STORY OF CAPTAIN WARRENS. 155 



canal of open sea wound its course among them 

 as far as the eye could discern. 



It was two miles beyond the entrance of 

 this canal that a ship made its appearance 

 about noon. The sun shone brightly at the 

 time, and a gentle breeze blew from the north. 

 At first some intervening icebergs prevented 

 Captain Warrens from distinctly seeing any- 

 thing but her mast ; but he was struck with the 

 strange manner in which her sails were dis- 

 posed, and with the dismantled aspect of her 

 yards and rigging. She continued to go before 

 the wind for a few furlongs, and then, ground- 

 ing upon the low icebergs, remained motionless, 

 Captain Warrens's curiosity was so much ex- 

 cited that he immediately leaped into his boat 

 with several seamen, and rowed toward her. 



On approaching, he observed that her hull 

 was miserably weather-beaten, and not a soul 

 appeared on the deck, which was covered with 

 snow to a considerable depth. He hailed her 

 crew several times, but no answer was returned. 

 Previous to stepping on board, an open port- 

 hole near the main-chains caught his eye, and, 



