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Page 43
... Wynniatt , Mate , to the north - east ; who respec- tively reached the position as noted below , * and traced the coast as per accompanying chart . - June 2nd . Captain and Mr. Miertsching ( the interpreter ) commu- nicated with the ...
... Wynniatt , Mate , to the north - east ; who respec- tively reached the position as noted below , * and traced the coast as per accompanying chart . - June 2nd . Captain and Mr. Miertsching ( the interpreter ) commu- nicated with the ...
Page 67
... Wynniatt , ( mate , ) accompanied by Dr. Armstrong , as an amateur , we set off to the north - east ; at noon the fatigue party , having taken us eight miles , were directed to return . Soon after quitting us we got among very difficult ...
... Wynniatt , ( mate , ) accompanied by Dr. Armstrong , as an amateur , we set off to the north - east ; at noon the fatigue party , having taken us eight miles , were directed to return . Soon after quitting us we got among very difficult ...
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... Wynniatt , ( Mate , ) N.E. shore ; with six weeks ' provisions each . May 6th . At 1 a.m. , Mr. Wynniatt , having broken his chrono- meter , at the distance of 120 miles from the ship , returned ; but , all being in good condition they ...
... Wynniatt , ( Mate , ) N.E. shore ; with six weeks ' provisions each . May 6th . At 1 a.m. , Mr. Wynniatt , having broken his chrono- meter , at the distance of 120 miles from the ship , returned ; but , all being in good condition they ...
Contents
THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE | 1 |
DISPATCH OF LIEUT CRESSWELL | 16 |
DISPATCHES OF CAPT PULLEN | 25 |
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Admiralty appeared Arctic August Baffin Bay Banks Land Baring Island Barrow Strait beach Beechey Island boat Cape Bathurst Cape Becher Cape Walker Captain Inglefield Captain Kellett Captain M'Clure Cheers clear Commander commenced crew depĂ´t direction dispatches distance drifted eastward endeavouring England Esquimaux expedition fathoms favourable feet grounded heavy honour hope Hudson Bay Company Inlet Lancaster Sound Lieutenant Bellot Lieutenant Cresswell lordships M'Clintock Mackenzie Melville Island Miertsching miles morning night North Star North-West Passage northward numbers observed officer open water pack Parry passed Patent Preserved Potato Point Polar Sea position Prince Albert Land Princess Royal Islands proceeded provisions Pullen reached remarkable sail season seen sent shoal shore Sir Edward Belcher Sir Edward Parry Sir John Franklin sledge snow Table Island temperature tents thick travelling parties tribe vessel voyage Wales Strait weather Wellington Channel westward wind Winter Harbour yards