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getting out of it, for the siiore is on one side and the 
fixed ice close on the other. All have the lead of us, 
and we are w^orking only to save a distance. Omman- 
ney must be near Melville by this time : pleasant, 
very ! 
" Closing memoranda for the day : 1. I have the 
rheumatism in my knees; 2. I left a bag containing 
my dress suit of uniforms, and, what is worse, my win- 
ter suit of furs, and with them my double-barrel gun, 
on board Austin's vessel. The gale of the 7th has 
carried him and them out of sight. 
^'"September 10. Unaccountable, most unaccounta- 
ble, the caprices of this ice-locked region ! Here we 
are again all together, even Ommanney with the rest. 
The Resolute, Intrepid, Assistance, Pioneer, Lady 
Franklin, Sophia, Advance, and Rescue ; Austin, Om- 
manney, Penny, and De Haven, all anchored to the 
' fast' off Griffith's Island. The way to the west com- 
pletely shut out." 
