Considerable difficulty was experienced in steering through the narrow channels between the different masses in this foggy weather, and the ship received several severe blows.
The water, as usual in the centre of the stream, was quite smooth, but we heard the waves beating violently against the outer edge of the ice.
There was some earthy matter on several of the pieces, and the whole body bore the appearance of recent separation from the land.

In the space of two hours we again got into the open sea, but had left our two consorts far behind; they followed our track by the guns we discharged.
The temperature of the surface water was 35 deg.

when amongst the ice, 38 deg.
when just clear of it, and 41.5 deg.

at two miles distant.
On the 4th of August, when in latitude 59 deg.

58' N., longitude 59 deg.