730 THE VOYAGE OF THE JEANNETTE. 



and that a favorable change of wind would occur. But 

 alter dinner the barometer commenced to fall again, 

 and the wind increased. By four p. m. a gale was again 

 blowing. The barometer had fallen to 29.90 at 32°, 

 and the sky was one dull, leaden gray. The land 

 showed quite plainly. Seemingly mountains back of a 

 coast line of the same height as that of Faddejew Island, 

 viz. : fifty to ninety feet. How far it is off I can only 

 guess, — it may be ten miles. What with my anxiety 

 about the second cutter, and the uncertainty of our 

 own future, I am nearly worn out, and the resumption 

 or continuance of this southeast gale, which more closely 

 packs the ice around us than ever, adds hour by hour 

 to my care. 



But thank God relief came sooner than I expected. 

 At 4.45 P. M., Aneguin, who was on the lookout, saw 

 a sail and called us out. There the second cutter 

 was, sure enough, about half a mile off, skirting the 

 edge of the ice to northward, where it had apparently 

 grounded against the sand bank. When she arrived 

 abreast of us, she came to alongside the ice and hoisted 

 a black flag at her mast-head. 



At 5.50 Mr. Chipp and Kuehne came over the ice to 

 us, and we had them to supper. They lost sight of 

 us at three p. M. on Thursday, and soon after nearly 

 filled w r ith water. Hauled out, etc. For further details, 

 Chipp will give me a written memorandum when we 

 get ashore. 



I gave him the following letter : — 



Saturday, September 3, 1881. 



My dear Sir, — I am very glad to see you close to us 



again, for I have been very anxious for forty-eight hours. 



When we commenced dropping you astern on Thursday, the 



sea was running so high that I had to carry on sail to keep 



