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53 in ike Western Arctic Sea. from the commander, that every person without exception should always be on board before sun-set. One man who had separated from the rest and came in about 7 P. M., had his hands frost-bitten, and was otherwise so benumbed and stupified by the cold that he could give no distinct account of his companion still on the land. Poles with lanterns were planted on the heights round the har bour, guns were fired from the ships, and rockets discharged. At last,- near midnight, the missing man came on board ; and to our surprise did not appear to suffer in any way from the cold, although he had been so much longer in it. In consequence of this accident a fresh and a very proper order was issued, to compel the men to attend to the former ; which was, that all the expense incurred in rockets, firing, or other methods for their restoration, should be charged to the persons who occasioned it, by not being on board by sun-set. The effects of intense cold on the human frame, mind as well as body, are strikingly powerful. Some of our young gentlemen of the above party, when conducted into the cabin to the com mander, had every symptom of inebriation, a thing impossible in their case : but as bodily warmth was restored they gradually returned to the proper use of their faculties, and were able to give distinct information of their proceedings. For it is not merely the severe cold that confounds the people on the land, but the drifting of the snow, which, being always in a loose frozen state, is driven about by the wind in such a manner that a person is unable to keep his eyes open, and of course loses his way. The aurora borealis, northern lights, or streamers, as they are often called, were seen in the evening of the 13th, but only as a pale whitish light in the west near the horizon ; so that we have been disappointed in the hope of beholding that striking natural phe nomenon in greater perfection as we approached to the north pole. On the following day a wolf appeared at a good distance from the ships. His colour was white, but in other respects he resembled the Greenland dog. On Friday the 15th, we were compelled to give up all hope of obtaining wild-fowl, for on that day the ptarmigans appeared in covey for the last time. On the same day a herd of fifteen rein-deer were seen : but none of them were killed, for the weather being clear, in a country perfectly destitute of cover, it was impossible to get near them. It was found also, that from the moisture which freezes on the lock, from the breath or other causes, the piece frequently misses fire. The deer were all lying on the ground when first seen, excepting one, perhaps a stag, who showed great anxiety to quicken their flight, going round them and pushing them on with his horns. At this time, although the heavens were quite clear over head, so thick was the snow-drift along the surface of the ice, as well as the land, that it