The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . He wished to carry his men on the Ibis either homeor to the Ob, but the Englisli seamen declared that they wouldnot for all the worlds honour and riches sail in that had thus an opportunity of purchasing thevessel, whose name he altered to the Utrennaja Saria (theDawn), and to the surprise of all experienced seamen heactually made a successful passage to Norway. The vesselwas then towed along the coast to G(jthenburg, and through VI.] THE FIRS
The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . He wished to carry his men on the Ibis either homeor to the Ob, but the Englisli seamen declared that they wouldnot for all the worlds honour and riches sail in that had thus an opportunity of purchasing thevessel, whose name he altered to the Utrennaja Saria (theDawn), and to the surprise of all experienced seamen heactually made a successful passage to Norway. The vesselwas then towed along the coast to G(jthenburg, and through VI.] THE FIRST VOYAGE FROM YENISEJSK TO EUROPE. 241 the Gota Canal to Stockholm, and finally crossed the Balticto St. Petersburg. On the loth August Schwanenberg hoisted the Russian flagon his little vessel. During his outward passage he met, in themouth of the Yenisej, Sibiriakoffs steamer the Fraser, CaptainDallmann, who in vain endeavoured to dissuade him from pro-secuting the adventurous voyage. He anchored at Beli Ostrovon the 24th August, passed the Kara Port on the 30th August,and reached Vardoe on the 11th September. The Utrcnnaja. GUSTAF ADOLl NUMMELIN. Born at Viborg in 1853. Saria arrived at Christiania on the 31st October, at Gothenburgon the 15th November, passed Motala on the 20th, reachedStockholm on the 23rd November and St. Petersburg on the3rd December. Everywhere in Scandinavia the gallant seamenmet with the heartiest reception. Their vessel was the firstthat sailed from the town of Yenisejsk to Europe, and is still,when this is being written, the only one. The Dawn is 56 feet long, 14 feet beam, and draws 6 feet ofwater. Aft there is a little cabin in which there is scant space E 242 THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA. [CUAP. VI. for three men. Cooking is done in the fore. The cargo con-sisted of a small quantity of graphite, fish, furs, and othersamples of the products of Siberia. The vessel was manned by Captain Schwanenberg, the mates
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