Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: And Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volumen1Harper & brothers, 1840 |
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... desirous of turning to some account this vexatious but unavoidable detention , I left the ship , accompanied by Captain Sabine and Mr. Hooper , in order to make some observations on shore , and directed Lieutenant Liddon to send a boat ...
... desirous of turning to some account this vexatious but unavoidable detention , I left the ship , accompanied by Captain Sabine and Mr. Hooper , in order to make some observations on shore , and directed Lieutenant Liddon to send a boat ...
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... . Under circumstances of leisure and inactivity , such as we were now placed in , and with every prospect of its continuance for a very large portion of the year , I was desirous of finding some 68 VOYAGE FOR THE DISCOVERY.
... . Under circumstances of leisure and inactivity , such as we were now placed in , and with every prospect of its continuance for a very large portion of the year , I was desirous of finding some 68 VOYAGE FOR THE DISCOVERY.
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... desirous of finding some amuse- ment for the men during this long and tedious in- terval . I proposed , therefore , to the officers to get up a play occasionally on board the Hecla , as the readiest means of preserving among our crews ...
... desirous of finding some amuse- ment for the men during this long and tedious in- terval . I proposed , therefore , to the officers to get up a play occasionally on board the Hecla , as the readiest means of preserving among our crews ...
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... desirous to rectify ; and I therefore ordered that , in future , one afternoon in each week should be set aside for that particular purpose . The circumstances of our situation being such as have never before occurred to the crews of ...
... desirous to rectify ; and I therefore ordered that , in future , one afternoon in each week should be set aside for that particular purpose . The circumstances of our situation being such as have never before occurred to the crews of ...
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... as to cramp the feet , and pre- vent the circulation from going on freely ; and that this alone was sufficient to account for their feet having been frostbitten . Being very desirous of avoiding these OF A NORTHWEST PASSAGE . 87.
... as to cramp the feet , and pre- vent the circulation from going on freely ; and that this alone was sufficient to account for their feet having been frostbitten . Being very desirous of avoiding these OF A NORTHWEST PASSAGE . 87.
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afforded amusement animals appeared Arctic Circle Aurora Borealis beach became began boat breeze canoes Cape Captain Lyon Captain Sabine circumstances clear water close coast cold considerable continued course direction distance drift eastward eight P.M. endeavour Esquimaux fathoms favourable feet five floe fore four fresh frostbites gale glaucous gulls Greenland Griper ground half past heavy hill hole hundred yards huts Iligliuk immediately inches inlet Kabloona land length Lieutenant Liddon lying Melville Island miles morning musk-ox navigation nearly night noon northward Northwest Passage o'clock observed occasion officers Okotook party piece Possession Bay present ptarmigan quantity quarter ravine remark Repulse Bay sail scarcely scorbutic seal seen seven ships shore side situation six P.M. sledge snow snowdrift soon Southampton Island southward stones Strait temperature tents thermometer thick tion usual walked weather westward whole wind Winter Harbour Winter Island