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38 and craggy Mountains perpetually covered with Ice and Snow, which never thaws. Another new Attempt by Sea was by Order of the aid King made in the Year 1729. by Lieutenant Richard; who with his Ship paed the Winter near the new Danih Colony, in Greenland, and in his Voyage back to Denmark made all the Endeavours he could to come at the aforeaid Shore, oppoite to Iceland; but all to no Purpoe, being herein diappointed, like the Ret before him.

All thee Difficulties and continual Diappointments, have made mot People loe all Hopes of ucceeding in this Attempt: Nevertheles, I flatter my elf to have hit luckily on an Expedient, which to me eems not unpracticable, though hitherto not tried, or at leat but lightly executed: viz. to endeavour to coat the Land from the States Promontory, or (as we call it) Cape Prince Chritian, Northwards. The Information I have had of ome Greenlanders, who in their Boats have coated a great Part of the Eat-