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492 ALLISON’S VOYAGE FROM ARCHANGEL.
we had fuch a gale, that [was forced to hand our fore-fail, and out of the N. W. came
the fierceft of it, freezing hard withal. Howbeit, in the twenty-four hours, I made my
way W.N. ns twenty-five miles.
Wednefday, the twentieth, it continued very bad weather, the wind at N. W.; but
at fix in the morning the wind eafed, and we {et our fore-fail: then it came to Ae N.
and to N. F., and fo toE. Imade my way S. W. by W., four miles.
Thurfday, the twenty-firft, by twelve at noon, the wind was at S.S.1!., handfome wea-
ther; by twol found it in the S. S. W. corner; with a fky fo fair and clear, that I plainly
difcerned Terry berry, to the S. S.E., eighteen miles off. All this twenty-four hours
there camea great fea out of the W., againft which 1 made my way forty-two miles.
Friday, the twenty-fecond, it continued a hard gale of wind at W., which put us
under our mainfail and mizen till two in the morning ; then the wind coming northerly,
I tacked and made way N. N. W. ten miles.
Saturday, the twenty-third, at eight in the morping, I faw the North Kyne, diftant
twenty-one miles, to the S. by W., and the wind being S., I made the beft of my way
to the weftward.
At ten it came to W. S. W., and prefently after to W. N. W., blowing fo hard, as
to put me under three courfes reift, flanding to the northward, till twelve at night.
‘hen I tacked to the weftward, but the wind in two hours after came to the N. W. by.
W., whereupon | tacked to the northward again, under three courfes reift ; but at eight
in the morning I went about to the weftward, having made my way this twenty-four
hours W. by N. twenty-feven miles.
Sunday, the twenty-fourth, by twelve at noon, the wind was at N. by W., and
N.N. W.; but by three in the afternoon it came to N. W. by N., with fo much wind,
that I durft not tack the fhip, for fear of lofing our mainfail, and yet I could carry none
but that and a mizen; fol charged a good looking out, deeming ourfelves near land.
Monday, the twenty-fifth, at four in the morning, being moon-light, we faw the land
of the North Cape, two points under our lee-bow: then we loofed ‘the fore-fail, and
flood to the eaftward, under three courfes reift: we likewife fet our mizen ftay-fail ;
but fuch was the ftrefs of wind, that it immediately flew out of the bolt-rope. As foon
as it was day, we plainly perceived we could not weather the land of North Kyne, it
continuing very fqually.
After I had well confidered our condition, I galled my men together and told them
my refolution, which was to run up the wide Fuel * (that was then before us), while the
gale lafted ; reafoning with them, that to {pend the day in tacking before it was to difable
ourfelves, and perhaps fplit our fails, and when night came on, to drive upon, the rocks,
would be to the hazard of our lives, fhip, and goods.
‘Thereupon, in hopes of more fecurity under fome point, ifland, &c. or in fome ba
to anchor, I put the helm a-weather, and ran for the Fuel, which I judged might be
feven or eight miles wide.
Accordingly I hauled up my forefail, that I might fee before me while the fqualls of
{now fell; which after they were paft T fet ¢ again, ufing all diligence that could be in
fearch of fome fhelter from land, or place of anchorage.
At one in the afternoon I difcovered an ifland which had a {mall breach off it; but
the men in the tops, and on the yards, faid the opening next the main was fo large, that
no fecurity could be under it. ‘Then I fteered my courfe to the eaft fide of the Fuel
(for the ifland aforefaid lay on the weft), and running up S.E., I faw fomething like a
* Fucl,is an opening between two head Jands, haying no bottom in fight, but a feeming inlet into land,
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