The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-12 00:00:00

NORTIIER4V VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY.

The follorking interesting extract is taken from Capt.
Ross's Narrative of his Voyage to the Arctic Regions•
just published.
"' August 10.—Lat. 75 deg. 55 min. N. lon. 65 deg. 34 mia.
W.—About is o'clock this day, we were rejoiced to see eight
slet'gth, driven by the natives, advancing by a circuitous mute
towards the place where we lay. They halted about a mile from
us. and the pawls alighting. ascended a small iceberg. as if to
rocannoftre. After remaining •ppatratly in =sanitation foe
half as hour. four of them • and came towards
thewhisk however. they did ass venture to approach.
In the our this. a width Sag was WNW at the main 111 sack
ship. Aid Mint Sodom despatched. bearing a small white fig,
wide some pee es. that be might endenroar. if possible so
bring them Ma parley. This was s semis* in which he had "scut
e' 17 d&MlNued. masedn. lame So Is wmatended and
es ietreastee mu.m as apemen mod be Made. as the
pima isms it the moan was within half a mile of the
babe& It was away abanatissas so the satires. • omelet •
dam in the ice. ant pomaitis without a plank. aep ties the
des sash oder.
allii=ding any of week
qil:elligre risk assiasens displayed as kes Mime
then courage. aving.TiaM his dm at some distance from the
canal• he advamed to the edge, and Watt cif his hat. mods
hisody awns fes those opploW to approach, as he did ; this
thay partly (implied sink halting at a distance of 300 puck.
where dm in eat of their sledges. and set cap a loud 'multi.
mous hapea. which facbeitse anowered by imitating it. They
vensuradoo approach nearer. haring nothing in their hands but
the whiff~ss with which they guide their dogs; and dest satisfying
ttseosweiewe that the canal was imparable. sae ethos in parts-
cube mead to acquire confider oa. Shouts. weed, and
were exchanged he mos timo to no purpose. though ewe. party
seemed in same epee w retecnise each ether's Leiner.—
Sachems. admaratki=he could thaws= that they spoke
the ilumodor out their womb. however. to an
unasnal,Z:s. lie inmelimsly ramegpthat dialect, and
Nadia Ithiamlis. atlas
.Zahlbette.. Cane on V'
to width oaswitosth . •
• No, no
So away e led Mbar walk w • brawls out to mean that
the?
.= we weak maw to destroy thorn. The boldest thee
a le de edged titetatednd drawing from his boot a
(edit is ma ) repeated • Go away ;• • I
can kill Ai- isabmwomth . told them that he also
was ammad s Made NW she same time threw acres the
cane/ some whip of bank and a chided shirt; hut these they
beheld wish great dimwit and opyrehassion. still calling • Go
away don't kW Itrehmes ow threw them an k.nglish
knife. smithy • Take that.' Oa this they approached with
caution, picked up the knife. thou showed and pulled their noses.
These atoms were imitated by illathsuse. who in return called
out. • Haigh. yaw. I' pulling Mama with the same gesture.—
They now pointed to the shin, likamding what it was, and when
told that it MO au article of dashing. asked of what skin it was
made. &theme replied. it was atads of the hair of an animal
they had never seen s on which they picked it up with expressions
of surprise. They now to mak many questions ; for by
this tame they found the merge spokes by themselves and
Sachem.: had suffident resemblance to enable them to hold
some communication.

