and Arrival in England.--Remarks upon the
practicability of a Northwest Passage.

THIRD VOYAGE

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I.

Passage to the Whale-fish Islands, and Removal of Stores from the
Transport.--Enter the Ice in Baffin's Bay.--Difficulties of
Penetrating to the Westward.--Quit the Ice in Baffin's Bay.--Remarks
on the Obstructions encountered by the Ships, and on the Severity of
the Season.

CHAPTER II.

Enter Sir James Lancaster's Sound.--Land at Cape Warrender.--Meet
with young Ice.--Ships beset and carried near the Shore.--Driven
back to Navy-board Inlet.--Run to the Westward, and enter Prince
Regent's Inlet.--Arrival at Port Bowen.

CHAPTER III.

Winter Arrangements.--Improvements in Warming and Ventilating the
Ships.--Masquerades adopted as an Amusement to the
Men.--Establishment of Schools.--Astronomical
Observations.--Meteorological Phenomena

CHAPTER IV.

Re-equipment of the Ships.--Several Journeys undertaken.--Open Water
in the Offing.--Commence sawing a Canal to liberate the
Ships.--Disruption of the Ice.--Departure from Port Bowen.

CHAPTER V.

Sail over towards the Western Coast of Prince Regent's
Inlet.--Stopped by the Ice.--Reach the Shore about Cape
Seppings.--Favourable Progress along the Land.--Fresh and repeated
Obstructions from Ice.--Both Ships driven on Shore.--Fury seriously
damaged.--Unsuccessful Search for a Harbour for heaving her down to
repair.

CHAPTER VI.

Formation of a Basin for heaving the Fury down.--Landing of the
Fury's Stores, and other Preparations.--The Ships secured within the
Basin.--Impediments from the Pressure of the Ice.--Fury, hove
down.--Securities of the Basin destroyed by a Gale of
Wind.--Preparations to tow the Fury out.--Hecla Re-equipped, and
obliged to put to Sea.--Fury again driven on Shore.--Rejoin the
Fury; and find it necessary finally to abandon her.

CHAPTER VII.

Some Remarks upon the Loss of the Fury--And on the Natural History,
&c, of the Coast of North Somerset.--Arrive at Neill's
Harbour.--Death of John Page.--Leave Neill's Harbour.--Recross the
Ice in Baffin's Bay.--Heavy Gales.--Temperature of the Sea.--Arrival
in England.

ACCOUNT OF THE ESQUIMAUX

NARRATIVE OF AN ATTEMPT TO REACH THE NORTH POLE IN BOATS

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SECOND VO