Pacific and High Southern Latitudes. 111 
The proceedings on board the Vincennes are recorded 
thus <—— 
JANUARY 27th, 1840.—142° 40’ E., 66° 54’ 21" 8. (VJ, 
Porpoise in sight; surrounded by tabular icebergs. Mid- 
night, wind shifted to 8.E. 
28th, 11 a.m.—Land in view; more than 100 icebergs, 
some 3 miles long; weather thickens; breeze freshens ; 
Noon, hove to, so thick that every thing was hidden. 2 P.M. 
Barometer began to fall, and weather to change for the 
worse. 5 P.M. A gale coming on, in three reefs of topsails. 
8 P.M. Blew very hard; a violent snow-storm ; barometer 
still falling. Midnight, gale was awful; all hands called. 
29th, 1 a.m.—Gale terrific; sea so heavy that sail was 
further reduced. 4 a.m. Hove to, all hands still on deck. 
7 A.M. Appearances of weather moderating. ‘This gale was 
from the 8.E., from which quarter it blew during the whole 
of its strength: when it began to moderate the wind veered 
to the southward ; by noon the gale was over, and 7 
cleared off towards 4 o'clock; 140° E., 63° 30'S. (V,). 
6 p.m. Wind now hauled to the S.W., and we again made 
sail to the S. to pass over the very route we had just 
traversed. 
30th, Morning.—A brisk breeze from eastward ; sea quite 
smooth; all sail crowded. A brisk gale ensued; ran at 9 
or 10 miles an hour; one reef topsails; stood directly for 
the most southerly part of Piner’s Bay, 140° 2’ 30” E. 
66° 45'S. (V,). Noon; wind has increased to a gale. 
1 p.m. Reduced to storm topsails; topgallant yards on deck. 
Barometer had again declined rapidly, wind S.E. This, like 
the former gale, was an old-fashioned snow-storm. All the 
canvas we could show to it at one time were a close-reefed 
mainsail and fore storm-staysail. It blew tremendously : 
