Category: Adventure
The two volumes herewith presented to the public contain an uninterrupted narrative, in Captain Parry's own words, of the five voyages made by that distinguished navigator, under the sanction of the British government, in search of a passage from the eastern to the western sid...
Many Foxes caught.--Continued Open Water in the Offing.--Partial Disruption of the Ice in the Bay.--Meteorological Phenomena, and Temperature of Animals.--Arrival of a Tribe of...
31. CHAPTER X.Leave Winter Harbour.--Flattering Appearance of the Sea to the Westward.--Stopped by the Ice near Cape Hay.--Farther Progress to the Longitude of 113° 48' 22.5", being the Weste...
40. CHAPTER VIII.A Journey performed across Winter Island.--Sufferings of the Party by Frost.--Departure of Some of the Esquimaux, and a separate Village established on the Ice.--Various Meteoro...
32. CHAPTER XI.Progress down the Western Coast of Baffin's Bay.--Meet with the Whalers.--Account of some Esquimaux in the Inlet called the River Clyde.--Continue the Survey of the Coast till s...
26. CHAPTER V.Precautions for securing the Ships and Stores.--For promoting Good Order, Cleanliness, Health, and Good-Humour among the Ships' Companies.--Establishment of a Theatre and of the...
29. CHAPTER VIII.The weather being favourable on the morning of the 1st of June, I made such arrangements as were necessary previous to my departure on our intended journey. I directed Lieutenan...
22. CHAPTER I.Passage across the Atlantic.--Enter Davis's Strait.--Unsuccessful Attempt to penetrate the Ice to the Western Coast.--Voyage up the Strait.--Passage through the Ice to the Weste...
23. CHAPTER II.Entrance into Sir James Lancaster's Sound of Baffin.--Uninterrupted Passage to the Westward.--Discovery and Examination of Prince Regent's Inlet.--Progress to the Southward stop...
41. CHAPTER IX.Increased Extent of open Water in the Offing.--A Travelling Party despatched to the Northward.--Unsuccessful Attempt to raise Vegetables on Shore.--Decease of James Pringle.--A...
25. CHAPTER IV.Further Examination of Melville Island.--Continuation of our Progress to the Westward.--Long detention by the Ice.--Party sent on Shore to hunt Deer and Musk-oxen.--Return in th...
30. CHAPTER IX.Occurrences at Winter Harbour in the early Part of June.--Gradual Dissolution of the Ice upon the Sea and of the Snow upon the Land.--Decease and Burial of William Scott.--Equip...
35. CHAPTER III.Return to the Eastward through the Frozen Strait.--Discovery of Hurd Channel.--Examined in a Boat.--Loss of the Fury's Anchor.--Providential Escape of the Fury from Shipwreck.--...
38. CHAPTER VI.Precautions for the Security of the Ships and their Stores--And for the Health and Comfort of the Crews.--Establishment of Theatrical Entertainments and Schools.--Erection of an...
28. CHAPTER VII.More temperate Weather.--House rebuilt.--Quantity of Ice collected on the Hecla's lower Deck.--Meteorological Phenomena.--Conclusion of Theatrical Entertainments.--Increased Sic...
27. CHAPTER VI.First Appearance of Scurvy.--The Aurora Borealis and other Meteorological Phenomena.--Visits of the Wolves.--Reappearance of the Sun.--Extreme low Temperature.--Destruction of t...
24. CHAPTER III.Favourable Appearances of an open Westerly Passage.--Land to the Northward, a Series of Islands.--General Appearance of them.--Meet with some Obstruction from low Islands surrou...
33. CHAPTER I.Passage across the Atlantic.--Removal of Stores from the Nautilus Transport, at the Margin of the Ice.--Departure of the Nautilus for England.--Enter the Ice in Hudson's Strait....
36. CHAPTER IV.Hoppner's Inlet entered and surveyed by the Boats.--Continuity of Land there determined.--Proceed to examine another Opening leading to the Westward.--Favourable Appearance of a...
34. CHAPTER II.Review of the Geographical Information obtained by the Researches of former Navigators on the Coast of the American Continent, in the Neighbourhood of Wager River.--Discover and...
37. CHAPTER V.Farther Examination in the Boats for the Purpose of Connecting the Shores of Lyon Inlet with that of Gore Bay.--Continuity of the Land determined.--Fresh Detention by the Ice.--...
