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small depot of provisions, which had been left near 

 Cape McClintock by Sir James Ross, in 1849. This 

 enabled them to start again with vigor for Whaler 

 Point, which they reached on the 15th, and at which 

 place they remained until the 27th, making free use of 

 the lime-juice, cranberries, etc., which were deposited 

 there. After being sufficiently restored, they started 

 on their return to the ship, which they finally reached 

 on the 30th of May, having been absent ninety-seven 

 days, during which time six men with five dogs had 

 travelled about eleven hundred miles, dragging, for 

 most of the way, two thousand pounds' weight, sleep- 

 ing in snow-houses, encamping at times on frozen seas, 

 and rarely having fire when they halted to recruit. 



The travellers found that all had gone on well at 

 Batty Bay, in their absence. Nothing now remained 

 but to get the ship clear of ice and return home. But 

 there was little as yet in the appearance of ice or land 

 to indicate that June had returned, except the falling in 

 of some of the snow-houses. Gradually, however, the 

 fierce glare of the sun began to make itself felt ; and, 

 on the 6th of August, after some sawing and blasting, 

 the imprisoned vessel was liberated. On the 19th. Ken- 

 nedy reached Beechey Island, where he found the depot- 

 ship North Star, attached to Sir E. Belcher's expedition, 

 engaged in sawing into winter quarters. On the 7th of 

 October, 1853, the Prince Albert arrived in England. 



In concluding his narrative, Kennedy remarks of the 

 young Frenchman who was associated with him, and 

 whose subsequent fate, in connection with the history 

 of Arctic discovery, is interesting : " To Mr. Bellot, 

 my constant companion, not only do I owe the most 

 valuable assistance from his scientific attainments, but 

 his amiable qualities have cemented a deep personal 

 regard, which ca-n only end with my life." 



