The North-west and North-east passages 1576-1611 . kPoint, which is 48 miles distant from the Cross Island,and sailed west-south-west; and about the evening,with the west sun, we saw the Admiralty Island, andabout the north sun passed along by it, which is distantfrom the Black Point 32 miles. And passing alongby it, we saw about two hundred sea-horses lying upona field of ice, and we sailed close by them and dravethem from thence, which had almost cost us dear;for they, being mighty strong and of great force,swam towards us (as if they would be revenged on usfor the despite that we had done t
The North-west and North-east passages 1576-1611 . kPoint, which is 48 miles distant from the Cross Island,and sailed west-south-west; and about the evening,with the west sun, we saw the Admiralty Island, andabout the north sun passed along by it, which is distantfrom the Black Point 32 miles. And passing alongby it, we saw about two hundred sea-horses lying upona field of ice, and we sailed close by them and dravethem from thence, which had almost cost us dear;for they, being mighty strong and of great force,swam towards us (as if they would be revenged on usfor the despite that we had done them) round aboutour scutes with a great noise, as if they would have William Barents. Third Voyage Northward 177 devoured us; but we escaped from them by reasonthat we had a good gale of wind, yet it was not wiselydone of us to wake sleeping wolves. The 28 of July it was fair weather, with a north-east wind. Then we sailed along by the land, and withthe south-west sun got before St Laurence Bay, orSconce Point, and sailed south-east 24 miles; and. True portraiture of our boats, and how we nearly got intotrouble with the sea-horses being there, we found two Russians lodgies or shipsbeyond the Point, wherewith we were not a littlecomforted to think that we were come to the placewhere we found men, but were in some doubt of thembecause they were so many, for at that time we sawat least 30 men, and knew not what sort of personsthey were. There with much pain and labour we got a. p. 12 178 William Barents. Third Voyage Northward to the land, which they perceiving, left off their workand came towards us, but without any arms; andwe also went on shore, as many as were well, fordivers of us were very ill at ease and weak by reasonof the scurvy. And when we met together we salutedeach other in friendly wise, they after theirs, and weafter our manner. And when we were met, boththey and we looked each other stedfastly in the face,for that some of them knew us, and we them to bethe same me
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