| | With all the |Browne, six men. |
| | | thirsting gaze | |
| | | of enterprise. | |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------------+-----------------+
| Ditto ditto }| | Nothing adventure, |Mr. Vesey |
| to Lieutenant }|Adventure | Nothing win |Hamilton (mate), |
| Osborne |seven men. |
+-------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
| Ditto ditto |Inflexible | _Respice finem_ |Mr. Charles |
| | | |Ede (assist. |
| | | |surg.), six men. |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------------+-----------------+
| Ditto ditto |Success | One and all |Mr. F. S. Crabbe |
| | | |(2d master), |
| | | |seven men. |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------------+-----------------+

To the highly important direction northward up the unknown channel of
Byam Martin Island, and which, as Lieut. Aldrich very properly thought,
would intercept the course of Franklin, should he, from Wellington
Channel, have sailed north about for Behring's Straits, two sledges
were told off under that officer:--

+-------------------+-----------+---------------------+-----------------+
| Long-party sledge |Lady | Faithful and firm |Lieut. R. D. |
| |Franklin | |Aldrich, 7 men. |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------------+-----------------+
| Supporting sledge |Hotspur | In Deo confide |Mr. R. R. Pearse |
| | | |(mate), 7 men. |
+-------------------+-----------+---------------------+-----------------+

Lastly to Melville Island, on which route a depot, forty miles in
advance, had already been placed in the autumn, and renewed in the
spring, the following party was appointed: Lieut. M'Clintock, on his
reaching the said island, acting as he should judge fit as to
despatching Mr. Bradford along the northern shores, whilst he
prosecuted the search to and beyond Winter Harbour:--

+-------------------+--------------+------------------+-----------------+
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