. Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history ; and an account of the whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ' '•ivn 202 EARLY NORTH-WEST "seeing this medley," leaped into the sea, swam out, and, getting hold of the stern, was pulled in hy Perse. Green now cried coragio, and he and Perse brandished their weapons with such vigour that the savages ceased attempting to enter the boat; but they poured in clouds of arrows, one of which struck the former with so su
. Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history ; and an account of the whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ' '•ivn 202 EARLY NORTH-WEST "seeing this medley," leaped into the sea, swam out, and, getting hold of the stern, was pulled in hy Perse. Green now cried coragio, and he and Perse brandished their weapons with such vigour that the savages ceased attempting to enter the boat; but they poured in clouds of arrows, one of which struck the former with so sure an aim that he died on the spot, and his body was thrown into the sea. At length the party reached the vessel; but Moter and Wilson died that day, and Perse two days after. Thus perished the chief perpetrators of the late dreadful tragedy, visited by Providence with a fate not less terrible than that which they had inflicted on their illustrious and unfortunate leader. The crew, thus deprived of their best liands, were in extreme perplexity, obliged to ply to and fro across the \ straits, and unable, without the utmost fear and peril, to venture on shore; which yet was absolutely neces- sary for obtaining provisions to carry them to England. They contrived, at the expense of much toil and hazard, to ccUect three hundred birds, which they salted and preserved as the only stock whereupon to attempt the voyage. They suffered, during the passage, the most dreadful extremities of femine, allowing only half a fowl a-day to each man, and considering it a luxury to have them fried with candles, of which a weekly distri- bution was made for that purpose. Ivet, now the sole survivor of the ringleaders in the atrocious conspiracy, sunk under these privations. The last fowl was in the steep-tub, and the men were become nearly desperate, when suddenly it pleased God to give them sight of land, which proved to be the north of Ireland. They complain that, on going ashore at Berehaven, th
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