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512 ’ ALLISON’S VOYAGE FROM ARCHANGEL,
inform me diflin@ly. Above all things I well remember, the whole Finnifh people,
when they came aboard our fhip, told me there was never a rock or dangerous fhoal in
the whole fue/. And I have taken care to have the depth of water and anchoring
places marked in the chart faithfully, according to the feveral difcoveries made by me
and my mate, and the diftances of places computed with the beft of my judgment: to
which I refer the reader. Towards night the wind fouthered, blowing and freezing
hard.
Sunday, the twenty-feventh, we had a fmall {now falling all day, but fo very mild
withal, that it melted as it fell, and that likewife that which laid before upon the fhip ;
and toward night it turned to rain with the wind at S. W.
Monday, the twenty-eighth, the morning was {tormy, the wind at W. fo that I was
neceflitated to let go my fheet anchor; but toward noon the wind eafed, and 1 heaved
it up again. I called all my company together, and told them that the time had fpent
fo much of our provifions, that we could not venture to fea, with what we had remain-
ing, where we fhould be bereaved of all the little comforts and helps we had from the
fhore. And therefore while we had any thing left, we muft go and make fearch for
people, whereby to get provifion, to carry us out of this place, and to our much defired
homes.
That fince Almighty God had wonderfully preferved us till this time, when the wea-
ther was grown more moderate, and the days of a brave length; we ought not only
to exprefs our thanks in words, to that Being of all goodnefs, for our prefervatioa
paft, but to be active and induftrious for the future, fhewing ourfelves thereby more
reafonable creatures.
And finding fuch difcourfe to have fome effect upon them, I ordered the long boat
to be immediately hoifted in and guawked and other things done, that might be for the
fafety and convenience of the men inher. It proved a fair day and thawed, whereby
we got one fide graved ina few hours, fitted her fails, and put many things in readi-
nefs.
Tuefday, March the firft, the month and day began with fair weather ; and after we
had made an end of trimming the long boat, and got her out, we went all hands
afhore, to get what we could for the belly : and towards night got our yards and top-
mafts up, refolving to keep in a moving potture.
Wednefday, the fecond, it began to blow hard at W. S. W., and fo came to S. a vio-
lent ftorm; infomuch, that we were forced to ftrike both yards and top-maft down
again: but towards night the wind eafed, and it froze at an exceflive rate. This day
the fun fhined on board the fhip over the hills; it being the firft time of my feeing the
fame fince Icame in here, being feventeen weeks. Note,that though the fun at this
time did not remain above the horizon, quite fo long as it does in England, and its
meridian altitude but little, yet this day was even as long, confidering the more early
day break, and the more lalting twilight in the evening. And who knows not, that
upon the tenth of this month, the days and nights are equal all the world over.
‘Thurfday, the third, it proved a very fair day, with much fun-fhine and litcle wind ;
we had not feen the like before in this place. ‘This put fuch life in our men, that they
got up our top-maft at once, and loofed the fails for;drying them 5 they having continued
itill folded up now for fome time; and according to our expeétation they were found
well: here being no fear of their getting heat to rot them. In the afternoon our men
went on fhore to get dills and perriwinkles, fome dragged in the long-beat and got
feallops, and others in the {kiff with their nets, made good purchale of fea eggs.
When night came on, | could not but obferve our people as bufy, as they are ufually in
a cook’s
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