degrees31’E。，hedescriedland，and“clearlydiscoveredthroughthesnowtheblackpeaksofarangeofmountainsrunningE。S。E。”Heremainedinthisneighbourhoodduringthewholeofthefollowingmonth，butwasunabletoapproachthecoastnearerthanwithintenleagues，owingtotheboisterousstateoftheweather。Findingitimpossibletomakefurtherdiscoveryduringthisseason，hereturnednorthwardtowinterinVanDiemen’sLand。
　　Inthebeginningof1832heagainproceededsouthwardly，andonthefourthofFebruarywasseentothesoutheastinlatitude67
　　degrees15’longitude69degrees29’W。Thiswassoonfoundtobeanislandneartheheadlandofthecountryhehadfirstdiscovered。Onthetwenty-firstofthemonthhesucceededinlandingonthelatter，andtookpossessionofitinthenameofWilliamIV，callingitAdelaide’sIsland，inhonouroftheEnglishqueen。TheseparticularsbeingmadeknowntotheRoyalGeographicalSocietyofLondon，theconclusionwasdrawnbythatbody“thatthereisacontinuoustractoflandextendingfrom47degrees30’E。to69degrees29’W。
　　longitude，runningtheparalleloffromsixty-sixtosixty-sevendegreessouthlatitude。”InrespecttothisconclusionMr。Reynoldsobserves：“Inthecorrectnessofitwebynomeansconcur；nordothediscoveriesofBriscoewarrantanysuchindifference。ItwaswithintheselimitsthatWeddelproceededsouthonameridiantotheeastofGeorgia，SandwichLand，andtheSouthOrkneyandShetlandislands。”
　　Myownexperiencewillbefoundtotestifymostdirectlytothefalsityoftheconclusionarrivedatbythesociety。
　　Thesearetheprincipalattemptswhichhavebeenmadeatpenetratingtoahighsouthernlatitude，anditwillnowbeseenthatthereremained，previoustothevoyageoftheJane，nearlythreehundreddegreesoflongitudeinwhichtheAntarcticcirclehadnotbeencrossedatall。Ofcourseawidefieldlaybeforeusfordiscovery，anditwaswithfeelingsofmostintenseinterestthatI
　　heardCaptainGuyexpresshisresolutionofpushingboldlytothesouthward。
　　WekeptourcoursesouthwardlyforfourdaysaftergivingupthesearchforGlass’sislands，withoutmeetingwithanyiceatall。
　　Onthetwenty-sixth，atnoon，wewereinlatitude63degrees23’S。，longitude41degrees25’W。Wenowsawseverallargeiceislands，andafloeoffieldice，not，however，ofanygreatextent。Thewindsgenerallyblewfromthesoutheast，orthenortheast，butwereverylight。Wheneverwehadawesterlywind，whichwasseldom，itwasinvariablyattendedwitharainsquall。Everydaywehadmoreorlesssnow。Thethermometer，onthetwenty-seventhstoodatthirty-five。
　　January1，1828-Thisdaywefoundourselvescompletelyhemmedinbytheice，andourprospectslookedcheerlessindeed。Astronggaleblew，duringthewholeforenoon，fromthenortheast，anddrovelargecakesofthedriftagainsttherudderandcounterwithsuchviolencethatwealltrembledfortheconsequences。Towardevening，thegalestillblowingwithfury，alargefieldinfrontseparated，andwewereenabled，bycarryingapressofsailtoforceapassagethroughthesmallerflakesintosomeopenwaterbeyond。Asweapproachedthisspacewetookinsailbydegrees，andhavingatlengthgotclear，lay-tounderasingle。reefedforesail。
　　January2-Wehadnowtolerablypleasantweather。Atnoonwefoundourselvesinlatitude69degrees10’S，longitude42degrees20’W，havingcrossedtheAntarcticcircle。Verylittleicewastobeseentothesouthward，althoughlargefieldsofitlaybehindus。
　　Thisdayweriggedsomesoundinggear，usingalargeironpotcapableofholdingtwentygallons，andalineoftwohundredfathoms。Wefoundthecurrentsettingtothenorth，aboutaquarterofamileperhour。Thetemperatureoftheairwasnowaboutthirty-three。Herewefoundthevariationtobe14degrees28’easterly，perazimuth。
　　January5-Wehadstillheldontothesouthwardwithoutanyverygreatimpediments。Onthismorning，however，beinginlatitude73degrees15’E。，longitude42degrees10’W，wewereagainbroughttoastandbyanimmenseexpanseoffirmice。Wesaw，nevertheless，muchopenwatertothesouthward，andfeltnodoubtofbeingabletoreachiteventually。Standingtotheeastwardalongtheedgeofthefloe，weatlengthcametoapassageofaboutamileinwidth，throughwhichwewarpedourwaybysundown。Theseainwhichwenowwerewasthicklycoveredwithiceislands，buthadnofieldice，andwepushedonboldlyasbefore。Thecolddidnotseemtoincrease，althoughwehadsnowveryfrequently，andnowandthenhailsquallsofgreatviolence。Immenseflocksofthealbatrossflewovertheschoonerthisday，goingfromsoutheasttonorthwest。
