Three Voyages for the Discovery of a North-west Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: And a Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the the North Pole, Volumen1Harper, 1840 |
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... morning of the 18th of June , in standing to the northward , we fell in with the first " stream " of ice we had seen , and soon after saw several icebergs . At daylight the water had changed its OF A NORTHWEST PASSAGE . 155.
... morning of the 18th of June , in standing to the northward , we fell in with the first " stream " of ice we had seen , and soon after saw several icebergs . At daylight the water had changed its OF A NORTHWEST PASSAGE . 155.
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... morning of the 24th , we saw a long chain of icebergs , extend- ing several miles in a N.b. W. and S.b. E. direc- tion ; and , as we approached them , we found a quantity of " floe - ice " intermixed with them , be- yond which , to the ...
... morning of the 24th , we saw a long chain of icebergs , extend- ing several miles in a N.b. W. and S.b. E. direc- tion ; and , as we approached them , we found a quantity of " floe - ice " intermixed with them , be- yond which , to the ...
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... morning of the 3d the wind blew strong from the eastward , with a short , breaking sea , and thick , rainy weather , which made our situation for some hours rather an unpleasant one , the ice being close under our lee . Fortunately ...
... morning of the 3d the wind blew strong from the eastward , with a short , breaking sea , and thick , rainy weather , which made our situation for some hours rather an unpleasant one , the ice being close under our lee . Fortunately ...
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... morning of the 21st the fog clear- ed away , and discovered to us the land called by Davis , Hope Sanderson and the Woman's Islands , being the first land we had seen in sailing north- ward into Baffin's Bay , from the lat . of 6330. We ...
... morning of the 21st the fog clear- ed away , and discovered to us the land called by Davis , Hope Sanderson and the Woman's Islands , being the first land we had seen in sailing north- ward into Baffin's Bay , from the lat . of 6330. We ...
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... morning of the 25th , and a few narrow lanes of water appearing to the westward , the Griper was made fast astern of the Hecla ; and her crew being sent to assist in manning our capstan , we proceeded to warp the ships through the ice ...
... morning of the 25th , and a few narrow lanes of water appearing to the westward , the Griper was made fast astern of the Hecla ; and her crew being sent to assist in manning our capstan , we proceeded to warp the ships through the ice ...
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afforded amusement animals appeared beach began boat breeze cabin canoes Cape Captain Lyon Captain Sabine circumstances clear water close coast continued course deck direction distance drift eastward eight P.M. endeavour Esquimaux fathoms favourable feet five floe fore four fresh frostbites gale glaucous gulls Gore Bay Greenland Griper half past heavy Hecla hill hundred yards huts Iligliuk immediately inches inlet island Kabloona land length Lieutenant Liddon lying masses of ice Melville Island miles morning musk-ox navigation nearly night noon northward Northwest Passage o'clock observed occasion officers Okotook party passage pieces Possession Bay present quantity quarter ravine remark Repulse Bay round sail scarcely seal seen ships shore side situation six P.M. sledge snow soon Southampton Island southward stones Strait temperature tents thermometer thick tion to-day usual voyage walked weather westward whole wind Winter Harbour Winter Island