450 EXTRACT 01' A JOURNAL. [a1>I\ N° V. 
ice, stretching along the land to the SW.; and also clear 
water to the NE. At noon had a good observation in 
70° 40' N. I was convinced, from the situation of the ice, 
that plying round the NE. of the pack to the eastward, 
was the most safe and certain way of getting out. Ac¬ 
cordingly, we beat to windward until dark, and dodged all 
night under a point of ice in smooth water. Strong winds 
from 2 p. m., and a strong gale all night, with some snow. 
Tuesday, 10 th September .—At 3 a. m. more moderate 
and clear. Made all sail, and plyed to the eastward. At 
noon had a good observation in 70° 26' N. The land was 
in sight at NW., fifty or sixty miles distant. At this time 
weathered the pack, and steered to the SSE. in an open 
sea. At 2 r. m. strong winds and hazy. At 4 i*. it. fell 
in with heavy loose ice, after sailing twenty-five or thirty 
miles from the pack. As the night was fast approaching, 
and the weather stormy, I wore, and stood into clear wa¬ 
ter, where we close reefed our topsails, in order to dodge 
all night, which was very dark. 
Wednesday, 11th Sept .—Strong gales at ENE., and hazy 
weather. At 4 a. m. proceeded to the SSE. amongst 
heavy loose ice. At 7 got out into clear water, and were 
no more troubled with ice. We carried strong ENE. 
gales and thick weather until next morning, when we had 
a change of wind to the WNW; observation 68° 15' N. 
We had, for the most part, moderate winds from SSW. 
to W. the remainder of our voyage, and arrived at Aber¬ 
deen 24th September, with two fish, that produced 33 tons 
of oil. 
Note .—The last time I saw the King George was on 
the 4th September, when she was proceeding to the SE. 
with all sail set. It is evident, if he continued making the 
