CHAP. VI.] SLOW PROGRESS OF SHIP. 409 



Sunday service. At noon, the eastern point of 

 Charles Island bore S. \ W., and the ice con- 

 tinuing packed to the eastward, we contented 

 ourselves with standing off and on. The ship, 

 however, was so leewardly, that by noon, July 17th, 

 we were only opposite to the east end of the same 

 island, having made but seven miles to wind- 

 ward in twenty-four hours ; though, in smooth 

 water, with all reefs out and top-gallant sails 

 set. The leaks had been partially stopped ; but 

 another passage was soon found out through 

 and between the lining and the sides, and the 

 same quantity of water made its way into the 

 ship as before. As there was little prospect of 

 much improvement in this respect, a different 

 mode of working the pumps was adopted, and 

 conduits were laid down and caulked, from the 

 pumps to the ship's sides, in order to carry off 

 the water without wetting the deck. We now 

 sailed among loose ice, avoiding as carefully as 

 possible any concussion ; for the shock even of 

 a small piece made the ship's frame tremble in a 

 manner that proved beyond doubt her rickety 

 condition. Night as it advanced, brought rain 

 with fog, and a freshening breeze which induced 

 us to shorten sail, and having tacked from the 

 edge of the pack, we hove to. 



Next day, July 18th, the topsails were treble 

 reefed, and as the same misty weather prevailed, 



