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Unfortunately
a
very
strong
breeze
was
blowing
;
it
was
impossible
to
resist
it
,
and
the
boat
was
driven
southwards
by
that
very
same
current
which
had
caused
our
iceberg
to
drift
to
the
coast
of
Halbrane
Land
.
For
two
months
and
a
half
these
poor
fellows
were
borne
across
the
open
sea
,
with
no
control
over
their
course
.
It
was
not
until
the
2nd
of
January
in
the
present
year
(
1840
)
that
they
sighted
land
—
east
of
the
Jane
Sound
Now
,
we
already
knew
this
land
was
not
more
than
fifty
miles
from
Halbrane
Land
.
Yes
!
so
small
,
relatively
,
was
the
distance
that
separated
us
from
those
whom
we
had
sought
for
in
the
antarctic
regions
far
and
wide
,
and
concerning
whom
we
had
lost
hope
.
Their
boat
had
gone
ashore
far
to
the
south
-
east
of
us
.
But
on
how
different
a
coast
from
that
of
Tsalal
Island
,
or
,
rather
,
on
one
how
like
that
of
Halbrane
Land
!
Nothing
was
to
be
seen
but
sand
and
stones
;
neither
trees
,
shrubs
,
nor
plants
of
any
kind
.
Their
provisions
were
almost
exhausted
;
William
Guy
and
his
companions
were
soon
reduced
to
extreme
want
,
and
two
of
the
little
company
,
Forbes
and
Sexton
,
died
.
The
remaining
four
resolved
not
to
remain
a
single
day
longer
in
the
place
where
they
were
doomed
to
die
of
hunger
.
They
embarked
in
the
boat
with
the
small
supply
of
food
still
remaining
,
and
once
more
abandoned
themselves
to
the
current
,
without
having
been
able
to
verify
their
position
,
for
want
of
instruments
.
Thus
had
they
been
borne
upon
the
unknown
deep
for
twenty
-
five
days
,
their
resources
were
completely
exhausted
,
and
they
had
not
eaten
for
forty
-
eight
hours
,
when
the
boat
,
with
its
occupants
lying
inanimate
at
the
bottom
of
it
,
was
sighted
from
Halbrane
Land
.
The
rest
is
already
known
to
the
reader
of
this
strange
eventful
history
.
And
now
the
two
brothers
were
at
length
reunited
in
that
remote
corner
of
the
big
world
which
we
had
dubbed
Halbrane
Land
.
Two
days
later
not
one
of
the
survivors
from
the
two
schooners
,
the
Jane
and
the
Halbrane
,
remained
upon
any
coast
of
the
Antarctic
region
.
On
the
21st
of
February
,
at
six
o
’
clock
in
the
morning
,
the
boat
,
with
us
all
(
we
numbered
thirteen
)
in
it
,
left
the
little
creek
and
doubled
the
point
of
Halbrane
Land
.
On
the
previous
day
we
had
fully
and
finally
debated
the
question
of
our
departure
,
with
the
understanding
that
if
it
were
settled
in
the
affirmative
,
we
should
start
without
delay
.
The
captain
of
the
Jane
was
for
an
immediate
departure
,
and
Captain
Len
Guy
was
not
opposed
to
it
.
I
willingly
sided
with
them
,
and
West
was
of
a
similar
opinion
.
The
boatswain
was
inclined
to
oppose
us
.
He
considered
it
imprudent
to
give
up
a
certainty
for
the
uncertain
,
and
he
was
backed
by
Endicott
,
who
would
in
any
case
say
“
ditto
”
to
his
“
Mr
.
Burke
.
”
However
,
when
the
time
came
,
Hurliguerly
conformed
to
the
view
of
the
majority
with
a
good
grace
,
and
declared
himself
quite
ready
to
set
out
,
since
we
were
all
of
that
way
of
thinking
.
