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ALLISON’S VOYAGE FROM ARCHANGEL} gir
we might have made there could, with the fame manner of warming it that we made
ufe of in the fhip, have preferved us fo well. Befides a coldnefs perhaps from the earth
itfelf; I am fure a fmall height in the atmofphere makes a fenfible variation as to heat
and cold in the fame place ;_ not to offer at any reafon, but our men found it fo by daily
experience, when they made but fmall afcents in wooding and watering. And the
mountains, or greater hills which lay about us, being, as near as f could guefs, above three
hundred fathom higher than the furface of the water in the bay, feemed to have en-
dured the utmoft force of the froft, having crowns or caps of ice, three or four fathom
thick in fome places, and over-hanging like a pent-houfe or precipice, with a horrid
profpect at a diftance.
We took two turns off the hawfe, cleaned the fhip’s deck of fnow and ice, and cleared
the feuppers. At midnight it began to blow a ftorm at S. W.; but towards morning
the wind came to the N. W. by W., the ftorm continuing, fo that 1 was forced to let
fall my fheet-anchor.
Wednefday, the twenty-third, the wind held hard at W. N. W., with much {now ;
about ten in the forenoon the wind came to N. E. by N., continuing to fnow. At noon
we heaved up our fheet-anchor, the wind eafing ; but in the evening it came more out of
the bay. This day, as I was walking upon the deck, came a fox upon a fmall hill over
again{t the fhip, and {tood awhile looking upon us, but foon ran away at a little noife
we made.
Thurfday, the twenty-fourth, we had the wind at S.E. in the morning, with a gentle
gale, but freezing extraordinary hard ; howbeit we got a boat of water, and cleared
our decks from fnow and ice. At noon the fun fhewed itfelf upon our mafts; I got
my fore-top-maft up, with my mizen-yard and fore-yard, and towards night the wind
fouthed. Ithen made a ftri& furvey ofall our provifion, fhifting it out of one cafk into
another, that I might be certain how much there was, and found but one hundred and
fifty-four pieces of beef on board. I gave to each of our men a pound and a quarter
of honey, for the ule fo often mentioned before. Some of them had been afhore this
afternoon to get dills and perriwinkles; but the weather was too cold to be endured,
and they were forced to return on board prefently. f
Friday, the twenty-fifth, by break of day, the wind being eafterly, I got all my yards
and top-mafts up, and the men went afhore to caft off the cable, with a full refolution
for fea; but before they could clear the ice, and come to catt it off, the wind came to
S. W. and W. S. W., beginning to blowand fnow. Before night I was forced to ftrike
both my top-maits, and lower all down again fnug ; and at ten the ftorm was fo furious,
that our men were contented to abide here, notwithftanding their late earneitnefs to be
going, acknowledging it a mercy from heaven to be detained.
Saturday, the twenty-fixth, the wind was grown moderate by’the morning, and at
noon ’twas quite calm: we took two turns off our hawfe; and in the afternoon got a
boat load of wood ; the {kiff too went a dragging, getting but fifteen fcallops. ‘This
mild day gave us opportunity to obferve that the fluices or drains of water that fell into
the bay were fo confiderable, as to make a {mall motion toward the fea at low water.
It is to be noted, we had no river running into this harbour, or any which we call
back waters, but the fore-mentioned drains, all of them not being fufficient to fupply a
current. It flowed S. W. at a full and new moon, rifing and falling at neap-tides
about eight feet, and at {pring tides about twelve or fourteen. How it was in the /wel
we can give no pofitive account; but by my obfervation upon fome points, the tide
did feem to move indifferently ftrong ; for when I was out with the boat I perceived
fome riplings, and our men in fearching fell in with pretty {trong tides, but could not
inform
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