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tion ; but this effect was neither serious nor 

 lasting, and up to noon there was no annoyance. 

 The ship, however, had still the same inclination, 

 about three feet four inches to starboard, and 

 consequently remained nipped; and the bread 

 room having been cleared for an examination 

 abaft, a knee-chock on the larboard side was found 

 wrenched f of an inch from its position on the 

 after part, above which the deck was raised § 

 of an inch. Three shores were fixed on each 

 side of the bread room, as an additional support. 

 The weather was calm, and to a certain height 

 misty, from the great increase of minute frozen 

 particles. The difference between the two ther- 

 mometers on board, (those on the ice having 

 necessarily been taken down,) was at a little past 

 noon 27° ; the one being 19°—, and the other 8°-f . 

 The high land was still in sight, and evidently 

 nearer ; the extremes being from S. to W. N. W. 

 The latitude was 64° 14' 50" N. The ice con- 

 tinued setting to the N. W. until 4 h p. m., then 

 remained stationary until 6 h , after which there 

 was disturbance at intervals, in the direction of 

 the north east, but without any material effect, 

 except that a short cracking sound indicated 

 extra pressure on the ship. 



The 24th was comparatively tranquil, and at 

 noon the ship remained with precisely the same 

 inclination. Still, as the wind was now directly on 



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