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5°90 ALLISON’S VOYAGE FROM ARCHANGEL.
Sunday, the fifth, we had fome weather of wind with fome fnow, and about three at
night a {mall thaw.
Monday, the fixth, being moderate weather, (but clofe and freezing) we fetched a
boat of water. All our men went afhore; fome with guns, and among them they fhot
a white partridge, which was very good meat; the reft employed themfelves in gather-
ing mufcles, perriwinkles, anc dills. Thefe dills are dark brown weeds, growing and
hanging upon the rocks, and to be come at while low water : a fort of fea-plant or herb,
common enough in the north of England, but more frequent in Scotland. There, I
am told, they are eaten raw ; but by boiling they become foft, and look greener, tafting
not much unlike a colewort. Our way of drefling them was, firft, to boil them in
frefh water, which took away the faltnefs natural to them ; and after that boiling them
again in our beef broth, they fupplied the place of a falad, to eat with our beef.
By fome Scottifh men on board, we were happily inftruéted in the ufe of thefe.
Tuefday, the feventh, it proved fair above head, the wind S.S. E. but freezing very
hard. We got fome empty cafks from between decks to fill them, fearing more and
more to depend upon the {prings. For our men were lately at a great lofs for them,
and found it difficult digging in the ice. Their way was, when they went for water,
to obferve the drains upon the fhore, and fo along the funken or depreffed places in
the fnow, which were formed from the fprings of the upper grounds, joining in their
defcent, and making gutters, fome with ftreams large enough to turn a little mill.
The channels were covered with ice like a ceiling, under which the waters ran freely,
but to come at it, they were forced to dig through fnow, and break through ice, to
dip in their bowls and fill their pails ; which when full they carried to the boat, where
the hogfheads ftood with open heads to receive them. And notwithftanding they made
all poffible hafte aboard, and had not above a furlong to row, by that time they got to
the fhip, the water would be covered with a pretty thick ice. The pails too thereby
were fo frozen both within and without, as to weigh much more, and hold much lefs ;
and we were forced to thaw them continually, for a new day’s fervice.
Wednefday, the eighth, we had it fair and clear, with a fmall thaw, the wind
wefterly. We filled fome water, and put it down into the hold.
Thurfday, the ninth, we had very fair weather, and fo warm as to make a con-
fiderable thaw: the wind W.S. W.
Friday, the tenth, it was fair over head, but froze exceeding hard; we fetched a
boat load of water. Our men thought it good news, when I told them this was the
fhorteft day, and now we fhould make ourfelves ready for the fea, as faft as poffibly
wecould. In order thereto, I gave my chief mate directions for rowing up the fuel
on the morrow, to take a full view of the firft bay we came by. This was matter of
encouragement to them, and kept them in action, though I did it with little hopes of
fudden benefit thereby.
Saturday, the eleventh, it proving fair, I fent the boat into the outermoft bay to view”
it, and get acquainted with fome place of fhelter, that we might make ufe of, in cafe
we fhould not be able to regain the harbour, or proceed at our firft putting out.
They returned and brought me word, there was a good road within an ifland that lay
in the bay: which made me refolve, if the weather held open that we could work, to
make out for the fea by moonlight.
Sunday, the twelfth, was a fair day, the wind at S. W.
Monday, the thirteenth, it continuing fair weather, we got up our fprit-fail-yard and
fore-yard crofs again ; filled a boat load of water, and got two wouldens on our rudder-
head; the wind eafterly,
Tuefday,
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