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Title: Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific : performed in the years 1821-22-23, in His Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of Captain William Edward Parry : illustrated by numerous plates
Year: 1824 (1820s)
Authors: Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855 Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795-1832, ill Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857, engraver Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851, dedicatee
Subjects: Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855 Fury (Ship) Hecla (Ship) Natural history Eskimos Inuit
Publisher: London : John Murray
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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ded in gaining an offing, though not without much fatigue fromconstant wet and exertion. The fog continued with a light and variable easterly wind during the restof the day, so that we could see but a short distance. As far as we could dis-tinguish at intervals, however, the land-ice appeared to stretch quite acrossthe mouth of the strait as before. The soundings were regular in the offing,varying from thirty-six to fifty-five fathoms according to our distance from the Thur. 18. island. On the 18th the weather was at times sufficiently clear to allow us aglimpse of the eastern land, a part of which appeared to be composed ofislands lying off the higher and continuous shore of Keiyuk-tarruoke, and asit was possible that this shore might be gained by sailing round these andgetting within them, I determined on making the attempt; and acquaintingCaptain Lyon with my intentions, appointed Igloolik as our rendezvous incase of separation. This latter contingency seemed now the more likely as
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OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE. 275 well in consequence of the continuance of the foggy weather, as on account 1822-of the sea being entirely free from drift-ice in this neighbourhood. J^Jij We continued to beat to the south-eastward during the night, the weatherbeing less foggy, but the atmosphere still moist and uncomfortable. In thefirst watch we came to a line of tangle-weed floating on the surface, extend-ing many miles in length, and marking by its position the margin of a strongtide setting the ships towards the islands round which we were trying tobeat. We frequently shoaled in a single cast from fifteen to eight and ahalf fathoms, and were several times obliged to keep before the wind todeepen the water. This tide appeared the more striking, as near Igloolikwe could not perceive the ships to be influenced by any stream or current:here however it proved so strong that we could make little or no way againstit till after midnight. The favourable tide continued till about six A.M. on th

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