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Rh uch a Strait I could not find. Now as it grew too late in the Year, for me to proceed further, the Month of Sèptember being near at an End, when the begins in thoe Parts, accompanied by dreadfull Storms, I was obliged to return.

In the Year 1724. the Directors of the aid Begen Company, according to his Majety's Good Will and Pleaure, fitted out a Ship to attempt a Landing on the Eatern Shore, as had been formerly practied on that Coat, which lies oppoite to Iceland. But the urprizing Quantity of Ice, which barricadoed the Coat, made that Enterprize prove abortive and quite to micarry, as many others had done. As there was no Appearance for Ships to approach this Shore, the ame King in the Year 1728. reolved, beides other very coniderable Expences, to have Hores tranported to this Colony, in Hopes, that with their Help they might travel by Land to this Eatern Ditrict: But nothing was more impoible than this Project, on Account of the impracticable, high Rh