ABSTRACT
Ilayashoretillthe17th,allwhichtime,ourmiseriesdidincrease.Itdidsnow andfreezemostextremely.Atwhichtime,welookingfromtheshoretowardsthe ship,shedidlooklikeapieceofice,inthefashionofaship,orashipresemblinga pieceofice.Thesnowwasallfrozenabouther;andallherfore-partfirmice,and sowassheonbothsidesalso.Ourcablesfrozeinthehawse,55wonderfultobehold. Igotmeaboard,wherethelongnightsIspentwithtormentingcogitations;and,in thedaytime,Icouldnotseeanyhopeofsavingtheship.ThisIwasassuredof,that itwasmostimpossibletoenduretheseextremitieslong.Everydaythemenmust beattheiceoffthecables,whilesomewithinboard,withthecarpenter'slong caulkingiron,diddigtheiceoutofthehawses;inwhichwork,thewaterwould freezeontheirclothesandhands,andwouldsobenumbthemthattheycould hardlygetintotheship,withoutbeingheavedinwitharope.
