262 NORTH-EASTERLY GALE. 



had now grown mucli too big and strong to 

 be bandied Avitb impunity. 



We determined to have one more last look 

 at tbe edge of the main ice pack to the north- 

 east, as the weather was so fine that we 

 thought we might still pick up a sea-horse or 

 two. Both yacht and sloop sailed in company 

 at midnight, steering for Black Point. A 

 howling gale of north-easterly wind came on 

 early in the morning, but the " Ginevra," in 

 which we still continued, easily beat up against 

 it, and got close to Black Point about 10 a.m. 

 on the 29th. We found great quantities of ice 

 had come down, and long lines of it stretched 

 far away to the south of us. 



Near Black Point we recognised Danielsen's 

 schooner, and another small vessel from Bergen, 

 commanded by one Mynherr Holmengreen. 

 They were both at anchor, in shelter of an 

 island to leeward of the ice; and, as it was 

 blowing much too hard for boat work, we 

 dropped anchor beside them. 



Mynherr Danielsen, probably observing the 

 long rows of fat quarters of venison hung up in 

 our rigging, honoured us with an immediate call. 

 He said his vessel, with Holmengreen' s and our 

 two, were now the only remaining ships in the 



