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0u° 24' 30” W., thermometer, 38° air, 36° water. No ice of any descrip- 
tion in sight. The wind moderate from the 8.E., with occasional snow 
squalls, and many appearances of land at different times, which hitherto 
have turned out to be fogbanks. p.m., saw the appearance of land. 
Tacked to the southward and westward. Wind variable, but inclining 
to the southward. Sunset, nothing in sight, tacked to the eastward ; 
saw this day a new description of bird of the eaglet kind, about the size 
of a Cape pigeon, or rather larger, with brown back, wings and head, 
the other parts of the body white. 
Jan. 22.—Variable, with smooth water. Latitude by account, 66° 
48’, longitude, 1° 02’ 30" E.; variation per amplitude, 22° 30’ W. Passed 
one iceberg during the night. Temperature, air 333°, water 35°, 
midnight 344°. 
Jan, 23.—a.m. Cloudy weather overhead, but much lighter nearer the 
horizon. The wind generally from 8.8.W., but suddenly dying away 
and springing up as the land or some other object obstructed it. The 
water smooth and at times discoloured; some brown eaglets and Cape 
pigeons about the vessels. At noon our latitude by observation, 67° 42’ 
S., longitude by chronometer, 3° 31’ 36” E. Temperature, air 31°, 
midnight 31°; water 35°. Wind more steady at 8.W., with clear 
weather and a clear sea. p.M., passed several icebergs, and towards 
night the wind increased to a strong gale at §8.W. by 8., and continued 
until 8 a.m. of the 24th, when it moderated. Several islands of ice in 
sight. Temperature, air 33°, midnight 32°; water 34}°. p.m, passed 
through some straggling ice. At 4, saw field-ice running to the south- 
ward and westward to a great distance. At 6, passed the apparent 
point of the ice, our head being E.S.E., with the wind 8., with snow 
squalls and hazy weather. 
Jan. 25.—a.m. The wind hauled more to the eastward, with thick 
weather. ‘lacked to the southward. At noon, latitude by observation, 
67° 57’ S., longitude, chronometer, 8° 28’ 45", variation 21° 30' W. vm, 
wind E.$.E. Made much straggling ice ahead, and passed through a 
great many patches, but the weather becoming more thick, with 
frequent snow squalls, and the ice more compact. Tacked to the north- 
ward until 7.30, when, having pretty clear water, stood again to the 
southward, with the wind at E. and E. by N. Hazy weather with snow 
at 9, many patches of ice ahead. All this night, and the forenoon of the 
26th, we were employed working along the edge of broken fields of ice. 
Passed much loose ice and many icebergs. At noon it blew a brisk gale 
from the eastward and §.E., with a heavy sea and thick weather. Stood 
§.8.E. until 6 p.m., when the weather stiil continuing thick, and having 
entered again into the loose ice with many icebergs about us, some of 
which we could not see until within a cable’s length, tacked to the 
northward. At noon, the 27th, the weather became more clear. ‘The 
wind E.S.E. to §.F., with an ugly sea, and ax there has never been much 
