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OUTHIER’S JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO THE NORTH. 275
Ullaborg, is ina {mall ifland to the north of the town, it is built alfo of wood. The
cultom-houfe is in another little ifland not far from the town at N. W.; and W.
of the cattle.
At Ullea we found a pretty good inn, we fupped, and flept there. Ulllea is fifteen
miles from Torneo, and eight from Brakeftadt, where we were bound: we could very
well have difpenfed with going there, for we found neither the coaft nor illands fit for
our work; however, not to neglect any thing we continued our voyage. M. Camus
had recommended a fecond boat with two oars, to accompany us from Ullza, and we
departed with our two boats on Wednefday, the twenty-feventh, at five in the morning,
we fteered S. W. till noon; we carried the little Englifh quadrant with us; on Tuefday
we had obferved the height of the lower margin of the fun, and found it 48° 6’, this
day we found it 48° 25’.
From our leaving Ullea we had had but little, although contrary wind, and. by
noon we had advanced.no more than three miles. Shor tly. after noon the wind havi ing
much increafed, and the fea being greatly agitated, we endeavoured to reach the fhore;
at firft we got behind alarge heap of ftones, projecting fomewhat into the fea; for the
fea being very fhallow along the coafts, there are few places where it is eafy to land; in
the mean time the feamen informing us, that if the fea ran higher we fhould not be in
fafety behind this heap, we returned about half a mile in order to find a fafe harbour.
We landed, erected our tent, and refted ourfelves ‘till eight at night. The wind
having flackened then, we fent back our fecond boat which was ufelefs to us, and
fet off in the firft to continue our route. By midnight, we had advanced two miles,
and were about five miles from Ullea; M. Camus deeming it unneceflary, wifhed
to return towards Torneo, and vifiting the Iflands of Carloohn, and Sandhon, we
‘fteered then N.N. W. The failors were much furprized, and knew not what to make
of us, they faid they had never before in fuch a boat proceeded fo far from land; for
thefe iflands are five French leagues from the fhore. We thought firft of going to
Sandhon, although a defart, and without any habitation, but we could not get near
enough to it, owing to the extreme fhallownefs of the water. We returned to-
wards Carloohn, where we landed with difficulty, at five o’clock in the morning: one
of our mariners was obliged to carry us on his fhoulders for a confiderable diltance,
the boat while loaded not being able to approach near. We found there a hamlet, and
entered the beft houfe, called Heikis ; they fhewed us into a room with two beds in it,
the room furnifhed with benches all round. We remained there above two days, living
on our provifions, with fome milk and fifh that we bought ina village: for fhortly after
our landing the wind blew fo violently, and fo adverfely the whole time, that we could
not leave the place.
Towards evening M. Camus and Sommereux, went to the houfe of the clergyman,
which we were informed was about three quarters of a league diftant. He thewed
them great civility ; the next day he fent us eggs, and on Saturday morning he came to
fee us. accompanied hima good part of the way on his return, and we had a long
converfation together: as he had learnt that I was a prieft, he often inquired of me,
why are you not allowed to marry? This good chaplain was fhortly about to marry the
daughter of the rector of Flaminia, who had recently died, and expected thereby to
infure to himfelf a fucceflion to the re€tory, of which he was only the curate: he took
all our names, and was delighted with our: having touched at his ifland. We faw
there very fine crops of rye and barley. Every countryman here as well as in Weftro-
bothnia, has feveral out-houfes; he has his windmill, and manufactures his own cloth.
This ifland is four miles from Ullea, and two miles from the main land, it nearly joins
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