[Garry ] DIARY OF NICHOLAS GARRY 169 
Lat., Lon. 81, to the South of Mansfield. Cabin Passengers, Mr. Ross, 
Captain Oxley, Mr. [?] Maraboy, Surgeon, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Wild, Chiet 
Mate, Mr. [illegible], Second Mate. Lat. 60.25, Lon. 86.21. 
Thursday the 20th [September]. An excellent Run in the Night. 
Wind E.S.E. Cleared Mansfield Island.’ ‘l'his is a low Island, covered 
with Willows and sandy, running from 61.40 to 62.40 Lat. and in Longi- 
tude from 80.50 to 81.85. Sandbanks run out several Miles in all 
Directions. 
Friday the 21st September. The Variation of the Compass is here 
45 Degrees West. The Variation is here occasioned by the Attraction 
of the North Pole though why it is East or West has not been discovered. 
Therm. 32. Miles 104. Lat. 62.54, Lon. 81.10. 
Saturday 22nd [September]. Wind E.S.E. Very cold, Cape 
Digges in sight bearing S.E. five Leagues distant. Three Islands of 
Rock, high Land. Went below to see the Damage which the “ Prince 
of Wales” in her Voyage out received near the Saddle Back by running 
foul of an Island of Ice, the Appearance truly terrific. The Side from 
the fore to the mid Chains on the Starboard Side driven in and the 
Knees actually divided. If it had struck below the Water Mark she 
must have gone down in an instant. ‘‘ Ye Gentlemen of England,” &c., 
&e. Cape Digges, four Islands, entirely Rock, bold, high and mountain- 
ous, desolate Appearance. The Sight*of them drove the Thermometer 
down to 28°. They are covered with Snow, which, I understand, is per- 
petual. They are about six Leagues from Cape Westenholme? which is 
the most northern Point of the East Main, the Cape bearing about E. 
A strong current sets upon them. 
Therm. 29. Miles 18. No observation Lat. and Lon. 
Sunday the 23rd September. Between Cape Digges and the Island 
of Nottingham, the former bearing S. and the latter N. Nottingham 
has the same Character in Appearance as Cape Digges and this is the 
most narrow Part of the Straits, about seven Leagues. 
Therm. 27°. Miles 31. Lat. 62.55, Lon. 79. 
Monday the 24th September. Weather almost calm; scarcely any 
Progress during the Night. In the Morning Cape Digges, bearing 
S.W., Cape Walsingham [sic], S., Nottingham, N., Salisbury, N.N.E. 
Cape Digges is in Lat. 62.50, Lon. between 79 and 78. Nottingham is 
an Island of Rock, between 63 and 64 Lat. and between 79 and 78 Lon. 
Salisbury is an Island of the same Character between Lat. 63 and 64 and 
Lon. 78 and 77. Cape Walsingham? is the most Northern Point of the 

1 Or Mansell I. in modern maps. 
2 Wolstenholme. Z 
3So written in diary. Must be meant for Westenholme, or Wolstenholme. 
above. 
