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On Sunday, January 19th, while standing into a bay of ice, in lati- 

 tude 66° 31' S., and longitude 153° 40' E., we made (what we believed 

 to be) land to the southward and westward. 



It was seen towering above and beyond some large icebergs, that 

 w r ere from one hundred to one hundred and fifty feet in height. We 

 endeavoured to work up for this land, which presented the appearance 

 of an immense mass of snow, apparently forming a vast amphitheatre, 

 with two distinct ridges or elevations throughout its extent. After 

 working up until midnight through detached portions of ice, we 

 reached the barrier at the head of the bay, and were compelled to 

 give up any further attempt to near it, (what we believed to be land,) 

 and passed out of the bay again, which was some twenty miles in 

 extent, through drift-ice, into a more open space for pursuing our 

 course to the southward and westward along the barrier. 



On the 23d of January we made, beyond the barrier, which was 

 thickly studded with bergs and islands of ice, (what we believed it to 

 be,) high land, at least so far as terra firma can be distinguished where 

 every thing is covered with snow, and worked into a bay for a nearer 

 and more minute examination. The sea-water had been discoloured 

 for some days, but no bottom obtained by soundings ; in the bay, how- 

 ever, it changed to a dark dull green, and gave every indication that 

 we were on soundings, and not far from land. 



The result confirmed the appearances : we obtained bottom in three 

 hundred and twenty fathoms, of slate-coloured mud, and the lead 

 brought up with it a piece of stone, about an inch in length, of nearly 

 the same colour, while the lower part of the lead showed a fresh and 

 deep indentation, as though it had struck on a rock. Dip observations 

 were made on the ice with Robinson's and Lloyd's needles; the 

 former gave 86-10°, the latter 86-23°. 



While ascertaining the dip, a large king-penguin was captured on 

 the ice, and brought to the ship; to add to our collections, in his 

 stomach were found thirty-two pebbles of various sizes, which ap- 

 peared to have been very recently obtained, and afforded additional 

 evidence of our immediate proximity to land. 



While further pursuing the object of our search in this vicinity, on 

 the morning of the 24th, and endeavouring to clear some ice ahead of 

 us, the ship made a sternboard, and came in contact with a large 

 piece of ice, which carried away one of the wheel-ropes, wrenched 

 the neck of the rudder, and rendered it useless. 



We immediately commenced working ship with the sails and ice- 

 anchors into a more open sea. In this we were successful for a time, 

 until an increase of wind, and a change in its direction, brought in 



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