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one point towards the south. It blew 
this day a brisk gale from the east, which 
was intolerably cold; the wind at that 
time passes over large fields of ice, and 
in that climate, is comparatively as noxi¬ 
ous as it is in Britain. During a fresh 
easterly breeze, I have found the cold in 
the cabin so intense, that, notwithstand¬ 
ing we had a good fire, and warm cloth¬ 
ing, I have been obliged to put on furred 
gloves to enable me to hold a book. We 
this day killed several seals, and might 
have got many more, but they are not 
of much use unless the vessel be fitted 
out for their fishing only. This day we 
made fast to a large Iceberg, and the la¬ 
titude, by observation, was nearly 79°. 
16 th, We were almost encompassed 
by ice, and remained in the same situa¬ 
tion as before. 
17th, Remarkably warm. The men 
were forced to strip in warping the ship, 
sallying, &c. In warping, the men move 
