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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... The wind during the night had increased to a strong breeze , with thick misty weather ; this with the sickly appearance of the moon around , which we observed a well defined 8 LEAVE STROMNESS . halo , led us to suppose B 4.
... The wind during the night had increased to a strong breeze , with thick misty weather ; this with the sickly appearance of the moon around , which we observed a well defined 8 LEAVE STROMNESS . halo , led us to suppose B 4.
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... weather enabled us to determine the position of the ship by true bearings of Cape Wrath , which verified the rates of our chrono- meters . During the day we had little or no wind , but towards evening a breeze sprang up from S.E. with ...
... weather enabled us to determine the position of the ship by true bearings of Cape Wrath , which verified the rates of our chrono- meters . During the day we had little or no wind , but towards evening a breeze sprang up from S.E. with ...
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... weather , for although appearances had for several days foretold a gale , the barometer had been gra- dually rising , and at 3 P.M. stood at 30-21 . It went no higher , however , but commenced falling rapidly , which one would have ...
... weather , for although appearances had for several days foretold a gale , the barometer had been gra- dually rising , and at 3 P.M. stood at 30-21 . It went no higher , however , but commenced falling rapidly , which one would have ...
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... weather again assumed a threatening appearance , which , accompanied by a falling barometer , led us to expect ... weather , such as we had not enjoyed for some time . Wednesday , 12th . - Weather fine ; ship near the position assigned ...
... weather again assumed a threatening appearance , which , accompanied by a falling barometer , led us to expect ... weather , such as we had not enjoyed for some time . Wednesday , 12th . - Weather fine ; ship near the position assigned ...
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... to his cot , being seriously indisposed . Wind and weather during the day variable ; ba- rometer began to fall . * Barrow's Chronological History of Voyages to the Arctic Seas . REMARKS ON THE CURRENT . - 17 Friday , 14th.
... to his cot , being seriously indisposed . Wind and weather during the day variable ; ba- rometer began to fall . * Barrow's Chronological History of Voyages to the Arctic Seas . REMARKS ON THE CURRENT . - 17 Friday , 14th.
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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