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himself, but a small vessel of Mr. Knudtzon had
just at this time arrived, which he had sent to the
northward expressly to collect some for the Museum
of Copenhagen. Of these he allowed me to
take whatever I pleased. They consisted mostly of
snch as are common in the island—zeolites of all
kinds, radiated and foliated ; several beautiful specimens
of chalcedonies ; chalcedonic nodules filled
with quartz crystals, large masses of grouped
quartz crystals, and specimens of siliceous sandstone,
of fine granulated quartz of the whiteness
and texture of refined sugar; various specimens of
compact arid porous lava and pumice-stone ; specimens
of rhomhoidal crystals of donble-refracting
calcareous spar, ivhich I believe is peculiar to
Iceland, and which possesses the remarkable property
that, if broken into the smallest fragments,
each fragment will be a perfect rhomhoidal double-
refracting crystal. He had also in his collection
specimens of that singular mineralized w'ood, the
surturbrand.
The Prince was invited to breakfast with us on
the following morning in the “ Flower of Yarrow,
and readily gratified us by accepting the invitation.
At eleven o’clock Mr. Smith went on shore to bring
him off in the cutter, in order that he might pay his
Royal Highness the respect of steering the boat
himself. The yacht w'as dressed out in all her colours
for the occasion, and as she is one of the Royal
Yacht Club, she was well provided with flags.
The flag of Denmark, which we had procured
from one of the vessels in the bay, was hoisted
on the fore-topmast-head. We soon observed the
cutter push off from the jetty ; and notwithstanding
the large party which ivas in her, the boat’s crew
forced her through the water at a speed rarely
exceeded by the finest crew th a t ever pulled in a
man-of-war’s gig.
The Prince was accompanied hy his Excellency
the Governor, the two aides-de-camp, and Air.
Klose, the German artist, Mr. Knudtzon, and one or
two of the principal residents of Reikiavik, who were
also invited to meet him. The Prince ivas dressed
in a neat general’s uniform of green, and he wore
a star upon his breast. His aides-de-camp were
also in uniform. The party remained some little time
on deck ; and after inspecting the run of the vessel
(if I may be allowed to use the expression), and
admiring her deck, which was remarkable for its
space when free from the boats, they went below
into the large cabin, where» a handsome breakfast
was provided. The Prince expressed himself
greatly pleased with the internal fittings of the
yacht, and was surprised at the extent of the
accommodations, more particularly at the dimensions
of the principal cabin, which he remarked
Avas not only higher (being a little above six feet),
but in ev'ery respect superior to that of one of their
frigates.
Mr. Smith having proposed his Royal Highness’s
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