THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS.

FOR THE

DISCOVERY OF A NORTHWEST PASSAGE

FROM THE

ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC,

AND NARRATIVE OF

AN ATTEMPT TO REACH THE NORTH POLE.

BY

SIR W. E. PARPY, CAPT. RN., H.RS

IN TWO VOLUM F, S.,

vol. i.

NEW-YORK:

HARPER & BROTHERS, 82 CLIFF-STREET.

18 4 0.