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was made to relieve the ' Erebus' and ' Terror' by Captain Sir James 

 Ross, on the eastern side through Baffin's Bay. You will further be 

 supplied with all the printed Voyages or Travels in those northern 

 regions ; and the Memoranda and Instructions drawn up by Sir John 

 Richardson, as to the manners and habits of the Esquimaux, and the 

 best mode of dealing with that people (a copy of which is also 

 sent), will afford a valuable addition to the information now supplied 

 to you. 



18. We deem it right to caution you against suffering the two vessels 

 placed under your orders to separate, except in the event of accident 

 or unavoidable necessity ; and we desire that you will keep up the most 

 unreserved communication with the Commander of the ' Investigator,' 

 placing in him every proper confidence, and acquainting him with the 

 general tenour of your Orders, and with your views and intentions from 

 time to time ; so that the Service may have the full benefit of your 

 united efforts in the prosecution of such a service ; and, that in the 

 event of any unavoidable separation, or of any accident to yourself, 

 Commander M'Clure may have the advantage of knowing, up to the 

 latest period, all your ideas and designs relative to the satisfactory 

 completion of this undertaking. 



19. We also recommend that as frequent an exchange may take 

 place as conveniently may be, of the observations made in the two 

 ships ; that any information obtained by the one be as quickly as pos- 

 sible communicated for the advantage and guidance of the other. 



20. In case of any irreparable accident happening to the ' Enter- 

 prise,' you are hereby authorized to take command of the ' Investiga- 

 tor,' and to make such arrangements for the officers and crews as may 

 be most consonant to the Rules of the Service, and most conducive to 

 the objects of the Expedition. 



21. In the event of Great Britain being involved in hostilities with 

 any foreign power during your absence, you are to abstain from the 

 smallest act of aggression towards any vessel belonging to such nation, 

 it being the practice of all civilized countries to consider vessels en- 

 gaged in service of this kind as exempt from the rules and operations 

 of war. 



22. In carrying out the foregoing Orders, you will avail yourself of 

 every practicable occasion of acquainting our Secretary with every step 

 of your progress, as well as with your future intentions ; and occasion- 

 ally during your voyage you will throw overboard one of the tin cylin- 

 ders with which you have been supplied, (headed up in any cask or 



