The Melting And Stowing Away The Ice Is A
Little Tedious, And Takes Up Some Time; Otherwise This Is The Most
Expeditious Way Of Watering I Ever Met With.[7]
Having got on board this supply of water, and the Adventure about two-
thirds as much (of which we stood in great need,) as we had once broke the
ice, I did not doubt of getting more whenever we were in want.
I therefore
without hesitation directed our course more to the south, with a gentle
gale at N.W., attended, as usual, with snow showers. In the morning of the
11th, being then in the latitude of 62 deg. 44' S., longitude 37 deg. E., the
variation of the compass was 24 deg. 10' W., and the following morning in the
latitude of 64 deg. 12' S., longitude 38 deg. 14' E., by the mean of three
compasses, it was no more than 23 deg. 52' W. In this situation we saw some
penguins; and being near an island of ice from which several pieces had
broken, we hoisted out two boats, and took on board as much as filled all
our empty casks, and the Adventure did the same. While this was doing, Mr
Forster shot an albatross, whose plumage was of a colour between brown and
dark-grey, the head and upper side of the wings rather inclining to black,
and it had white eye-brows. We began to see these birds about the time of
our first falling in with the ice islands; and some have accompanied us
ever since.
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