The Eventful Voyage of H. M. Discovery Ship "Resolute" to the Arctic Regions: In Search of Sir John Franklin and the Missing Crews of H. M. Discovery Ships "Erebus" and "Terror," 1852, 1853, 1854... |
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... Obliged to lighten the Ship . - A novel but unpleasant Incident . Ship severely pressed by Ice . - Ship floats and proceeds to the Westward . Griffith's Island . -Prospect to the Westward most encouraging . In the Vicinity of a ...
... Obliged to lighten the Ship . - A novel but unpleasant Incident . Ship severely pressed by Ice . - Ship floats and proceeds to the Westward . Griffith's Island . -Prospect to the Westward most encouraging . In the Vicinity of a ...
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... obliged us to heave - to , and house topgallant- masts . Tuesday , 11th . - The wind during the night had decreased and shifted gradually by way of S. and E. to N. E. , bringing with it a pleasant sun- shine and fine weather , such as ...
... obliged us to heave - to , and house topgallant- masts . Tuesday , 11th . - The wind during the night had decreased and shifted gradually by way of S. and E. to N. E. , bringing with it a pleasant sun- shine and fine weather , such as ...
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... obliged to have recourse to sucking their own and each other's blood to sustain life . They were eventually rescued by a Danish vessel , and landed at Elsinore , where my informant then was . Strange to say , the Captain of the Danish ...
... obliged to have recourse to sucking their own and each other's blood to sustain life . They were eventually rescued by a Danish vessel , and landed at Elsinore , where my informant then was . Strange to say , the Captain of the Danish ...
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... obliged us to shorten all sail . - Wednesday , 26th . The wind during the night had again veered round to the northward , against which we had to contend for several days ; the time , however , was not spent unprofitably , but was ...
... obliged us to shorten all sail . - Wednesday , 26th . The wind during the night had again veered round to the northward , against which we had to contend for several days ; the time , however , was not spent unprofitably , but was ...
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... obliged to stoop until the posture became quite painful , but on reaching the room I was so overpowered with a compound of the most horrible smells as to be obliged to beat a hasty retreat , and as I could not again face the passage by ...
... obliged to stoop until the posture became quite painful , but on reaching the room I was so overpowered with a compound of the most horrible smells as to be obliged to beat a hasty retreat , and as I could not again face the passage by ...
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animals appeared Arctic arrived on board Assistance Bay of Mercy beach Beechey Island boats breeze Byam Martin Island cairn Cape Cockburn Cape Russell Cape Walker Captain Kellett Captain M'Clure casks Commander M'Clintock commenced Dealy Island deck depôt despatched distance dogs Domville dovekies drift eastward encamped Esquimaux Expedition fast ice fathoms feet following day gale Griper Bay ground Hamilton heavy Hecla and Griper hummocks Inlet Intrepid Investigator journey Krabbé Lancaster Sound Lieut Lowther Island Mecham Melville Island miles musk-ox musk-oxen Nares night noon North Star northward obliged observed obtained pack Point Griffiths position proceeded proved provisions ptarmigan ravine Resolute returned on board Roche sail ship shore sight Sir Edward Belcher Sir Edward Parry Sir James Ross Skene Bay sledge snow southward Straits struck tents tion travelling parties vessel weather Wellington Channel westward whalers whilst wind Winter Harbour winter quarters yards