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and then return to the ship. They accompanied them on their 
route for eight miles, and arrived at the ship at a quarter past 
three on the morning of the 17th. 
During the absence of the officers, the carpenter was ordered 
to make another fishing punt, similar to the one already described, 
and which Capt. Ross had taken with him, as, from the lightness 
of its construction, it was found to answer extremely well, on every 
occasion in which it had been employed. 
On the 21st, Mr. Thom and Mr. Mc’Diarmid, with five hands, 
went to the old harbour, to bring away some iron work, that had 
been left there ir the preceding year, although their expecta¬ 
tions were not very great of finding any stores remaining, which 
could have been by any means carried off by the Esquimaux. 
In this, however, they were agreeably surprised, for they found 
all the articles in the same manner they had left them, although 
they were all covered with snow. They brought away with them 
an old iron stove, that was in the Victory when she belonged to 
Liverpool, but it was in many respects only adding to the quan¬ 
tify of lumber, which was already on board the ship. 
On Sunday the 22nd, no service was performed, on account of 
the absence of the officers, instead of which, the carpenter em¬ 
ployed himself in making fishing rods, and the engineer, in affix¬ 
ing ferrules to them. The following day being the 23d, the 
anniversary of the ship leaving Woolwich, a glass of grog was 
given to each of the men, and a cessation from all duty allowed 
after three o’clock. The remainder of the month was occupied 
in some unimportant matters, such as in making a capstern, re« 
pairing the wall that shaded the thermometer, and cleaning the 
walrus gun. The wind blew chiefly from N. E. to N. W., but 
the latter part, attended with some very severe gales. 
