After examining the western arm of the inlet, we stretched across towards Cape Charles Yorke, and as we passed Elwin Bay the breeze began to freshen up to a half gale, which carried us on with great rapidity. A mist gradually settled down upon the hills, hiding their snowy peaks from our sight; but the land about Cape Yorke, which here becomes much lower than any other part of the coast in this neigbourhood, was clearly visible. Several large and small bergs were observed in the inlet, many of them aground, but not a particle of field ice could be seen there.

During the night it blew hard again, so much so as to cause the mate some alarm lest the “Prince Albert” should run up against a berg or floe. But he need not have alarmed himself, as there certainly was very small danger of that, with the excessive care always taken about it by him to the contrary.

Thursday 29th. —However, about two a.m. in his watch, he reported to the Commander that the gale was increasing and blowing very hard; and, consequently, he received orders to take in sail; which he did most rigorously, by reducing the whole canvass on the ship's mast to about as much as would, with the same wind, have lessened her speed one half.