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Jul}% flood in again for the land. It clearing up foon after, I 

 bore away again N W for the ice. At ten, fpoke with 

 a Greenland Ship which had juft left the ice all clofe to 

 the N N W. Between eleven and twelve the wind came 

 to the S W, with an heavy fvvell, and thick weather. 

 Double-reefed the topfails, and tacked at twelve, to ftand 

 in for Hacluyt's Head Land, not thinking it proper to 

 run in with the faft ice to leeward in thick weather, 

 without even the probability of an opening ; and propofing 

 if that weather continued, to complete the fhip's water, 

 and be ready with the firft wind, off or along the ice, to 

 look out for an opening, and run in. To avoid any incon- 

 venience which from the experience ot the preceding day 

 I perceived might happen, from too many running to one 

 place on any fudden order, I divided the people into 

 gangs under the midiliipmen, and ftationed them to the 

 ice hooks, poles, crabs, and to go over upon the ice 

 ■when wanted. 



9th. Having a fair opportunity, and S W wind, flood 

 to the Weflward ; intending, when the weather was clear, 

 to make the ice to the Northward, and run along it. 

 About twelve, clearer ; faw the faft ice to the Northward, 

 and the appearance of loofe ice to the N W : ftood di- 

 redly for it, and got amongft it between two and three; 

 fleerinor as much to the Northward as the fituation of the 

 ice would permit. At fix obferved the dip 81° 5 2^ At 

 half paft feven, found the ice quite faft to the Weft, being 



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