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of several fresh leaks when the ship heeled. By- 

 shortening sail, however, and shifting a considerable 

 weight of different articles to Vv'indward, our safety 

 was secured. Our lati. :de 67° 16' N. 



On the 19th, a seven-inch rope by which we were 

 towed, broke. We had great difficulty in getting 

 another hawser on board of the John, on account of 

 the turbulence of the sea ; but, by means of several 

 buoys, and a cask wliich was sent astern by the 

 John, we at length succeeded. In the evening, we 

 had fine weather ; when the wind, for the first time 

 during the passage from the ice, became contrary. 



The 20th was a most agreeable day; the atmo- 

 sphere was clear, sea smooth, wind moderate, and to- 

 wards night favourable. Our latitude at noon, was, 

 64° 39' N., and our longitude at 9 a. m. by lunar ob- 

 servation, was, 1° 4' 30" E. Leak on the increase. 



The next day we had a fresh gale of wind from the 

 eastward, strong south-westerly swell, and fog so 

 dense, that the John, at the distance of 150 yards, 

 was scarcely discernible. Our course was S. W. and 

 S. b. W. I W. Latitude at noon, 63' 44', longitude 

 by chronometer, 1° 86' E. This night, the first stars 

 were seen since the month of April. 



The easterly wind increased to a strong gale on 

 the 22d ; and at 3 a. M., when the ship's velocity- 

 was at 9 knots per hour, the pressure of the helm 

 strained a new wheel-rope, and carried away the 

 whcd-stanchion. Considering the stern-post endan- 



