28 JOURNAL. 



July. 7tli. At five in the morning the wind was Northerly, 



and the weather remarkably clear. Being near the ice 

 I ranged along it. It appeared to be clofe all round; 

 but I was in hopes that fome opening might be 

 found to get through to a clear fea to the Northward. I 

 ran in amongft the fmall ice, and kept as clofe as poflible 

 to the main body, not to mifs any opening. At noon, 

 Cloven Cliff W I S feven leagues. At one in the after- 

 noon, being ftill amonglt the loofe ice, I fent the boat to 

 one of the large pieces to fill water. At four we fhoaled 

 the water very fuddenly to fourteen fa' horn ; the outer 

 part of Cloven Cliff bore W | N : Redciiff, S h E The 

 loofe ice being open to the E N E, we hauled up, and im- 

 mediately deepened our water to twenty-eight fathom ; 

 muddy ground, with fhells. At half paft four, the ice 

 fetting very clofe, we ran between two pieces, and having 

 little wind were flopped. The Carcafs being very near, 

 and not anfwering her helm well, was almolt on board of 

 us. After getting clear of her, we ran to the Eaftward. 

 Finding the pieces increafe in number and fize, and 

 having got to a part lefs crowded with the drift ice, I 

 brought to, at fix in the evening, to fee whether we could 

 difcover the leaft appearance of an opening : but it being 

 my own opinion, as well as that of the pilots and officers, 

 that we could go no farther, nor even remain there with- 

 out danger of being befet, I fent the boat on board the 

 Carcafs for her pilots, to hear their opinion ; they both 

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