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den største af Vestmanna-Øerne. Dette lykkedes ogsaa
trods Taagen, og Vøringen bragtes til Ankers paa Øens
Østside udenfor Indløbet til den Bugt, der danner Havn
for Handelsstedet, men som er utilgjængelig for større
Fartøjer.
Vort Ophold , ved Vestmannaøerne blev. længere end
paaregnet, da det de følgende Dage fremdeles blæste haardt
fra Sydvest og gik svær Sø paa Havet. Den 23de gjordes
Excursioner i Land. ljien den 24de blæste det saa haardt,
idet Vindhastigheden gik op i 20 Meter pr. Sekund, at vi
ikke kunde ligge tor vort Anker, men maatte holde det
gaaende hele Dagen i Læ af Øen paa den Maade, at
Fartøjet drev udover, indtil der hvor Søgangen begyndte,
derpaa dampede vi indover igjen til Ankerpladsen, og saa drev
vi igjen udover, en Manøvre der i Dagens Løb gjentoges
mange Gange. Den 25de kunde der atter gjøres Exkursioner
i Land, men først den 26de var Havet blevet saa roligt, at
Expeditionen kunde fortsætte sin Rejse. Kl. 31 2
Eftermiddag’ passeredes’ Reykjanes. Kl. 61/- Skagen og Kl. 9
ankom Expeditionen til Reykjavik’. Her traf vi det danske
Stationsskib. Dampskonnerten • Fylla" ’og de franske
Krigsskibe. Dampkorvetten "Dupleix" og Briggen "Beaumanoir,"
hvis Chefer strax sendte Officerer ombord i Vøringen for
at komplimentere, efter almindelig Orlogsskik.
Under Vøringens Ophold i Reykjavik foretog
Expeditionens Medlemmer, ledsaget af Næstcommanderende. en
Tur til Thingvellir. Vejret vedblev at være yderst
uroligt. Allerede Dagen efter vor Ankomst begyndte den 6te
Storm og Natten mellem den 28de og 29de Juli laa
Vøringen med Dampen oppe og Mandskabet i Søvagt.
Desuagtet lykkedes det mig at faa udført absolute
magnetiske Bestemmelser i Land. nien om at svinge Skibet kunde
der ikke blive. Tale. Først den 30te om Aftenen blev
Vejret saavidt roligt, at Kul- og Vandfyldningen kunde
begynde. Den 2den August opdagedes under Opfyringen en
Læk paa Kjedlen, hvorfor der atter maatte slukkes af,
meil det lykkedes Maskinbesætningen ved ihærdigt Arbejde
at reparere den saa hurtigt, at Afrejsen kunde tinde Sted
den næste Dags Aften Kl. 7.
Da Tiden nu var temmelig langt fremskreden, blev
den paatænkte Omsejling af Island opgivet, og
Tilbageturen lagdes sønden om Island. Den 5te August toges et
Lodskud paa 844 Favne , paa den sydlige Skraaning af
Færø-Islands-Banken. Fra dette Punkt udsejledes til om Aftenen
den 7de 240 Kvartmil (60 geogr. Mile) i nordøstlig Retning,
hvorunder den sydøstre Islandsbanke blev undersøgt ved
Lodskud. Temperaturrækker og Bundskrabninger. Ved den
Islands. On the morning of the 22nd the weather
began to abate, and we made Iceland in the vicinity
of Portland. By the evening, we had reached a point
abreast of the Vestmanna Islands, when a fog came on;
the gale, too. had set in again: and this, together with
a rapid fall oj’ the barometer, determined us to run for
Heima-ey. the largest of Vestmanna Islands, and .there ride
out the storm. We fortunately succeeded in spite of the
fog. and the "Vøringen" let go her anchor on the- eastern
shore of the island, off the entrance to the bay that forms
the harbour of the "town." but which is not accessible to
large vessels.
Stress of weather protracted our stay at the
Vest-manna Islands. For several days in succession it blew
hard from the south-west, and there was a high sea
running off the coast. On the 23rd we fnade excursions about
the island, but on the 24th such was the violence oj’ the
gale, the velocity of the wind reaching 20 metres a second,
that riding at anchor was impossible.’ ; The vessel had to
be kept going all day long under lee of the land. She
was allowed to drift out to where the sea was running
high, and then steamed back to her anchorage, a
manæuvre-which had to be repeated many times in the course of the
day. On the 25th we were again able to make excursions
on shore; but not till the 26th .had the sea gone down
sufficiently to admit of continuing the cruise. At 3.30
p.m. we passed Reykjanes; at 6.30, Skagen; and by 9 the
Expedition had reached Reykjavik. Here we found the
Danish steam-schooner "Fylla," and two vessels belonging
to the French navy, — the "Dupleix," steam-corvette, and
the brig "Beaumanoir," officers from which were forthwith
despatched on board the "Vøringen" to compliment her
captain, according to navy-etiquette. .
During our stay at Reykjavik, the members of the
Scientific Staff, accompanied by the first lieutenant, made
an excursion to Thingvellir. The weather still continued
very unsettled. On the day after our arrival it again blew
a gale, the sixth; and the 28th. after night-fall, the
-’Vor-ingen" was lying with the steam up and the sea-watch set.
Still. I succeeded in getting absolute magnetical
observations on shore; swinging the vessel was out of the
question. Not till the’ evening of the 30th had the weather
become sufficiently moderate to allow of our taking in coal
and water. On the 2nd of August, wlieii getting up steam,
a leak was discovered in one of the boiler-plates, and the
fires had to be put out : but, thanks to the engine-men.
who. worked with a will at repairing the damaged part,
we were able to get off on the following day at 7 o’clock
in the evening.
The season being now comparatively far • advanced,
we had to relinquish our original intention of
circumnavigating Iceland, and the homeward course of the "Vøringen"
was laid south of the island. On the 5th of August we
Søunded in 844 fathoms, on the southern slope of the
Fa>roe-Iceland ridge. From this point we stood north-east,
exploring. by means of soundings, dredgings, and serial
temperatures, the south-eastern section of the Iceland banks,
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