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confidence in " blood-meat," sucli as this ! The 

 Doctor has picked up a few fossils very similar to 

 those formerly brought home from Port Leopold. 



To our great joy the east wind died away this 

 morning, and immediately a west wind sprang 

 up, which very quickly freshened to a smart gale. 

 At four o'clock this afternoon we were able to 

 make sail, the ice having moved about 3 miles 

 off shore. Passed within a mile of Fury Beach 

 two hours afterwards, and saw the framing of 

 the house, the boats and casks very distinctly. 



11th. — After passing Fury Beach it fell calm, 

 so we steamed up as far as Batty Bay. On 

 Tuesday afternoon we were off Port Leopold, 

 running fast, when thick fog came on, and we 

 got involved in loose ice, and seriously damaged 

 our rudder. The boats and stores at Port Leo- 

 pold appeared to remain as we left them last 

 year. The flag-staff on the summit of North- 

 east Cape (over Whale Point) is still standing, 

 but not erect. 



Fog and ice obstructed our progress during 

 the night ; but this morning when I came on 

 deck at eight o'clock, the day was bright, clear, 

 and charming ; no ice visible, except about Leo- 

 pold Island, which was now some miles behind 

 us. Towards evening the wind became con- 

 trary. 



