JOURNAL. 47 



On the I yth, the weather being very clear, I went up J" ^y' 

 one of the hills, from which I could fee feveral leagues 

 to the N E : the ice appeared uniform and compact, as 

 far as my view extended. During our flay here, we 

 found the latitude of the ifland on which the obfervations 

 were made, to be 79° 50'; longitude 10° 2' 30" E; 

 variation 20° 38' W; dip 82° 7": latitude of Cloven 

 Cliff 79° 53'; longitude 9" 59' 30" E: Hacluyt's 

 Head Land 79° 47' ; longitude 9° if 30"^ E. The tide 

 rofe about four feet, and flowed at half an hour after 

 one, full and change. The tide fet irrregularly, from 

 the number of iflands between which it pafledj but 

 the flood appeared to come from the Southward, 



18th. The calm weather fince the 14th had given us 

 full time to finifh the obfervations, and complete our 

 water : a breeze fpringing up in the morning, I went 

 afliore to get the inflruments on board. Between one and 

 two we weighed, with the wind Wefterly, and flood to 

 the Northward. Between eleven and twelve at night, 

 having run about eight leagues, we were prevented by 

 the ice from getting farther. We flood along the edge 

 of it to the Southward. At two in the morning, being 

 embayed by the ice, I tacked, and left orders to Itand to 

 the Eaftvvard alon"; the edo;e of the ice, as foon as we could 

 weather the point ; hoping, if there (hould be no opening, 



I between 



