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away. A third, being less cautious, made his spring on. 
the rock without taking hold of the rope ; the sea caught 
bim, and instantly overwhelmed him, to the great horror 
of all. On his reappearing, pale and exhausted, lie was 
so close to the boat that one of the seamen caught him, 
and soon placed him in safety amongst his many anxious 
shipmates. 
This accident, which by the least additional mishap 
might have terminated fatally, was by Divine Providence 
rendered harmless. The affair had, however, such an 
effect on Captain Ross, that he instantly and authorita¬ 
tively forbade all further attempts at landing. This 
perhaps very prudent order detained several spirited 
young men in the boats, watching the motions of their 
more fortunate brethren on shore, and deploring their 
had luck. 
It is due to poor Jack to state, that no sooner was the 
half-drowned young man lifted into the boat, than the 
kind-hearted sailors had him stripped of all liis wet 
clothing, each vying with the other who should be the 
first to divest himself of his flushing jacket, for his pro¬ 
tection and comfort; and this with the temperature of 
the air at 18° Fahrenheit, the sea being 30°. Those who 
got washed on the rocks had less care taken of them 
their case being considered less desperate,—although not 
so by themselves, from the extreme cold which they suf¬ 
fered. Their youthful constitutions, however, escaped 
■without material harm. 
A ceremony now took place similar to that which 
has already been related, with this difference, that we 
now had two Union Jacks on shore: the one, as 
before, fastened to a pike-staff, and planted on ’ the 
rocks; the other, which was of silk, and a present made 
t0 Ca P tain Ross on lea ving - England, was similarly se- 
l cd, and held by Captain Crozier over the head of our 
