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dred and thirty-four miles, which was far 1824. 

 greater than our dead reckoning, established Sept. 

 the existence of a very strong current, and led 

 me to suppose that the flood-tide from the 

 northward in the Welcome, continues much 

 longer than the ebb. 



Small snow fell, but the weather continued 

 moderate. The quiet of the past night in deep 

 water, and constant fires for drying clothes, 

 &c., shewed their nnited good effects upon our 

 people on this day, for, with one or two ex- 

 ceptions, all were refreshed and well. Our 

 larboard boat was hoisted in, and the car- 

 penters repaired her broadside, which had 

 been stove on the 13th, before dark. A mo- 

 derate breeze continued to blow, as w^e sup- 

 posed, from the southward. Our head all the 

 afternoon was north-east, which by using the 

 corrections of the 6th, would give a south-east 

 course. We, however, had nothing to confirm 

 this, and therefore kept two leads going all 

 night, during which we continued to run, as no 

 time was now to be lost in making southing. 



During the first watch we steered north-east 

 twelve miles, which, with om* supposed devia- 

 tion, would give east, or E.b.s. (true,) and at 

 midnight tacked in eighty-six fathoms. The 



wind, which was still believed to be s.s.e., 



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