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streams of ice in our immediate vicinity ; but these 
are evidently nothing more than a few fragments that 
separate occasionally from the main body to the west- 
ward, as we can plainly see the clear water beyond. 
them. 
We have passed a considerable number of icebergs 
in the course of the day, some of them of a very 
large size. 
Friday, 2d. — Nothing occurred to-day worthy of 
remark, except that in the evening a large bear was 
seen walking about on the edge of the ice, as we 
went along ; but as we had a fine breeze in our fa- 
vour at the time, we passed by without molesting 
him. 
Saturday, 3d.—'Yhis has been another day barren 
in events, but very important to us in another way. 
I allude to the progress that we have made to the 
northward during these four and twenty hours past, 
for we have this afternoon crossed the Arctic circle, 
and consequently are now in the region of BeLpe tual 
day, for some. time to come. 
Although we have not yet had the sun actually 
above the horizon during the whole day, or, 
properly speaking, for four and twenty hours _toge- 
ther, for some days past there has been scarcely 
any darkness, even at midnight. The twilight, 
-ever since we crossed the parallel of 62° north lati- 
-tude, has been so great, that we have been enabled 
to see the direction, or, as it is called, the lead, most 
proper to be taken to get through the ice. 
Monday, 5th. — We passed a piece of ice this fore- 
noon on which was lying a large Walrus, or, as it is 
commonly denominated, a Sea-horse, ( Trichecus, Lin.) 
We fired at him as the ship passed; but if he was 
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