Only one man--our late brave and warm-hearted comrade, Joseph West--has fallen in the struggle.

For the mercies that have never failed us, and for our success in rescuing my gallant friend, Captain Ellice, we ought to feel the deepest gratitude to the Almighty.

We have need, however, to pray for a blessing on the labours that are yet before us, for you are well aware that we shall probably have many a struggle with the ice before we are once more afloat on blue water.

And now, lads, away with you on deck, and man the capstan, for the tide is about full." The capstan was manned, and the hawsers were hove taut.

Inch by inch the tide rose, and the _Dolphin_ floated.