. The Antarctic manual for the use of the expedition of 1901 . Scientific expeditions; Natural history; Geophysics. 430 THE ANTARCTIC MANUAL. On the 22nd they spoke a French whaler from Hobart Town, who expressed much surprise at finding so small a vessel in such high lati- tudes. The captain sent a boat on board, and invited them to " soup " with him. On the 23rd they made the southern island of New Zealand. On the 1st of March they experienced a most violent gale. The wind about noon on the 29th of February hauled to the southward and east- ward, and by midnight it blew a gale, hau
. The Antarctic manual for the use of the expedition of 1901 . Scientific expeditions; Natural history; Geophysics. 430 THE ANTARCTIC MANUAL. On the 22nd they spoke a French whaler from Hobart Town, who expressed much surprise at finding so small a vessel in such high lati- tudes. The captain sent a boat on board, and invited them to " soup " with him. On the 23rd they made the southern island of New Zealand. On the 1st of March they experienced a most violent gale. The wind about noon on the 29th of February hauled to the southward and east- ward, and by midnight it blew a gale, hauling to the eastward until about 8 , when its violence moderated. Their latitude was 40° S., longitude 178° 30' E. For several days previous to this a noise was heard about the heel of the mainmast. An examination was had, and the conclusion arrived at that it worked in the step, the wedges in the partners having been driven without obviating it. On the 9th of March they arrived at the Bay of Islands, where they found the gentlemen. ACROUA AUSTRALIS. who had gone there to pursue their researches in natural history awaiting onr arrival. The Viiice^mes was left on the 21st of February on her way north. On the 22nd strong gales from the west-north-west, with snow-squalls,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain); Murray, George, 1831-. London : Royal Geographical Society
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