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its cleats and lashings overboard, injured the helmsman and look-out, 
and half filled the cabin. 
On the evening of the next day, the wind moderating, set the 
reefed mainsail, but the vessel sending violently in the old sea, parted 
the reef-pendant, and tore the sail badly ; took in the second reef and 
set it. 
On the 9th of March, the leakage increasing from stress of weather, 
were obliged to move aft all the bread, replacing its weight in the 
bread-room by less perishable stores. 
On the 11th, in the morning, found our new jib nearly gone from 
the stay, but one or two hanks remaining ; got it in, and afterwards 
bent it with a lacing ; set the reefed mainsail, and lowered the fore- 
sail for repairs ; parted again the reef-pendant of the mainsail ; took 
the third reef in it ; finished the repairs of the foresail, set it, and 
furled the mainsail. 
We were now up with our second rendezvous ; but the wind grow- 
ing fresh and the sea rising, the weather thick, with a heavy fall of 
snow, and feeling confident I should only lose time by heaving-to, 
stood on for the third rendezvous. 
I have been particular in stating our losses in sails, as it was one 
of the heavy causes of our not reaching the rendezvous sooner. I 
had determined on making the old sails last, if possible, for the pas- 
sage south, reserving the better suit for our return, when, from the 
lateness of the season, I believed we should encounter, if possible, 
more tempestuous weather ; and owing to the close stowage of the 
hold, it would have been no trifling labour under the circumstances 
to have broken out for them ; and, furthermore, the old suit would 
necessarily have gone below wet, to increase the discomfort of the 
already comfortless condition of the 'tween decks. 
The weather continuing much the same, with the addition of rain, 
hail, and snow, in almost every watch on the 14th and 15th, we 
reached the third rendezvous, where we hove-to for nearly twenty- 
four hours. 
I now despaired of again joining you, but nevertheless felt it my 
duty to run over the track laid down for me, and on the 18th reached 
the fourth and last rendezvous, having passed the 17th in the vici- 
nity ; we turned our head south for Cook's Ne Plus Ultra, the 
longitude alone being specified in the instructions— we continued 
our course to the southward, the weather at times very thick, ice- 
islands becoming numerous, and occasionally passing a little floating 
