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SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION 
[February 
19th the ship was again being pressed by the ice, only more 
heavily than on the previous day, so that it was necessary 
for her to steam to her anchor. 
At 8 P.M. the order was given to weigh and stand off, and 
the night was spent by the ship in doing magnetic work, as 
fortunately tlie middle of Robertson Bay was clear of ice. 
At 3.30 A.M. the moraine was again approaclicd, and 
the watch that liad been landed to work on shore were 
Feb. 20, re-cmbarkcd. An adieu to Campbell's little 
TOIL party was hooted on the syren and the Terra 
Nova steamed to the N.N.W., in a calm, but with a 
rapidly falling barometer, to try and get round the pack 
that always extends north of North Cape. 
Her orders were to explore to the west of North Cape 
as far as the coal supply allowed. 
Six A.M. found her clear of the pack off the entrance to 
the bay. All hands set to to clear up the decks, batten 
down and prepare for bad weather, and it was well on in the 
forenoon before they were able to get any rest. By noon 
a strong wind was blowing from E.S.E. and freshening, 
and the sea was beginning to get up, so fires were banked 
and she was snugged down to lower topsails. 
Blink appearing on the port hand, course was altered to 
north to keep away from it, when snow obscured everything. 
At noon on the 21st course was altered to W., and 
shortly after the ship ran very close to an iceberg which 
Feb. 21, showed us that the range of vision, estimated 
^^^"'.00° at half a mile for ice, was considerably less than 
S., 168 29 ^ ^ 
■E. had been thought. During the afternoon she 
crossed Ross's track, the most westerly track in this sea up 
