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but daylight showed us also where we were; 

 so letting fall our topsails we ran out of the 

 Sound as fast as steam and sail could carry us. 



Our whole energies were now devoted to 

 steering clear of the drift ice, extra look-out 

 men were placed round the ship, the master 

 and myself being on the bridge ; notwithstand- 

 ing these precautions we ran into a mass of ice 

 which was level with the water, and could not 

 be seen until we were on the top of it. The 

 shock brought the ship up, all-standing, but 

 recovering herself with the previous momentum 

 she continued on her course, whilst a huge 

 piece of ice, with a cleft in it, showing where 

 the stem had struck, rolled by alongside. 



The same evening we anchored in Eden 

 Harbour. 



We remained in this beautiful and secure 

 harbour four days, cutting wood for steaming 

 purposes, our coal being nearly expended, and 

 filling up with water from a neighbouring 

 stream. An examination of the bows showed 

 that the stem had been smashed in by the ice, 



