CONTENTS. 



Preliminary Chapter - Page 1 



CHAPTER I. 



Departure from England. — Cape Farewell. — Porpoises and 

 Grills. — Driftwood with Roots and Bark. — Leave the 

 Vicinity of Cape Farewell. — Icebergs. — Course novel 

 and interesting. — Resolution Island. — Whirlpool. — 

 Descry Two Vessels. — Dreary Aspect of the Savage 

 Islands. — Visited by Esquimaux. — Difficult Navigation. 



— Vessel moored to an Iceberg. — Crew exercised at 

 Small-arms under its Lee. — Geological Indications. — 

 Careen the Ship. — Progress through the Ice. — Salisbury 

 Island. — Ship followed by Esquimaux. — Land disco- 

 vered. — Deviation in Compasses. — Trinity Isles. — Ship 

 obliged to heave-to. — Whales seen. — Ship imbedded in 

 Ice. — Baffin and Southampton Islands. — Perilous Situa- 

 tion. — White W T hales. — Winter Islands. — Water 

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CHAP. II. 



Steer for Southampton Island. — Conjectures respecting the 

 Ice. — Islands. — Pressure of the Wind. — Ship immove- 

 able. — Cutting away the Ice. — Snow. — Drifting 

 towards Land. — Accident to Rudder. — Aspect of con- 

 tiguous Coast. — New Moon. — Recreations of the Crew. 



— Chase of a Bear. — Hawser carried away by Ice. — - 

 Icebound in Sight of Land. — ■ Wind veers to South-west. 

 Prospect of Release. — Hopes disappointed. — Ship 



