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2^" 56' Eaft J and the depth of water twenty-five fathoms. m*- 

 At two o'clock, having got on board as much marine beef ■ V '_f 

 as was thought necefTary, and the wind freiliening at South 

 South Ead, we took on board the boats, and ftrctched to the 

 South Weft. But not being able to weather the ice upon 

 this tack, or to go through it, we made a board to the Eaft, 

 till eight o'clock, then refumcd our courfe to the South 

 Weft, and before midnight were obliged to tack again, on 

 account of the ice. Soon after, the wind fliifted to the 

 North Weft, blowing a ftifT gale, and we ftretched to the 

 South Weft, clofe hauled. 



In the morning of the 29th, we faw the main ice to the Samrday 29. 

 Northward, and not long after, land bearing South Weft by 

 Weft. Prefently after this, more land fliewed itfelf, bearing 

 Weft. It fliewed itfelf in two hills like iftands, but afterward 

 the whole appeared connecHred. As we approached the 

 land, the depth of water decreafed very faft; fo that at 

 noon, when we tacked, we had only eight fathoms; being 

 three miles from the coaft, which extended from South, 

 30* Eaft, to North, 60* Weft. This laft extreme termi- 

 nated in a blulF point, being one of the hills above 

 mentioned.. 



The weather at this time was very hazy, with drizzling 

 rain ; but foon after, it cleared ; efpccially to the South- 

 ward, Weftward, and Northward. This enabled us to have 

 a pretty good view of the coaft ; which, in every refpe(5t, is 

 like the oppofite one of America; that is, low land next the 

 fea, with elevated land farther back.. It was perfectly defti- 

 tute of wood, and even fnowj but was, probably, covered 

 with a mofty fubftance, that gave it a brownifli eaft. In the 

 low ground lying between the high land and the fea, was 

 a lake, extending to the South Eaft, farther than we could 



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