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As we drew near , we heard the accustomed sound of violins and guitars , and saw a great motion of the people within . The accustomed cry of " Ice ahead ! I stood perfectly still , and my heart beat quick . This weather , too , seemed likely to last for some time , and we could not think of beating about the mouth of the straits for a week or two , waiting for a favorable opportunity ; so we braced up on the larboard tack , put the ship 's head due south , and struck her off for Cape Horn again . To make our condition still worse , the wind came out due east , just after sundown , and it blew a gale dead ahead , with hail and sleet , and a thick fog , so that we could not see half the length of the ship . By a constant look-out , and a quick shifting of the helm , as the islands and pieces came in sight , the ship went clear of everything but a few small pieces , though daylight showed the ocean covered for miles . They had been beaten out with the exposure and hardship , and impatient to get out of it , and this unaccountable delay was more than they could bear in quietness , in their excited and restless state . Everything was done quick , as though it were for the last time . We got under weigh on the 10th , bound up to San Pedro , and had three days of calm and head winds , making but little progress .