Arctic Searching Expedition

Author : John Richardson
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ISBN 13 : 9781331999836
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Arctic Searching Expedition written by John Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Arctic Searching Expedition: A Journal of a Boat-Voyage Through Ruperts Land and the Arctic Sea; In Search of the Discovery Ships Under Command of Sir John Franklin Route assigned to the Expedition under Command of Sir John Franklin. - Names of the Officers. - Erebus and Terror. - Date of its Sailing. - Last Letters. - Sir John Franklin's Last Official Letter. - Last Sight of the Expedition. - Sir John Ross proposes a Search. - Discussion of various Opinions offered respecting the Fate of the Expedition. - Plans of Search adopted. - Main Objects of the Overland Searching Expedition. - Instructions from the Admiralty. Her Majesty's government having deemed it expedient that a further attempt should be made for the accomplishment of a northwest passage by sea from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the "Erebus" and "Terror" were fitted out for that service, and placed under the command of Captain Sir John Franklin, K. C. H. He was directed by the Admiralty instructions, dated on the 5th of May, 1845, to proceed with all dispatch to Lancaster Sound, and, passing through it, to push on to the westward, in the latitude of 74 1/2, without loss of time or stopping to examine any openings to the northward, until he reached the longitude of Cape Walker, which is situated in about 98 west. He was to use every effort to penetrate to the southward and westward of that point, and to pursue as direct a course for Beering's Straits as circumstances might permit. He was cautioned not to attempt to pass by the western extremity of Melville Island, until he had ascertained that a permanent barrier of ice or other obstacle closed the prescribed route. In the event of not being able to penetrate to the westward, he was to enter Wellington Sound in his second summer. He was further directed to transmit accounts of his proceedings to the Admiralty, by means of the natives and the Hudson's Bay Company, should opportunities offer; and also, after passing the 65th meridian, to throw overboard daily a copper cylinder, containing a paper stating the ship's position. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."