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other small boxes and bags, all belonging to Capt. Ross, and 
the contents of which were not known to any one. As a proof, 
however, of the strict attention, which he paid to the gratifi¬ 
cation of his appetite, the following were the contents of the 
large chest packed up by himself, and soldered in canisters :— 
two canisters of boiled beef, two of roast beef, two of collared 
beef, two of seasoned beef, two of veal, two of mutton, two of 
carrots, two of parsneps, two of soup, two of carrots and gravy, 
two of flour, two of cocoa, four of biscuit; two, of the biscuit 
made in the Victory, and two, that had been on Fury Beach, 
with bread and many other things. It was the crew coming 
to the knowledge of circumstances of this kind, which excited 
so much ill blood between them and their commander; and 
who, as they had been frequently told by him, that it was life 
or death with them, ought to have loaded his boat with other 
things, than mineral specimens or carpenter’s tools, of which 
there was already an ample supply in the regular carpenter’s 
chest. 
The beach where they now were, was called Tamarind Beach, 
on account of a cask of Tamarinds, that was left there. It 
was early in the morning, that they took their departure from 
this place, and the same night arrived at Monument Beach, 
which is the extreme north-east point of the inlet. This place 
was so called on account of some of the crew building a large 
monument, which, like the rest of them, runs the risk of never 
being seen again. On their arrival there, some of the crew 
went on a very high hill, with the telescope, to take a survey of 
the ice, but it was quite stationary in the direction, in which 
it was their intention to shape their course. They were every 
day anxiously looking out for a passage across the inlet; but it 
was the opinion of Capt. Ross, that the ice never broke up that 
year in Lancaster Sound, although, in that respect, the majority 
of the crew did not coincide with him. It was, however, their 
general opinion, that Commander Ross would have found his 
way over: and during their stay at Monument Beach, it was 
proposed, that he should take a certain quantity of provisions 
out of each boat, and that he and the crew should make the 
