at the same time he gave Fitz other orders to leave my party and press on southward with the Expedition mail in case he (Fitz) thought that it desirable in order to reach Upernivik in season for the Royal danish mail. Fitz and the rest of us considered [this conference took place last evening] these orders in- consistent and conflicting, and he therefore stated in the presence of Ekblaw, January, Peter and my- self that he would disregard the latter orders and proceed loyally under me, since he felt sure that in case of my becoming dis- able and forced to advance more slowly I would make ad- equate arrangements for ad- vancing the mail even to send- ing all three of my associates or in advance of me to Uper.