CHAP. v.] doctors' report. 317 



incessantly, and obscured the land. At 2 h p. m. 

 some of the ice near us became again agitated for 

 about ten minutes, and then ceased, after which 

 the breeze gradually diminished in strength, 

 and towards midnight drew more round to the 

 east. 



April 16th. Every thing was quiet The 

 weather was overcast, and after divine service, 

 examining the north thermometer, I was delighted 

 to find it exhibiting a temperature of 32^° + , 

 being the first time this year that it had risen 

 above the freezing point. Little lines of water 

 soon dribbled from the snow on the weather side 

 of the deck and other places ; and great was the 

 pleasure with which I remarked that instead of 

 instantly congealing as usual, it maintained its 

 liquid form. Sir E. Parry had the same degree 

 of temperature at Winter Island, a little more 

 than two degrees north of our situation, on the 

 27th, u e., exactly one week later in the year 

 1822. 



On the 17th and 18th the weather was 

 mild, but still so overcast that the points of 

 the land could not be distinguished. Again 

 on the 19th all was tranquil. The crew 

 were inspected by the medical officers and 

 reported to be in an improving state. Three 

 however were still far from well, and one (Jones) 

 had rather retrograded. Several others, though 



