The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-16 00:00:00

Saturday, April 7, 1849-Wind NNW, force of
wind 1, thermometer 28 below zero, weather clear.
"Sunday, 8-Wind NNW, force 1, thermometer 28,
highest at noon, 32 above zero, weather clear.
" Money, 9-Wind NNW, force 1, thermometer 30,
weather clear, tun having great power.
" Tuesday, 10 -Wiad NNW, force 5, thermometer 23,
weather Britt.
" Wednesday, 11-Wind NNW, force 2, thermometer
27, weather cloudy,
" Thursday, 12 -Wind NN W, force 2, thermometer
27, highest at noon 28 above zero, weather cloudy.
Friday, 13 -Wind N, force 2, thermometer 17,
weather char.
" Saturday, 14-Wind SSE, force 3, thermometer 23,
weather cloudy.
"Sunday, 15-Wind SSE, force 4, thermometer 26,
weather cloudy.
" Monday, 16-Wind SSE, force 2, thermometer 18,
weather clear. -James Gray, seaman, died.
" Tuesday, 17-Wind SSE, force 1, thermometer 18,
highest 30 above, weather clear.
" Wednesday, 18-Wind NW, force 8, thermometer
19, weathta snowing and drift.
"Thursday, 19 - Wind NW, force 6, thermometer
11, weather snowing and drift.
"Friday, 20-Wind NW, force 1, thermometer 11,
weather clear.
"Saturday, 21-Wind SSE, force 3, thermometer 6,
weether snow.
" Sunday, 22-Wind NNW, force 1, thermometer
214, weather &e a..
:.Monday, 23-Wind NW, fo:co 2, thermometer 16,
weather cloudy.
" Tuesday, 24-Wind NW, funs 2, thermometer 17,
weather cloudy.
" Wednesday, 25-Wind NW, force 4, thermometer
12, weather snowy.
" Thursday, 26-Wind NW, force 3, thermometer 6,
weather snowy.
"Friday, 27-Wind NW, force 2, thermometer 10,
weather snowy,
" Saturday, 23-Wind N, force 6, thermometer 9,
weather drift.
" Sunday, 29.-Wind NNW, force 3, temperature
above zero in the shade 3i, in the sun 30, weather cloudy.
" Monday, 30-Wind SSE, force 2, temperature be-
low zero 31, in the sun above 25, weather cloudy.-Died
David Jinke, seaman.
" Tuesday, May 1.-Twe!ve midnight, sun still above
;ha horizon, Weather clear; wind light breeze from
the NW; force crew employed baliesting ships; ther-
mometer ranging from 41 above to 5 belew zero.
" Wednesday, 2-Weather clear; wind NW; crew
employed redowing hold; thermometer, from 1 to s:k.
" Thursday, 3-Weather clear; light breeze from the
northward; Sir James Ross starts with a party of f n•ty
met, composed of seamen and officere from both ships,
carrying with them provisions to he left as depot to the
westward; crew on board restowing hold.
" Friday, 4-Weather clear; moderate breezes from
the NNE; crew restowing hold; thermometer, 21 above.
" Saturday, 5-Weather clear; moderate breezes from
NW;'crew employed restowing hold; Sir James Ross
and party return; two men of the party snow-blind;'
thermometer, 4 above.
" Sunday, 6-Weather, light breeze from the SW;
thermometer from 2 below to 11 above; performed Di-
vine service.
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" Monday, 7-Weather cleir ; light breezes from
NNW; crew restowing hold; thermometer, 6.
" TueA:ly, 8-We4kier 'eloirtly; wind NNE; started
a party of 20 men, under the command of Lieutenant
Robinson (Investigator), conveying provisions to the
southward of C ape Lespring, up It ?gent's. Inlet, to he
I,,fc as a depot; crew variously employed; thermometer
from 6 to 13 above.
" Wednesday, 9-Snowing; wind SE; crews employed
getting stores up for service; thermometer, 20 above.
"Thursday, 10-Weather clear; wind westerly; party
returned from the southward; one man 'snow-blind;'
thermometer, 16 to 22.
"Friday, 11-Weather cloudy; wind SSE; crew em-
ployed in clearing away snow from the ships; thermo-
meter, 8 to 11.
"Saturday, 12-Weather cloudy; wind SSW; craw
variously employed outboard; thermometer. 8 to 22.
" Sunday. 13-Weather cloudy; wind SSE ; thermo
meter 11 to 16; performed Divine service.
" Monday, 14-Snowing; wind SSE ; crew employed
restowing hold; ' travelling parties' preparing their cloth-
ing fir the long journey along the north coast of North
Somerset; thermometer, from 8 to 11.
"Tuesday, 15-Snowing; wind SSE; crow restowing
hold; 7P M. Sir J. Ross and L'eut. M'Clint ick started
with a select party of twelve men. accompanied by Cap-
tain Bird (Investigator), and a large fatigue party; all
the luggage, provisions, tents, blankets, skins, cooking
apparatus, &c., were lashed on two sledges; after the
party had proceeded about 50 yards from the ships the
ensign was hoisted, and three hearty cheers given to
them from those on board, wishing them success on their
jourrey; thermometer, 22 to 24; the temperature is
rising fast; it will, therefore, from this date, only be
occasionally given.
" Wednesday, 16-Snowing; wind ESE; crew restow-
ing hold.
" Thursday, 17-Snowing; wind SSE; crew restow-
ing hold.
" Friday, 18-Weather cloudy; light breezes from the
southward; crew restowing hold.
"Saturday, 19- Weather cloudy; wind NNW; crow
restowing hold.
"Sunday, 20-Weather cloudy; wind southerly; per-
formed Divine service.
" Monday, 21-Weather cloudy; wind NNW; crew
restowing hold.
"Tuesday, 22-Weather cloudy-wind SE; crew re-
stowing hold.
" Wednesday, 23-Snowing; erect employed in the
hold; Captain Bird and fatigue return, leaving Sir J.
Ross and party in possession of 40 days' provisions.
"Thursday, 24-Weather cloudy; wind NNW; crew
getting the housing' off the ships.
"Friday, 25-Weather cloudy; wind NW; crew em-
ployed digging snow away from the ships.
" Saturday, 26-Snowing and drifting; blowing strong
from the NNW; crew employed clearing ships.
" Sunday, 27-Snowing and drifting; blowing strong
from the NW; perfomed Divine service.
" Monday, 28-Snowing and drifting; blowing fresh
from NNW ; crew employed on board at various jobs;
7 P.N., a party of men, under the command of Lieut.
Robinson (Investigator) started for Fury Bach.
" Tuesday, 29-Snowing; blowing fresh from SE;
crew employed inboard under boatswain.
" Wednesday, 30-Snowing; moderate breeze from
SE.; crew variously employed inboard and outboard.
" Thursday, 31-Weather cloudy; light air cf wind
from the northward; crew employed about the rigging;
6 30 P.M., parties under the command of Licuts. Brown
and Barnard, started, the former, freoa the Enterprise.
to the nearest land across Prince Regent's Inlet; the
latter, feoua the Investigator, for Caro Hurd, north shore
Barrow's Strait; provisioned for :wren tidy;;.
" Friday, June 1-Weather cloudy; wind NNW, light
breeze; crew employed about the rigging; thermometer,
36 deg.
" Saturday, 2 -Weather; cloudy; wind NW; mode-
rate; cleaning ships.
"Sunday, 3-Weather cloudy ; wind NW; fresh
breeze.