Journal of a Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-west Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific;: Performed in the Years 1824-25, in His Majesty's Ships Hecla and Fury, Under the Orders of Captain William Edward Parry, R.N., F.R.S., and Commander of the Expedition, 3. köideJohn Murray, publisher to the Admirality, and Board of Longitude., 1826 - 337 pages |
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1st Limb appear Arietis August Aurora Baffin's Bay Barometer bergs breeze Brown in Parry's Cape Cape Wilson Captain Hoppner chronometers Clear Cloudy coast direction drift E.S.E. Light Easterly eastward Expedition Fast favourable feet floe Fresh FRODSHAM Fury Fury's gale Greenwich Greenwich Mean ground hawsers Hazy Hecla Henry Parkyns Hoppner Hooker in Parry's HYGROMETER Igloolik Inches July June land latitude Lieut Lieutenant limestone longitude longitude by chronometers magnetic MAJESTY'S SHIP mean daily rate Melville Island Melville Peninsula miles month N.Westerly needle Neill North Somerset Northerly northward Number of Days observatory occasional occurred Overcast Parry's 1st Voy Parry's 2d Voy Parry's First Voyage plate Port Bowen Prince Regent's Inlet rain REMARKS rock Ross S.Easterly season Sept ship's shore small snow southerly southward squally Temp temperature Thick Westerly westward Whale Whale Islands Whale-fish Islands whole wind Winter Island young ice دو دو وو
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Page 185 - It may be tried often and fail, for several favourable and fortunate circumstances must be combined for its accomplishment ; but I believe, nevertheless, that it will ultimately be accomplished.
Page 185 - But there is no argument against the possibility of final success : for we now know that a winter in the ice may be passed not only in safety but in health and comfort.
Page 63 - The rolling motion of the light laterally was here also very striking, as well as the increase of its intensity thus occasioned. The light occupied horizontally about a point of the compass, and extended in height scarcely a degree above the land, which seemed, however, to conceal from us a part of the phenomenon. It was always evident enough that the most attenuated light of the aurora sensibly dimmed the stars, like a thin veil drawn over them. We frequently listened for any sound proceeding from...
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Page 178 - ... that there must exist in the polar regions some general motion of the sea towards the west, causing the ice to set in that direction, when not impelled by contrary winds, or local and occasional Currents, until it butts against thos'e shores which are actually found to be most encumbered by it ;' and he offers a suggestion for the consideration of others, ' whether such a tendency of the sea may not have some connection with the motion of the earth on its axis?
Page 40 - Winter after winter, nature here assumes an aspect so much alike, that cursory observation can scarcely detect a single feature of variety. The winter of more temperate climates, and even in some of no slight severity, is occasionally diversified by a thaw, which at once gives variety and comparative cheerfulness to the prospect. But here, when once the earth is covered, all is dreary monotonous whiteness, not merely for days or weeks, but for more than half a year together. Whichever way the eye...
Page 153 - ... superficial current which every breeze of wind creates in a sea encumbered with ice, coupled with the fact that while this set was noticed we had an almost continual prevalence of northerly winds, inclines me to believe that it was to be attributed, chiefly at least, to this circumstance; especially as, on one or two occasions, with rather a light breeze from the southward, the ice did set slowly in the opposite direction. It is not by a few unconnected observations that a question of this kind...
Page 183 - Persevering in difficulty, unappalled by danger, and patient under distress, they scarcely ever use the language of complaint, much less that of despair ; and sometimes, when all human hope seems at its lowest ebb, they furnish the most beautiful examples of that firm reliance on a merciful and superintending providence, which is the only rational source of true fortitude in man.