716 THE VOYAGE OF THE JE ANNETTE. 



the coast, and about the same distance from the West 

 Cape, — which we would have to round to get into the 

 channel separating New Siberia from Faddejew Island. 

 During the day such little things about the boats as 

 were left undone yesterday were completed, and I 

 think we are as ready to go to sea as we can be. We 

 are now living according to our boat organization, serv- 

 ing out provisions from our boats. Piped down at nine. 

 Wind N. E. Barometer 30.17 at 42°. 



August 22d, Monday. — The situation remains un- 

 changed, and though the wind is now N. N. E., and the 

 barometer 30.18 at 32°, seemingly at a stand, the ice 

 as yet shows no sign of slacking. Clear, bright, and 

 beautiful weather. The land shows out plainly between 

 S. 30° E., and N. 85° W. (magnetic) bearings, and I 

 think we have gone something to the southward and 

 something to the eastward. Temperature 25°. 



My birthday — thirty -seven years old. My last was 

 remarkable by my narrow escape from a bear, and I 

 trust this will be remarkable as dating an escape from 

 the ice. 



Toward noon the wind backed to N. and the barom- 

 eter fell to 30.10. We have already commenced to 

 drift again, apparently before the wind. But my lati- 

 tude at noon was 75° 40', only a few seconds south of 

 yesterday, and I think it likely we are moving east. 

 Hoping for the wind to go to N. W. and loosen this 

 pack, we can but wait. 



And wait we did, during the long day, without a 

 change in our favor. The wind hung at N., and blew 

 a moderate gale, but we are so closely pressed down on 

 the coast of New Siberia Island that our drift is but 

 slight. Still I think we are moving east, and if the 

 wind will only get some westing in it during the night, 