　　January7-Theseastillremainedprettywellopen，sothatwehadnodifficultyinholdingonourcourse。Tothewestwardwesawsomeicebergsofincrediblesize，andintheafternoonpassedverynearonewhosesummitcouldnothavebeenlessthanfourhundredfathomsfromthesurfaceoftheocean。Itsgirthwasprobably，atthebase，three-quartersofaleague，andseveralstreamsofwaterwererunningfromcrevicesinitssides。Weremainedinsightofthisislandtwodays，andthenonlylostitinafog。
　　January10-Earlythismorningwehadthemisfortunetoloseamanoverboard。HewasanAmericannamedPeterVredenburgh，anativeofNewYork，andwasoneofthemostvaluablehandsonboardtheschooner。Ingoingoverthebowshisfootslipped，andhefellbetweentwocakesofice，neverrisingagain。Atnoonofthisdaywewereinlatitude78degrees30’，longitude40degrees15’W。Thecoldwasnowexcessive，andwehadhailsquallscontinuallyfromthenorthwardandeastward。Inthisdirectionalsowesawseveralmoreimmenseicebergs，andthewholehorizontotheeastwardappearedtobeblockedupwithfieldice，risingintiers，onemassabovetheother。Somedriftwoodfloatedbyduringtheevening，andagreatquantityofbirdsflewover，amongwhichwerenellies，peterels，albatrosses，andalargebirdofabrilliantblueplumage。Thevariationhere，perazimuth，waslessthanithadbeenpreviouslytoourpassingtheAntarcticcircle。
　　January12-Ourpassagetothesouthagainlookeddoubtful，asnothingwastobeseeninthedirectionofthepolebutoneapparentlylimitlessfloe，backedbyabsolutemountainsofraggedice，oneprecipiceofwhicharosefrowninglyabovetheother。Westoodtothewestwarduntilthefourteenth，inthehopeoffindinganentrance。
　　January14-Thismorningwereachedthewesternextremityofthefieldwhichhadimpededus，and，weatheringit，cametoanopensea，withoutaparticleofice。Uponsoundingwithtwohundredfathoms，weherefoundacurrentsettingsouthwardlyattherateofhalfamileperhour。Thetemperatureoftheairwasforty-seven，thatofthewaterthirtyfour。Wenowsailedtothesouthwardwithoutmeetinganyinterruptionofmomentuntilthesixteenth，when，atnoon，wewereinlatitude81degrees21’，longitude42degreesW。Wehereagainsounded，andfoundacurrentsettingstillsouthwardly，andattherateofthreequartersofamileperhour。Thevariationperazimuthhaddiminished，andthetemperatureoftheairwasmildandpleasant，thethermometerbeingashighasfifty-one。Atthisperiodnotaparticleoficewastobediscovered。Allhandsonboardnowfeltcertainofattainingthepole。
　　January17-Thisdaywasfullofincident。Innumerableflightsofbirdsflewoverusfromthesouthward，andseveralwereshotfromthedeck，oneofthem，aspeciesofpelican，provedtobeexcellenteating。Aboutmiddayasmallfloeoficewasseenfromthemastheadoffthelarboardbow，anduponitthereappearedtobesomelargeanimal。Astheweatherwasgoodandnearlycalm，CaptainGuyorderedouttwooftheboatstoseewhatitwas。DirkPetersandmyselfaccompaniedthemateinthelargerboat。Uponcomingupwiththefloe，weperceivedthatitwasinthepossessionofagiganticcreatureoftheraceoftheArcticbear，butfarexceedinginsizethelargestoftheseanimals。Beingwellarmed，wemadenoscrupleofattackingitatonce。Severalshotswerefiredinquicksuccession，themostofwhichtookeffect，apparently，intheheadandbody。
　　Nothingdiscouraged，however，themonsterthrewhimselffromtheice，andswamwithopenjaws，totheboatinwhichwerePetersandmyself。
