kurguelen’s voyage to the north. 776 hundred fifhing veflels which annually refort to the fifliery, not any for thefe thirty years pall have fallen in with it. This ifland has perhaps been fwallowed up by fome fimilar revolution, to that of the Goubermans ; or poflibly owing to the fog or bad weather, an ice-bank may originally have been miftaken for an ifland. I promifed to fpeak of the ports fituated on the eaftern fide of Iceland, as I am on the point of leaving that Ration, it may not be an improper place to introduce to the reader, the information on that head, 1 have been enabled to obtain. I fliall begin with the firft anchorage fouth of Langernefs, and fucceffively defcend to the lower part of the coaft. Langernefs is a very long tongue of land, and very even faced ; it may be difcerned fix or eight leagues out at fea. It is fituated exactly under the polar circle. South of it is a place where any veflfel may anchor in ten or fifteen fathoms, fandy bot- tom ; flieltered to the north, and on the weft. On coming from the eaft to this anchor- age, whether to take flicker from bad weather, or to take in water, a fhip muft keep clofe to fhore; it is very fafe, and may be coafted fecurely at mufquet-fhot diftance. The firft objedt diftinguifhed, is a mail or flag-ftaff, on three or four houfes or cabins. She may anchor oppofite thefe, but it is better to proceed higher up, and leaving thefe houfes on the ftarboard quarter, proceed till other houfes are feen on a hillock fronting the fea, it is here fhe fhould make ready to anchor. Fifhing veflels generally anchor a quarter of a league from fliore, oppofite thefe fecond houfes; but a veflfel of war will lay very well half a league from fhore ; when the wind is northerly or wefterly, a veflfel is fafe at this anchorage; but if there be appearance of a fouth or eaft wind, fhe muft fet fail. Vapenfiord is a good bay for fifhing veflels of all dimenfions ; the anchorage is oppo- fite fome huts in fifteen to eighteen fathoms water, bottom of muddy fand ; but as there are two rocks in the middle of the bay, large veflels which cannot tack quickly, fhould not enter unlefs with a favorable wind. Zand-boek is a road where a veflfel is fheltered from all winds from towards the fouth, anchoring on the fouth fide oppofite the Icelanders’ huts. There are rocks in the north part of the bay. Between thefe two ports, there is a fmall and very fafe ifland called Bourhick. Burgerfiord is a good road for fmall frigates and corvettes. When eight leagues from fhore or thereabouts, you perceive a mountain which has the appearance of the embrazure of a cannon, and which ferves as a landmark for this part of the coaft ; being placed between the two bays I have juft mentioned. Lommer-fiord is a very good port for frigates ; they muft anchor to ftarboard on en- tering, at the foot of fome fifhermen’s huts, in ten fathoms water, a cable’s length from fhore. Behind this bay, there is alfo a mountain, which at a diftance refembles a crown. Zuider-fiord, a fmall road for fifhing-veflels, or very fmall corvettes. Meuve-fiord, a fmall road open to the eaft wind, which blows full upon it. Ruider-ldip, without difpute the beft haven on all the coaft of Iceland. It is indeed a road, it is exactly clofed, and fifty veflels of war might anchor in it, with eafe in perfedt fafety. It may be entered with any wind from the eaftward, a veil'd may anchor any wherein the bay in twenty-five to thirty fathoms water, muddy bottom ; but the beft anchorage is at the bottom of the bay, on the north fide, after palling or doubling a point of gravel, which looks red at a diftance ; and which advancing into the bay, forms a creek in which there is excellent anchorage. There is fifteen to eighteen fa- thoms water with fandy bottom. A fhip may moor acrofs, fending a towing rope with a fmall anchor afhore, which care muft be taken in finking into the ground or other- wife fecuring. Kolhom

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