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material rivalling alabaster being scented out, the Esquimeaux ^[[all armed for the fray]] rushes forth, with all his might, urged on by an empty stomach, perhaps, & ^[[or at least]] leaps high in the air, coming down feet foremost through the dormintory of poor Seal-house. 
[[strikethrough]] all armed for the fray [[/strikethrough]] - The "mother" & "child" fall usual victims to the "ingenuity ^[[& the cruelty]] of man" - They prove, however, [[underlined]] excellent fuel [[/underlined]] to ^[[the]] raging fires of the Exquimeaux stomach!
Friday 18/60  This day Capt. Sidney O. Buddington came over from Groton to seek the "Journal" kept by his party ^[[of 12]] when  wintering at Cumberland Inlet 1851 & 2  Spent the evening with Capt. S.A. Brown who is an extensive Whaler.  I was never more interested [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] ^[[& never]] received more instruction than in the 5 hours spent in his office from VII o'Clock to XII midnight.  He is now fitting out ship "Hannibal" for the Arctic Seas to commence voyage about the middle of March.  Capt. Brown has all the enthusiasm of "Young America" tho 55 years of age.  Nothing relating to whaling in the North, escapes his attention.  He says "Tell me where whales are, & we will go there & catch them."  He is decided in the opinion that all explorers are neglectful of ^[[observing &]] reporting what would be of great interest to his class
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The Capt. showed me his Bremen Correspondent's letters which [[strikethrough]] he [[/strikethrough]] had ^[[been]] sent him since 1850.  Two letters are recd. each year - one containing the tubular statement of the results of each year's sealing & fishing the other of the vessels ^[[outward]] sailing.
I was surprised to find that vessels started out [[underlined]] as early as the 15th Feb. [[/underlined]] for Spitzbergen & Greenland Seas.  This confirms my views entertained for several years, that if ^[[a]] vessel [[strikethrough]] would [[/strikethrough]] would start out in Feb or March, making its way ^[[northward]] along the Coast of Norway, then following the Gulf Stream [[underlined]] midway between Spitzbergen & Novia Zemlia, on every passage could be made to & beyond the North Axis. [[/underlined]]
Capt B. is an educated Navigator - that is he understands thoroughly the theory & practice of Navigation.  I examined several of his "Logs" & found that when ^[[he]] took his Longitude it was first by "Lunaris" than Chronometer, - showed that he was a familiar with the Heavens as with whaling grounds.