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already experienced. The ship, in consequence of the snow, became 

 more damp and uncomfortable, and our sick-list was increased to 

 thirty, who were rather overcome by want of rest and fatigue than 

 affected by any disease. To remedy the dampness, a stove was 

 placed on the gun-deck, and fires kept burning in the galleys on the 

 berth-deck, more for the purpose of drying the men's clothes than for 

 warmth. We had no observations this day, but the dead-reckoning 

 gave the longitude 134° E., latitude 63° 49' S. 



The 4th and 5th the weather continued the same ; as the winds 

 became lighter thick snow fell, and we were able to see only a short 

 distance from the ship. We contrived by manoeuvring to retain our 

 position. On this last day we got a tolerable observation, Avhich gave 

 our longitude as 133° 42' E., and latitude 64° 06' S. 



The first part of the 6th the same thick weather continued, but 

 towards 4 p. m., it began to clear, when we again made sail, until we 

 saw and took the bearings of the barrier. We found ourselves 

 situated opposite the part of it we had seen three days before. It 

 still had the appearance of being attached to the land, and in one 

 uninterrupted line. Wishing to examine it closely, I hove-to for 

 broad daylight. Many whales, penguins, flocks of birds, and some 

 seals, were reported. 



On the 7th we had much better weather, and continued all day 

 running along the perpendicular icy barrier, about one hundred and 

 fifty feet in height. Beyond it the outline of the high land could be 

 well distinguished. At 6 p. m. we suddenly found the barrier 

 trending to the southward, and the sea studded with icebergs. I now 

 hauled off until daylight, in order to ascertain the trending of the 

 land more exactly. I place this point, which I have named Cape 

 Carr, after the first-lieutenant of the Vincennes, in longitude 

 131° 40' E., and latitude 64° 49' S. 



On the 8th, at daylight, we again made sail to the southward, and 

 found at 4 a. m. the field of ice had stopped our progress, and the 

 weather was thick. Land was no longer seen to the south, a deep 

 bay apparently making in. We continued our course to the west- 

 ward along the barrier, until 8 p. m., when we were again brought to. 

 At 7 p. M. we had strong indications of land ; the barrier was of the 

 former perpendicular form, and later the outline of the Continent ap- 

 peared distinct though distant. The night was dark and unpleasant. 

 At noon our longitude was 127° 07' E., and latitude 65° 03' S. ; varia- 

 tion 14° 30' westerly. 



