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assistance he procured boats, manned by Esquimaux, and after an absence of twenty-three hours, returned to the schooner. The arrival of the Esquimaux, male and female, they being the first natives seen by the ship's company, created quite a sensation. The Esquimaux Pilot. The pilot, the only one of them who could speak any English, was a half breed Dane.--He spoke but a few words, which he stammered out, accompanied by a spasmodic action of his right leg and arm, similar to a dancing Jack. He wore reindeer skin boots, seal skin half breeches, a colored cloth overshirt with a hood at the back, and a fur cap without any visor. He was greasy and dirty both in clothes and person, but he had an intelligent countenance. After the boatmen had taken some refreshment, they towed the "United States" into Proven harbor, where she remained seven days. The expedition made the island of Disco in twenty-one days from Boston, which is probably the shortest passage ever made. They were