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JOURNAL. 



July. 23d. At midnight, tacked for the body of the ice. 



Latitude obferved 80° 13' 38" Rainy in the morning; 

 fair in the afternoon : ftill working up to the Northward 

 and Eaftward, with the wind Eafterly. At fix in the 

 evening, the Cloven Cliff bearing South about fix leagues, 

 founded in 200 fathom, muddy ground ; the lead ap- 

 peared to have funk one third of its length in the mud.. 

 At two in the morning, with little wind, and a fwell from 

 the South Weft, I flood to the Northward amongft the 

 ioofe ice : at half paft two the main body of the ice a- 

 cable's length off, and the Ioofe ice fo clofe that we wore 

 {hip, not having room or way enough to tack ; ftruck 

 very hard againft the ice in getting the fhip round, and 

 got upon one piece, which lifted her in the water for near 

 a minute, before her weight broke it. The (hips had been 

 fo well ftrengthened, that they received no damage from 

 thefe ftrokes ; and I could with the more confidence pufli 

 through the Ioofe ice, to try for openings. Hacluyt's 

 Head Land bore S 50° W diftant about feven leagues. 



24th. By tills fituation of the Ice we were difappointed 

 of getting dire6:ly to the Northward, without any profpedl 

 after fo many fruitlefs attempts of being able to fucceed to 

 the Weflward; nor indeed, could 1 with an Eafterly wind 

 and heavy fwell attempt it, as the wind from that quarter 

 would not only pack the Ioofe ice clofe to the Weftward, 

 but by fetting the fea on it, make it as improper to be 



approached 