　　Owingtotheconfusionwhichensuedamongusatthisunexpectedturnoftheadventure，nopersonwasreadyimmediatelywithasecondshot，andthebearhadactuallysucceededingettinghalfhisvastbulkacrossourgunwale，andseizingoneofthemenbythesmallofhisback，beforeanyefficientmeansweretakentorepelhim。InthisextremitynothingbutthepromptnessandagilityofPeterssavedusfromdestruction。Leapinguponthebackofthehugebeast，heplungedthebladeofaknifebehindtheneck，reachingthespinalmarrowatablow。Thebrutetumbledintothesealifeless，andwithoutastruggle，rollingoverPetersashefell。Thelattersoonrecoveredhimself，andaropebeingthrownhim，returnedintriumphtotheschooner，towingourtrophybehindus。Thisbear，uponadmeasurement，provedtobefullfifteenfeetinhisgreatestlength。Hiswoolwasperfectlywhite，andverycoarse，curlingtightly。Theeyeswereofabloodred，andlargerthanthoseoftheArcticbear，thesnoutalsomorerounded，ratherresemblingthesnoutofthebulldog。Themeatwastender，butexcessivelyrankandfishy，althoughthemendevoureditwithavidity，anddeclareditexcellenteating。
　　Scarcelyhadwegotourprizealongside，whenthemanatthemastheadgavethejoyfulshoutof“landonthestarboardbow！”Allhandswerenowuponthealert，and，abreezespringingupveryopportunelyfromthenorthwardandeastward，weweresooncloseinwiththecoast。Itprovedtobealowrockyislet，ofaboutaleagueincircumference，andaltogetherdestituteofvegetation，ifweexceptaspeciesofpricklypear。Inapproachingitfromthenorthward，asingularledgeofrockisseenprojectingintothesea，andbearingastrongresemblancetocordedbalesofcotton。Aroundthisledgetothewestwardisasmallbay，atthebottomofwhichourboatseffectedaconvenientlanding。
　　Itdidnottakeuslongtoexploreeveryportionoftheisland，but，withoneexception，wefoundnothingworthyofourobservation。
　　Inthesouthernextremity，wepickedupneartheshore，halfburiedinapileofloosestones，apieceofwood，whichseemedtohaveformedtheprowofacanoe。Therehadbeenevidentlysomeattemptatcarvinguponit，andCaptainGuyfanciedthathemadeoutthefigureofatortoise，buttheresemblancedidnotstrikemeveryforcibly。
　　Besidesthisprow，ifsuchitwere，wefoundnoothertokenthatanylivingcreaturehadeverbeenherebefore。Aroundthecoastwediscoveredoccasionalsmallfloesofice-butthesewereveryfew。
　　TheexactsituationoftheislettowhichCaptainGuygavethenameofBennet’sIslet，inhonourofhispartnerintheownershipoftheschooneris82degrees50’S。latitude，42degrees20’W。longitude。
　　Wehadnowadvancedtothesouthwardmorethaneightdegreesfartherthananypreviousnavigators，andtheseastilllayperfectlyopenbeforeus。Wefound，too，thatthevariationuniformlydecreasedasweproceeded，and，whatwasstillmoresurprising，thatthetemperatureoftheair，andlatterlyofthewater，becamemilder。Theweathermightevenbecalledpleasant，andwehadasteadybutverygentlebreezealwaysfromsomenorthernpointofthecompass。Theskywasusuallyclear，withnowandthenaslightappearanceofthinvapourinthesouthernhorizon-this，however，wasinvariablyofbriefduration。Twodifficultiesalonepresentedthemselvestoourview；weweregettingshortoffuel，andsymptomsofscurvyhadoccurredamongseveralofthecrew。TheseconsiderationsbegantoimpressuponCaptainGuythenecessityofreturning，andhespokeofitfrequently。Formyownpart，confidentasIwasofsoonarrivingatlandofsomedescriptionuponthecoursewewerepursuing，andhavingeveryreasontobelieve，frompresentappearances，thatweshouldnotfinditthesterilesoilmetwithinthehigherArcticlatitudes，Iwarmlypresseduponhimtheexpediencyofpersevering，atleastforafewdayslonger，inthedirectionwewerenowholding。
　　SotemptinganopportunityofsolvingthegreatprobleminregardtoanAntarcticcontinenthadneveryetbeenaffordedtoman，andI
　　confessthatIfeltmyselfburstingwithindignationatthetimidandill-timedsuggestionsofourcommander。Ibelieve，indeed，thatwhatIcouldnotrefrainfromsayingtohimonthisheadhadtheeffectofinducinghimtopushon。While，therefore，Icannotbutlamentthemostunfortunateandbloodyeventswhichimmediatelyarosefrommyadvice，Imuststillbeallowedtofeelsomedegreeofgratificationathavingbeeninstrumental，howeverremotely，inopeningtotheeyeofscienceoneofthemostintenselyexcitingsecretswhichhaseverengrosseditsattention。