•• They first panted to the ships. eagerly asking • What great
creatures those were ?' •Do they come from the Sun or the
Moon ?' Do they give us light by night or by day Saclieu.c
told them that he was a man, that he hid a father mad a mother
like themselves; and, pointing to the South, said that he came
from a distant country in that direction. To this they anmemed.
• That cannot be, there is nothing but ice there.' They again
asked, • What creatures them were?' pointing to the ships: to
which Sacheuse replied. thee • they were houses made of wood.'
This they seemed still to dipeedtt, answering, • No, they ere
alive. we have seen them mare their wings. Sacheuse now
inquired of them what they themselves were; to which they re-
plied. they were men, and lived in that direction, pointing to the
north ; that there was much water there; and that they had
come to felt for sea unicorns. It was then agreed that Secheuse
should pass the chasm to them. and be accordingly returned to the
s'zip to make his report, and to set for a plank-
During the whale of this conembatina, I had been employed
with a good telescope in observing their motions, and beheld the
' first man approach with every mark of fear end distrust, looking
frequen.ly behind to the other two, and beckoning to come on,
as it for support. They occasionally retreated, then advanced
again, with cautious steps, in the attitude of listening, generally
keeping one hand down by their knees, in readiness to pull out a
knife which they had in their boots; in the other hand they held
their whips with the lash coiled up ; their sledges remained at a
little distance. the inurth man being apparently stationed to keep
them in readiness for eseve Sometimes they drew back the co-
vering they had on their heads, as if wishing to catch the moat
distant sounds; at which time I could discern their features, dis-
playing extreme terror and amazement. while every limb ap
peered to tremble as they moved. Sacheuse was directed to
entice them to the ship. and two men were now sent with a
plank. which was accordingly placed across the chasm. They
appeared still much alarmed, and requested that Sacheuse only
should come over; he accordingly passed to the opposite side. on
which they earnestly besought lam not to touch them. u if be
did, they should certainly die. After he had used many argu-
ments to persuade them that he was flesh and blood, the agave
who had shown most courage ventured to touch his hand, then
pulling himself by the nose. set up i shout, in which he was
joined by Sacheuse, and the other three. The presents were
then distributed, consisting of two or three articles of clothing.
and a few strings of beads; after which Sacheuse exchanged
knife for one of theirs.
•• The hope of getting some important information, as well as
the interest naturally felt for these poor ereatura, made me =a-
perient to communicate with them myself; aed I therefore de-
sired Lime. Pony to actomiday me to the plass viers dispel"

API!! 111.

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panniing then to mow Wan the ships. We accordingly
ye ended whisdres obi addhlendpessoin ashy of looking
poem end ninw, melba with wowwP nodshimPlAd
nestleft Monde sbeipet, whew the swees was am widi
ineeemed rams. the Ohre in senent it, theerhab
were gmeondea those who Ind
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ha at a Menses
wide Moak &dm, WwW *dna then sesindin The
pity sow theedwe snd of wine, with ad their
'Wow end Ant ni dep. two nine, derisinsen Lietd. Tarry.
sod myself, bong at pay of oonwell siddahrily We WM
also increased by doe ponliedWed eitwoden, se a ibild dgm
fads'. is Mud. The who mad elsernew oar easily be -epo.
ceived—the when talking sad and the dip
howling, while the Wires woul:=Lthlie'rith their lug
whip', to peelers eider.
Our antral peldwead a risible Aiwa, sassing deire to nein
a few swaps loweade desk siedw t on this Sachems ceded to us to
rill ow own es In hod Aser rend this to be the node of
friendly salundois with than This cesimmay wee anordingly
performed by sedan' us, the warm, during their rearm, making
used die sere psturn the nature of which we bed not before
undelinsed. Ip dio mos way we imitated their thews as well as
wihrti Mos the same interjection. pray which we
toad to be an expreseson of surprise mod pleasure.
we pis aikussed towards them while they halted, and pm-
MOW Ikellmineest with a looking glass and • knife, repeating
• die sane preents to the whole as they came up in toootosioll.
Ob swing their faces in the glasses their astonishment appeared
me ems. and they looked round in silence for • moment at each
di sod at us i immediately afterwards they set up • general
inewt„ soniesded by .a loud laugh, expressive of extreme delight,
as trait sa surprise, to which we joined, partly from inability to
maid it. and willing also to show that we were pleased with our
new acquaiatances.