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At four in the morning of the 28th, the wind 

 having veered more to the east and south-east, in- 

 creased to a fresh gale, and was attended with snow 

 showers. Our course was north till noon the next 

 day. Being then in the latitude of 62 24', longitude 

 134 3J\ we steered north-west by north. Some 

 hours after the sky cleared up, and the wind abating, 

 veered more to the south. 



On the 30th, had little wind westerly; dark gloomy 

 weather, with snow and sleet at times; several whales 

 seen playing about the ship, but very few birds ; 

 islands of ice in plenty, and a swell from west-north- 

 west. 



On the 31st, little wind from the westward; fair 

 and clear weather, which afforded an opportunity to 

 air the spare sails, and to clean and smoke the ship 

 betwixt decks. At noon our latitude was 59 40' S., 

 longitude 135 IF W. Our observation to-day gave 

 us reason to conjecture that we had a southerly cur- 

 rent. Indeed, this was no more than what might 

 reasonably be supposed, to account for such huge 

 masses of ice being brought from the south. In the 

 afternoon, had a few hours' calm, succeeded by a 

 breeze from the east, which enabled us to resume our 

 north-west by north course. 



January 1st, the wind remained not long at east ; 

 but veered round by the south to west ; blew fresh ; 

 attended with snow showers. In the evening, being 

 in the latitude of 58 39' S. we passed two islands of 

 ice ; after which we saw no more till we stood again 

 to the south. 



At five o'clock in the morning on the 2d, it fell 

 calm : being at this time in the latitude of 58 2', 

 longitude 137 12'. The calm being succeeded by a 

 breeze at east, we steered N. W. by W. My reason 

 for steering this course was to explore part of the 

 great space of sea between us and our track to the 

 south. 



On the 3d, at noon, being in latitude 56 46", 



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