22d.  It blew hard from the N.W. and prevented our running into Nachvak bay.  Our situation being highly dangerous, and the wind favouring our proceeding, we determined to pass by Nachvak.  But having sailed across the bay, our captain found it impossible to proceed, and thought proper to come to an anchor.  The truth was, that he had left some articles here in a cove, which he wished to secure.  We therefore went on shore, and found many fragments of the bones of whales, whence we inferred that whales are sometimes cast on shore in this place.

23d.  A heavy storm came on from the N.W.  To-day we caught the first cod-fish, which proved a very acceptable change of diet for us and our people.

24th.  The morning was calm.  Wind E. left the cove and steered for Nachvak, and came, accidentally, to the very place where Jonathan’s goods were deposited.  Not perceiving any Esquimaux on shore, Jonathan and Thukkekina went up the bay in their kayaks in search of them.  Meanwhile we landed, and on the declivity of a hill found a great quantity of green soapstone.  In the evening Jonathan and Thukkekina returned with ten other Equimaux, who rejoiced to see us again.

25th.  Brother Kohlmeister was engaged all day with the Esquimaux.  Brother Kmoch went up the mountain, and brought some fine specimens of steatite.

26th.  Wind strong at N.W. we set sail; but the wind failing, we could not reach Saeglek, as proposed, but spent the night in the open sea.  It passed, however, without any unpleasant occurrences.

27th.  The want of wind prevented our getting to-day as far as the Saeglek islands.  Having passed through a very narrow Ikkerasak, with hardly sufficient depth of water for so large a boat, we cast anchor near our former station at Kikkertarsoak.

28th.  Wind cold and changeable, and towards evening stormy.

29th.  Set sail about 6 A.M. with a strong wind at W. and in the evening had reached Kangertluksoak islands.

30th.  It blew hard, with snow, and we were obliged to spend the day shut up in our small cabin by lamp-light.  The land was covered with snow.  We were detained here very unpleasantly for three days, by the violence of the wind and weather.

October 3d.  We steered for the promontory of Kaumayok; but the wind dying away, and at length turning to the South, we could not gain any safe harbour, and were obliged to tack about all night in the open sea.  The weather, however, was mild, and we had the advantage of moon-light.

4th.  At 7 A.M. we succeeded in passing the Northern Ikkerasak near cape Mugford with the tide, and the wind becoming fair, soon brought us among the Okkak islands.  About noon we doubled cape Uivak, and perceived Esquimaux on shore, who ran up the hills, shouted for joy, and gave us by signs to understand, that the ship (the brig Jemima, sent annually with provisions to the settlements) was still at Okkak.