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OUTHIER’S JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO THE NORTH. 323
faddled, and had much difficulty in keeping on their legs. We arrived at Calix to-
wards fix in the evening: thence on Wednefday, the twelfth, at ten in the morning, at
Ranea. In Sweden they obferve the fourth day of Whitfuntide with more {trictnefs
than the preceding ones, and we could not get away until Thurfday, the thirteenth, at
five in the afternoon. We paffed at midnight by Old Lullea; they there gave us fuch
bad horfes, that in order to reach Bac, which is only half a mile from Bourg, we were
obliged to fend back twice for frefh ones ; it is true, the roads were through fands, and
very bad. Afterwards we obtained better horfes: we were feven minutes and thirty-
five feconds in pafling over the wooden bridge, which the maps defcribe to have one
hundred and two arches, and notwithftanding went at a good rate.
On our arrival at Old Pithea, as M. Celfius was conducting us to the proubft, or
rector, we were much furprifed at meeting with one of the fervants which M. de Mau-
pertuis had taken on board with him. He told us that the veffel was run upon the
coaft at two miles from the town of Pithea, from which we were at the diftance of a
good French league; that thefe gentlemen had gone to the town, and begged us to
join them there. We went immediately, and arrived to dine with them; and after
hearing the account which M. de Maupertuis gave of his fhipwreck, we made arrange-
ments for continuing our journey in company.
Scarcely had the veffel, on which thefe gentlemen were embarked, left Parnalakti, at
feven o’clock in the evening, and proceeded three or four hours on its courfe, before
the wind changed, and became furious: all Monday they were beaten about by the
tempeft. On Tuefday morning, M. Sommereux, from his bed, perceived the pilot
apparently very unealy and agitated, and learnt that the veflel made a great deal of
water. At this news every one arofe and ftirred about: there was but one pump, at
which a part worked, while the others emptied the water with buckets through the
ikuttles. As foon as there was any refpite taken, inftantly the water gained upon them.
The wind was continually changing. ‘They often went up aloft, but could defcry no
land; they could only diftinguifh at a diftance long white flats, which were fuppofed to
be floating ice. At length, the fame day in the evening, the wind was more favourable :
the pilot ordered all fails to be hoifted before the wind, while they continued emptying
the water; and at length they difcovered the fhores of Weftro-bothnia. ‘The pilot,
who was experienced, and had much frequented the coaft, found a proper place on
which to run the veffel afhore ; and he did this with fo much caution and management,
that the fhip was-no ways damaged by it. They had thrown overboard a part of the
boards with which they were loaded ; as foon as fhe grounded, they quickly landed the
relt, with the luggage, and all our inftruments. It was on the fkirts of a wood ; the
fervants erected tents, and remained there, while M. de Maupertuis and his compa-
nions in the fhipwreck went to the town of Pithea.
M. de Maupertuis departed on Friday, the fourteenth, in the coach which brought us,
with Meflrs. Clairaut, Celfius, and Camus, who was directed to examine with attention
the’ copper mines of Fahlun; while M. Sommereux remained with M. Le Monnier
and myfelf at Pithea, until the veflel was put into condition to refume its courfe to
Stockholm.
Saturday, the fifteenth, the wind being foutherly, and favourable for returning from
the veflel to town, Meffrs. Le Monnier, Sommereux, and myfelf, went with two boats
to bring back the coach, which had been embarked at Torneo, and which was with the
fervants, the luggage, and the inftruments. The veffel remained there no more ; it had
been brought clofer to the town, to be nearer to the workmen who were to refit it;
we found it laying on one fide, and entirely empty. We came back to town, the wind
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