14 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



tions at the place of our former residence. 

 The result obtained was latitude 58° 56' 56", 

 N. ; longitude 3° 1 T 55" W. ; variation 

 27° 50' W. ; dip of the magnetic needle, 

 74° 33' 20". In the afternoon the wind 

 changed in a squall some points towards 

 the north, and the Prince of Wales made 

 the preparatory signal for sea. At three 

 P.M. the ships weighed an hour too early 

 for the tide ; as soon as this served we 

 entered into the passage between Hoy and 

 Pomona, and had to beat through against 

 a very heavy swell, which the meeting of a 

 weather tide and a strong breeze had occa- 

 sioned. 



Some dangerous rocks lie near the Po- 

 mona shore, and on this side also the tide 

 appeared to run with the greatest strength. 

 On clearing the outward projecting points 

 of Hoy and Pomona, we entered at once 

 into the Atlantic, and commenced our voy- 

 age to Hudson's Bay, having the Eddy- 

 stone, Wear, and Harmony Missionary brig, 

 in company. 



The comparisons of the chronometers 



