. Scottish geographical magazine. oles and oars pushing them off the shipssides. There was fortunately no swell, and by 5 we were in openwater, much to every ones relief, as every now and then the screw andrudder would be struck by an ice-block. Some Weddell seals were THE RECENT VOYAGE OF THE URUGUAY. 325 observed lying in the pack. Soon after clearing the ice the sea rose, andduring the next three days heavy seas were experienced. About 10 on the 7th the South Shetlands were sighted, CapeMelville being passed at six the same evening. No pack-ice was visible,but close to Cape Melvil
. Scottish geographical magazine. oles and oars pushing them off the shipssides. There was fortunately no swell, and by 5 we were in openwater, much to every ones relief, as every now and then the screw andrudder would be struck by an ice-block. Some Weddell seals were THE RECENT VOYAGE OF THE URUGUAY. 325 observed lying in the pack. Soon after clearing the ice the sea rose, andduring the next three days heavy seas were experienced. About 10 on the 7th the South Shetlands were sighted, CapeMelville being passed at six the same evening. No pack-ice was visible,but close to Cape Melville no less than sixty-two icebergs were counted,many of them aground. The South Shetlands presented an inexpressiblydesolate and inhospitable appearance, being entirely covered with snowand glaciers, except in one or two places where there is bare rock. Onthe 7th Cape pigeons, Wilson petrels, and giant petrels continued tofollow the ship, and many whales were seen. On the early morning of the 8th we anchored in the crater harbour. The Uruguay anchored in Pendulum Cove. Deception [sland. of Deception Island (lat. 62° 56 S., long. 60 40 W.). This island, orshell of an island, is certainly one of the most singular of Natures pro-ductions. Entrance to it is obtained on the south-east side through anarrow channel of only 550 feet across, which leads to a large ellipticalbasin of about five miles in diameter. The external shores form a perfectbarrier or wall, thus affording the utmost security within. When theisland was visited in 1829 by Captain Forster, in command of , numerous fumaroles were seen, from which hissing jets ofsteam escaped, and hot springs with a temperature of 190*4° F. were metwith near the shores of the basin. Smiley, the American seaman whocalled at the island in February 1842, reported that the whole southernside was in full volcanic activity, there being no less than thirteen 326 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. active centres of eruption. In
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