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occasion three of the chronometers were thrown out of their beds of 

 sawdust upon their sides. They continued to make but little head- 

 way, and the grinding and thumping on the ship was most painful. 

 The hope of extricating her lessened every moment ; for the quantity 

 of ice between them and the sea was increasing, and the ship evidently 

 moved with it to leeward. Few situations could be more trying, but 

 the emergency was met by Captain Hudson with a coolness, perse- 

 verance, and presence of mind, which secured the admiration of all 

 who were present, and inspired full confidence and a firm reliance in 

 his ability to overcome every difficulty that lay within the power of 

 human means. 



The annexed sketch of the bay will exhibit the situation of the ship 

 more accurately; it is situated in latitude 65° 55' 20" S., longitude 

 151° 18' 45" E. 



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PEACOCK BAY. 



In the afternoon of the 25th, the sea continued to increase, and the 

 ship frequently struck against the masses of ice, while every foot they 

 forged ahead carried them seemingly into a more precarious situation. 

 At about 3 a. m., they found that the gripe had been beaten off, and 

 they were now bruising up the stem and grinding away the bows. 



