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the necessity of discontinuing the personal search 
for the boats, and of retiring below to seek a lit¬ 
tle rest. In the mean time, four boats were dis¬ 
patched, in two parties, to look for their com¬ 
rades ; but, after a search of four hours, they re¬ 
turned unsuccessful. 
I now arose and renewed the examination of 
the ice and sea around, arid was at length rejoiced 
by the sight of the boats in the eastern quarter, 
“ pulling” towards the ship. 
On their approach, we were a little surprised 
by some unusual appearances, particularly by the 
obvious want of their proper complement of oars, 
and the solemn countenances of the rowers ; but a 
deficiency in the number of men was neither obser¬ 
ved nor suspected. As soon as they came with¬ 
in hail, my anxiety induced me to call out, and 
enquire what had happened. “ A bad misfortune 
indeed,” replied the officer commanding the first 
boat, “ we have lost Carr /” This awful intel¬ 
ligence, for which we were altogether unprepared, 
shocked me exceedingly ; and it was some time 
before 1 was able -to enquire into the particulars 
of the accident, which had deprived us of one of 
our shipmates. As far as could be collected from 
the confused accounts of the crew of the boat, of 
which he went out in charge, the circumstan¬ 
ces were as follow. The two boats that had been 
