Land _Saturday, December_ 31.

_New Year's Eve_ .-- Obs.

72 deg.

54' S., 174 deg.
55' E.Made good S.45 W.55'; C.Crozier S.17 W.286'.--'The New Year's Eve found us in the Ross Sea, but not at the end of our misfortunes.' We had a horrible night.

In the first watch we kept away 2 points and set fore and aft sail.