in this 
situation. The angular extent of the land in 
sight was from NW by W. (true) to SW. A 
strong refraction having occurred during the time « 
of making the observations, brought quite dis¬ 
tinctly into view some land to the northward, that 
was considered to be at the distance of nearly 
eighty miles. 
I had just finished my observations, when a 
sail not hitherto seen, bore down to us, which 
proved to be my Father’s ship, the Fame. I 
went on board of her, and had the happiness of 
finding my Father, and my only brother, who ac¬ 
companied him, in good health. Their success . 
exceeded ours, by one whale ; but was not mate¬ 
rially different as to the quantity of blubber ob¬ 
tained. We proceeded to cruise for whales in 
company. Towards thq land, the ice, in this pa¬ 
rallel, consisted of a large aggregation of fields 
and fioes, and appeared not yet to be pervious. 
