An Arctic boat journey, in the autumn of 1854 . upon the level surface of a piece of old icewhich lay grounded near the shore; and at threeoclock in the morning we turned in, weary and cold,as men with wet clothes would naturallv be afterso protracted exertion, with the temperature at 11°,but happy as temporary success could make us. Wewere so far overcome that we retired to rest withoutsetting a watch. 58 AN ARCTIC BOAT JOURNEY. When we awoke next morning, a smart breezewas blowing from north-northeast. Petersen wenton shore to reconnoitre, and soon returned, reportingthe ice closing in with
An Arctic boat journey, in the autumn of 1854 . upon the level surface of a piece of old icewhich lay grounded near the shore; and at threeoclock in the morning we turned in, weary and cold,as men with wet clothes would naturallv be afterso protracted exertion, with the temperature at 11°,but happy as temporary success could make us. Wewere so far overcome that we retired to rest withoutsetting a watch. 58 AN ARCTIC BOAT JOURNEY. When we awoke next morning, a smart breezewas blowing from north-northeast. Petersen wenton shore to reconnoitre, and soon returned, reportingthe ice closing in with the land. Our baggage wasshipped into the boat as quickly as possible. Giv-ing the Faith into the charge of Riley, and biddinghim a hasty adieu, we pulled up to windward toclear the Point; and then, shaking out our sails, westood away exultingly on our course, west-south-west CHART. Exhibiting the Tracks ani explorations OF THE EXPEDITION OF 1853-55 _ to \o?iick- ctre< added the/ Revisions aniDiscoveries of^ Cgpe Cotvstituliinv. So 19 .LI 77 —P£j Upernavit,,#a «• £• Bort* CHAPTER V. UNDER SAIL, Tin: Forlorn Hope was an ordinary New Londonwhale-boat, twenty-four feet in length, two and ahalf in depth, and with five and a half feet had been rigged by Mr. McGary for Dr. Kanessouthern journey in July, with a foresail and a main-sail,— the first with twelve, and the last with four-teen feet, lift; and a jib. Eight men, with theirbaggage, brought her gunwale down within fourinches of the water. Notwithstanding this, wemade nearly four knots ; and for a while everythinglooked promising; but below Anoatok, which is fivemiles southwest of Esquimau Point, we found thatthe icebergs came in close to the land, and no longerheld oft* the pack. Our lead was closed. After beating about for a while in search of anopening, we drew up, much disappointed, alongsideof a lump of old ice, which was about twenly yardssquare and thirty feet i
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