An account of several late voyages and discoveries

i11t1 Spitzbergcn ,11,el Gret'nland. 7, On thc8th it was Foggy, and fnow'd ali day, \Vcfaw that day verymany (Sea-dogs or) Sea/e, on the Ice about the Sea-fide, fo we (et OJlt a Boat and killcd I J of them. On the 12 it was cold and fiormy ali day, at night Son- (bine; he that takes not exaét notice, · knows no difference whether it be day ornight. On the 13th in the afternoon it was windy 1nd foggy, we were in 77 degrees; we failed along by the Ice íomcwhat eaílerly towards Spit,Jerge", as is to be feen in the Cut A ate. hat night we faw more than 20 Wh4le1 that un one after another towarda the Ice ; out of hem we got our fecond Fi(b, which was a le one; and this FHh, when they wounded im with Lances, blcd very much, fo that the was tinged by it where he f wam: we bro~gbt im to the Ship when the Sun was in the orth : for the Sun is the Clock to the Seamen · n Spitzhergen, for elfe they would live with:- t order, and miftake in the ufual feven weck– ydays. On the 1.¡.th it was cold and wind y, the night gy, the wind blew Wefr, that day we ~me o Ha111 Lichte11berg. We arrived at Spitzbergc11, 1une the 14th. irfr wc carne to the Foreland thereof, then ro e(even Ice-hiUs or Mountains, then we paífed e Harbour or Bay of the Hamburger.s, iWag• e111, E11glifb Men and Daner, and failed incQ e South-bay: we were followed by 7 Ships, Hi1111b11rgers, and 4 H0Uaflder1, as is to be fe~n B 4 by