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remained perfectly still : our funnels refused to 

 draw up tlie smoke ; so that between tlie suffo- 

 cation, the cold, and anxiety lest the ice should 

 move, our Easter Monday was sufficiently miser- 

 able. The half of our poor dogs were cut off 

 from the ship by the lane, and continued to 

 howl dismally until late, when the new ice over 

 the lane was strong . enough to bear them, and 

 they came across to us. 



To-day we have recovered the boats, shot four 

 seals, seen two whales, and much water to the 

 eastward; we are in latitude fi7° 18' N., and 

 highly delighted with the rapidity of our 

 southern drift. 



10^^. — Yesterday evening the setting sun 

 rendered visible the western land, probably Cape 

 Dyer. We have drifted 70 miles in the last week, 

 and are only 18 miles from De Haven's position 

 of escape ; but as we are two months earlier, 

 we must expect to be carried farther south. 



\2t]i. — This morning we drifted ingloriously 

 out of the Arctic regions, and with what very 

 different feelings from those with which we 

 crossed the Arctic circle eight months ago ! 

 However, we harv^e not done with it yet ; 

 directly the ice lets us go, we will (D. V.) re- 

 enter the frigid zone, and " try again," with, I 

 trust, better success. 



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