TRAVELS IN ICELAND. 101 and stones. This hurricane arose in an instant, and subsided in the same sudden manner. It was, however, impossible to check the ridiculous opinion which the inhabitants entertained; and they continued to believe that sorcery was the occasion of all their alarms, notwithstanding our endeavours to convince them that the hurricane originated entirely from the state of the atmo- sphere. DANGEROUS ASCENT OF TIIE DRANGAR. On the 31st August we crossed the Gulf of Ofeig, in order to arrive at Drangue, by travelling along the shores; and on reaching Angenaes we had a full view1 of the fine rock of Drangar, from which the glacier takes its name. This promon- tory is composed of seven points: those in front are lowest, and extend into the sea from east to west; the four to the east, on tin contrary, are much higher and very pointed. The mountain itself is from three to four hundred fathoms in height; but the Drangar has not by far so great an elevation. A very dau- gcivus road runs between these mountainous summits ; but the inhabitants -nevertheless pass along it to go to their church at Aarnaes. The JDrangue-Viig, situated between Eugenaes and the Dran- gar, is an agreeable country, covered with herbage, and was for- merly inhabited : it contains a quantity of timber for ship build- ing, -.nd a few islets which are near the shore afford abundaut supplies of sea-fowls’ eggs. There is no road which either leads to or crosses these rocks. We attempted to climb them, as we were assured by our guide that others had succeeded in ascending them on -horseback. This undertaking, however, was equally difficult and dangerous : for we were obliged to go on our hands and knees, and to drag our horses after us; as, though they were accustomed to walk on rocks, it was here necessary every instant to assist them, and prevent them from slipping or stumbling, which they frequently did in the crevices and holes. We were often compelled to get over a kind of steps or projections, which were upwards of four feet iu height. When our horses attempted to leap up them, the bag- gage with which they were loaded fell off, and every thing brittle which it contained was sure to be broken.—Towards night, how- ever, we succeeded in gaining the summit. We found it level; and it appeared like a floor laid with slate, in pentagons and hep- tagons : its composition, on the whole, was exactly similar to that of the basaltic rocks already mentioned. , To return seemed to be attended with as much danger as our ascent. The declivity was very steep ; and what rendered it more difficult and dangerous was, that we were obliged to per-

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