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and came to anchor in a little basin, or inlet, 

 about one hundred and sixty feet from the shore, 

 in live fathoms of water, completely landlocked. 



Here in good earnest we commenced break- 

 ing out the fore hold abreast of the leak, and 

 took out casks, shooks, &c, and careened the 

 ship still more, which exposed at once the full 

 extent of the damage which the ship had sus- 

 tained from the ice. 



It was found that several planks and timbers 

 were badly stoven. Repairs were made with the 

 utmost expedition ; and in seven days from the 

 time the ship went into the bay, she was out 

 again, and on her way towards the north, as 

 strong, and perhaps stronger than she was before. 



We passed through the straits, and came to 

 anchor north of East Cape, in company with the 

 ship E. Frazer, Captain Taber, and the bark 

 Martha, Captain Crocker. After lying there 

 three or four days, we got under weigh and stood 

 towards north by west, with high winds, and fog- 

 gy. We heard whales blowing in the night. 

 The next day whales were seen going north ; we 

 followed, and finally passed the " school." We 

 changed the course of the ship, beat back, found 

 them again, and commenced taking oil. 



About the first of August, the fog having 

 cleared away, we saw a large number of ships 



