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hands, each carrying his bag of clothing, sprung upon 
deck. I shall never forget the confusion of the poor men, 
nor their wild looks, when they gained the deck, for the 
half of them happened to be below at the time of the shock, 
and, from the smallness of the hatch, could only get up 
one at a time. “ Some leaped upon the ship’s side, and were 
going upon the ice, when the captain cried out to them to 
behave like men, and stick by the ship, so long as she re¬ 
mained above water.” We all stood on that part of the 
ship nearest to the ice, with our bags on our shoulders. I 
kept close by the captain, in a state of mind easier to be 
conceived than related. For fifteen minutes we had pa¬ 
tiently awaited our doom, when, by the interposition of Di¬ 
vine Providence, the wind changed, the ice began to set 
off from the ship, and in fifteen minutes more she recover¬ 
ed an upright position. The water now rapidly spread 
among the surrounding ice, and we threw our bags below, 
and prepared for warping. Some of the hands were then sent 
below to recruit their strength with a little rest. At 6 r. ir. 
called all hands to warp the ship into a place, about twenty 
yards a-liead, of less danger, in which we succeeded, after 
considerable labour. At 8 left off warping. About mid¬ 
night the captain and myself went below and rested on the 
cabin-floor, with our knapsacks as pillows, and a sail as our 
bed-clothes. 
Wednesday , 1M.—At 4 a. ji., called* all hands to warp 
the ship clear of a great body of ice, that threatened im¬ 
mediate destruction. In this, contrary to general expecta¬ 
tion, we succeeded. At 7 some of the hands were sent 
below, and at 9 they were called up to renew their labours. 
On this summons, the men who were asleep mistaking it 
for a call to quit the ship, came bouncing upon deck with 
their bags in their hands, in great alarm. This curious 
