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the same place. We were then set back a few 

 miles to the westward, until the wind, veering 

 to W.S.W., brought us to our former position, 

 at the same time separating the ice into lanes, 

 which opened and closed more or less through- 

 out the night. 



May 24th. The sky was overcast, but about 

 noon Salisbury Island could be just distinguished, 

 and by the bearing we seemed to have been 

 drifted to the east. The temperature was 23° + , 

 but subsequently rose to 37° + . After the favour- 

 able account which I had so recently received of 

 the health of the crew, I certainly did not 

 expect to hear of any fresh attack, but I was 

 now given to understand that the malady had 

 fastened on my steward, though no one had 

 been more regular in taking exercise, or more 

 particular about his diet and comforts. The 

 symptoms, it is true, were at present but trifling ; 

 but as they had displayed themselves in the 

 same place and manner as in all the former 

 cases, there could be no doubt of the nature of 

 the malady, against which, therefore, there 

 seemed to be no security. The decks were not 

 only well ventilated and dry, but extremely 

 clean and comfortable, and there was certainly no 

 want of anti-scorbutic diet or generous nourish- 

 ment. I was the more distressed by this new 

 case as fearing that it might extend further, at a 

 time when the active services of every one 



