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same state, some still continuing lame, and Gibbs, 

 poor fellow, barely able to walk once or twice 

 along the deck by the aid of a stick in one hand, 

 and resting on the bulwark, or whatever else he 

 could grasp for support with the other. Jones 

 also was unable to do any duty, though in a 

 less degree affected, while Barker and Anderson 

 continued to complain of the stiffness of their 

 legs. Smith (my steward) was still suffering, 

 and walked very lame, and two more were tem- 

 porarily on the sick list. Indeed, the knee or 

 ankle joints of two-thirds on board were more or 

 less affected with shooting pains or twitches, 

 betokening weakness, and few could take even 

 ordinary exercise without sensations of languor 

 and uneasiness. The lowest temperature of this 

 day was 32° + . 



The prevalence of the northerly breeze, 

 though moderate, was sufficient to bind the 

 whole of the surrounding ice on the Labrador 

 side, and consequently our change of position, 

 at the most, did not exceed two miles to the 

 south. Some few holes of water were occa- 

 sionally seen as the ice varied in its movements, 

 but generally speaking it was more packed and 

 forbidding than had of late been customary. 

 Much, however, was expected from a westerly 

 wind, whenever it might come, and in the mean- 

 time there was some satisfaction in witnessing 



