CHAPTER XVIII. 



FHE RESOLUTE AND INTREPID. BESET AGAIN. WINTER INT THE PACk 



BOTH VESSELS ABANDONED. BELCHER'S EXPLORATIONS. REMAINS 



OF STRUCTURES. ATTEMPT TO REACH BEECHEY ISLAND, ABANDON- 

 MENT OP THE ASSISTANCE AND PIONEER. ALL PARTIES ASSEMBLE AT 



BEECHEY ISLAND. ARRIVAL OF THE PHCENIX AND TALBOT. RETURN 



TO ENGLAND. OUTWARD VOYAGE OF THE PHCENIX. COLLINSON'3 



VOYAGE. BAE'S EXPEDITION. RELICS OF FRANKLIN. ANDERSON'S 



JOURNEY. 



THE Resolute and Intrepid, with their inmates, includ- 

 ing 1 the sixty men from the Investigator, remained ice- 

 bound at Dealy Island during the best part of the 

 summer of 1853. At last, on the 18th of August, a 

 strong gale blowing off shore broke up the ice. The 

 vessels at once got under way ; by night they were at 

 sea, and the navigators congratulated themselves that 

 they were now fairly making progress towards home. 

 But within twenty-four hours they were brought up by 

 the pack of Byarn Martin Channel ; and there they lay 

 watching for an opening to dash across to BathurstLand, 

 and run for Beechey Island under its lee. 



Day after day passed. The drifting pack presented 

 no available opening. Winter was fast advancing. 

 The prospect of escape before another season began to 

 look gloomy. Still, the navigators did not abandon 

 the hope ; but they occupied themselves in securing 

 game, as a provision against the coming winter. This 

 they found in abundance, especially musk-oxen ; and 

 Borne ten thousand pounds were obtained and frozen. 

 An attempt was finally made to force through the pack ; 



