LAST VOYAGE OF GAPT. ROSS. 
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he summoned all the philosophy, of which he was in possession, 
to his aid, and by degrees the deep scowl of chagrin vanished 
from his intelligent countenance. 
After travelling three or four days, the party reached the 
other side of the bay, and in a few days afterwards they arrived 
at Fury Beach. On their route from Garry Bay, the following 
acts were done by deputy for Capt. Ross :—one hare, two ducks, 
and three geese killed, and parturiunt monies, one mouse was 
caught 1! These acts were all put down to the name of Capt. 
Ross; but we, in this instance, did not perform one of them, 
for they were done by some of the crew ; nevertheless the articles 
so obtained, were added to the provender box of Capt. Ross, 
and formed some good substantial meals on the arrival at Fury 
Beach. 
On travelling along the coast to Fury Beach, which is called 
North Somerset, a party went to the highest hill, and there 
found some cockle shells in a state of petrifaction. 
'[ he arrival at Fury Beach took place on the first of July, having 
been thirty-one days coming from the ship, the distance in a 
straight line being about 180 miles, but that which was tra¬ 
velled could not have been less than 250: a considerable ad¬ 
dition being made to it, on account of the injudicious conduct 
of Capt, Ross, in taking the sledges round Garry Bay, instead 
of shaping his course direct for Fury Beach. It must, however, 
be remembered, that the travelling commenced about the 17th 
of April, and that the crew were occupied until the 22d of May, 
in getting the boats down the country. 
The joy, which the crew evinced, on being safely landed on 
Fury Beach, may be easier conceived than described : their 
hearts, they said, were as light as a feather; nor could they, 
comparatively speaking, have felt much happier, had they set 
their foot on their own native land. It might also have been 
supposed, that the extreme satisfaction, which Capt. Ross must 
have felt, in seeing himself so providentially rescued from a 
most desperate situation, would have instilled into him some 
feeling and sympathy for the men, who had nobly braved and over¬ 
come every danger, and to whose fidelity and obedience he owed 
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