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had much experience among ice. They agreed 

 that a light boat with provisions should, if possible, 

 be landed, to serve as a last resource to com- 

 municate with the Hudson's Bay Company's 

 Factory, in the event of the loss of the ship. 

 Other opinions were also given, creditable 

 to the good sense and firmness of those who 

 uttered them ; and as the greater part of them 

 coincided with my own, I felt more comforted 

 and assured. All that could be done immediately, 

 was to get on deck some more sails, with flour 

 and other provisions, and one of the cutters 

 having been removed to a firmer piece of ice, 

 the two whale boats were again hoisted up for 

 greater security. In the meantime we were ra- 

 pidly setting to the eastward, and by noon had 

 passed the point, and opened another line of 

 higher and more hilly coast, with ranges above 

 and bevond the land forming the beach. The 

 crew were now put on full allowance of provision. 

 The weather continued misty, with abundance 

 of small snow : the top of the highest land in 

 sight was S. 63° W. ; latitude 6i° 4' ; wind N. 

 W. by W., fresh at times ; barometer, 2Q. 25, 

 thermometer 12°—. 



During the remainder of the day there was 

 some disturbance, not very material, and in 

 the evening we appeared to be crossing a bay 

 and nearing higher land ahead. During the 



