An item dated Copenhagen, Denmark 1st referred to a letter from Holsteinburg, Greenland dated 1st August reported that the last winter was not particularly though. However in stead to normal conditions when hundreds of whales could be seen, the number of sightings was limited to just a few. This was probably caused by the ice floating from the Arctic to the south resulting in worse catch results for all whalers, Further more were some ships lost in the heavy storm of 12-13th August.
