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ature of the water was 33, having 1 been 40 a few hours before. 
The wind being* fair they sailed rapidly along, making seven 
degrees of longitude in 24 hours, with scarcely any ice to be 
seen; towards midday a heavy fog came on; the land w as 
observed in the vicinity of Admiralty Inlet, but the weather 
soon became so very thick that they suddenly found themselves 
within a mile of a low long point; they hauled their wind, but it 
suddenly dying away, left them on a lee shore ; the steam was 
immediately got up, when fortunately the fair wind returned, 
and with the loss of the main boom, they got out in a clear way 
again. This was certainly a most narrow escape, for the place 
in which the ship was, was very near a lee shore, the wind was 
dying away, and a very heavy sea running. In the roll of the 
sea the main boom swung over and broke, and the gaff came 
rattling down on deck; on the same day a floe of ice was seen, 
and on the 11th they fell in with the loose ice, which occasioned 
them a deal of trouble, and shortly afterwards with stream ice, 
but which was open enough for them to sail through, passed 
Port Bowen at noon and Prince Leopolds Islands came in sight, 
bearing east. They stretched along the opposite shore of Port 
Bowen, and fell in but very little ice; some strong breezes 
sprung up in the evening, on which they shortened sail, took in 
the fore top sail, and set all the storm sails. At midnight hove to 
with strong gales blowing. 
On the 12th they fell in with a stream of ice under their 
lee, the weather was very foggy, on which all hands were 
turned up to clear the ship of it. On the evening of the same 
day they came in sight of the place where the Fury was aban¬ 
doned by Capt. Parry, and a ship was seen a long way to leeward 
of the Fury, All sail was now set to w r ork up to the Fury, and 
at 1 p.m. Commander Ross could see the tents on shore, but not 
the ship. In the evening the weather became more moderate, 
and the before mentioned officer went to seek for a piece of 
grounded ice to make fast to. The ship now stood in for the 
land, and the boat with Commander Ross returned, all inshore 
afloat. The steam was got up and continued working all the 
I3th, the water being very smooth and clear of ice A large 
