Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1

CHAPTER I.

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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.--Perilous Situation of the Hecla, and Loss of her Anchor.--Meet with the Hudson's Bay Ships.--Passage up the Strait, and Communication with the Natives inhabiting the Northern Shores.--Pass the Trinity Islands of Fox.--Arrival off Southampton Island, where the Researches of the Expedition commence.