21. CHAPTER IX.Increased Extent of open Water in the Offing.--A Travelling Party despatched to the Northward.--Unsuccessful Attempt to raise Vegetables on Shore.--Decease of James Pringle.--A...
1. VOLUME IThe two volumes herewith presented to the public contain an uninterrupted narrative, in Captain Parry's own words, of the five voyages made by that distinguished navigator, unde...
12. CHAPTER XI.Progress down the Western Coast of Baffin's Bay.--Meet with the Whalers.--Account of some Esquimaux in the Inlet called the River Clyde.--Continue the Survey of the Coast till s...
14. CHAPTER II.Review of the Geographical Information obtained by the Researches of former Navigators on the Coast of the American Continent, in the Neighbourhood of Wager River.--Discover and...
11. CHAPTER X.Leave Winter Harbour.--Flattering Appearance of the Sea to the Westward.--Stopped by the Ice near Cape Hay.--Farther Progress to the Longitude of 113° 48' 22.5", being the Weste...
15. CHAPTER III.Return to the Eastward through the Frozen Strait.--Discovery of Hurd Channel.--Examined in a Boat.--Loss of the Fury's Anchor.--Providential Escape of the Fury from Shipwreck.--...
4. CHAPTER III.Favourable Appearances of an open Westerly Passage.--Land to the Northward, a Series of Islands.--General Appearance of them.--Meet with some Obstruction from low Islands surrou...
5. CHAPTER IV.Further Examination of Melville Island.--Continuation of our Progress to the Westward.--Long detention by the Ice.--Party sent on Shore to hunt Deer and Musk-oxen.--Return in th...
17. CHAPTER V.Farther Examination in the Boats for the Purpose of Connecting the Shores of Lyon Inlet with that of Gore Bay.--Continuity of the Land determined.--Fresh Detention by the Ice.--...
18. CHAPTER VI.Precautions for the Security of the Ships and their Stores--And for the Health and Comfort of the Crews.--Establishment of Theatrical Entertainments and Schools.--Erection of an...
10. CHAPTER IX.Occurrences at Winter Harbour in the early Part of June.--Gradual Dissolution of the Ice upon the Sea and of the Snow upon the Land.--Decease and Burial of William Scott.--Equip...
13. CHAPTER I.Passage across the Atlantic.--Removal of Stores from the Nautilus Transport, at the Margin of the Ice.--Departure of the Nautilus for England.--Enter the Ice in Hudson's Strait....
16. CHAPTER IV.Hoppner's Inlet entered and surveyed by the Boats.--Continuity of Land there determined.--Proceed to examine another Opening leading to the Westward.--Favourable Appearance of a...
19. CHAPTER VII.Many Foxes caught.--Continued Open Water in the Offing.--Partial Disruption of the Ice in the Bay.--Meteorological Phenomena, and Temperature of Animals.--Arrival of a Tribe of...
6. CHAPTER V.Precautions for securing the Ships and Stores.--For promoting Good Order, Cleanliness, Health, and Good-Humour among the Ships' Companies.--Establishment of a Theatre and of the...
8. CHAPTER VII.More temperate Weather.--House rebuilt.--Quantity of Ice collected on the Hecla's lower Deck.--Meteorological Phenomena.--Conclusion of Theatrical Entertainments.--Increased Sic...
20. CHAPTER VIII.A Journey performed across Winter Island.--Sufferings of the Party by Frost.--Departure of Some of the Esquimaux, and a separate Village established on the Ice.--Various Meteoro...
2. CHAPTER I.Passage across the Atlantic.--Enter Davis's Strait.--Unsuccessful Attempt to penetrate the Ice to the Western Coast.--Voyage up the Strait.--Passage through the Ice to the Weste...
3. CHAPTER II.Entrance into Sir James Lancaster's Sound of Baffin.--Uninterrupted Passage to the Westward.--Discovery and Examination of Prince Regent's Inlet.--Progress to the Southward stop...
7. CHAPTER VI.First Appearance of Scurvy.--The Aurora Borealis and other Meteorological Phenomena.--Visits of the Wolves.--Reappearance of the Sun.--Extreme low Temperature.--Destruction of t...
9. CHAPTER VIII.