CHAPTER IV. 



PARRY'S FIRST VOYAGE. 

 1819, 1820. 



Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-west 

 Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. By W. E. 

 Parry, Commander of the Expedition. 



The two ships, appointed for this service, were the 

 Hecla, a bomb of 375 tons, and the Griper, a large 

 gun-brig of 180 tons, raised upon ; and they were 

 commanded, officered, and manned as under : — 



The Hecla. 



Wm. Edw. Parry, Lieut.-Comms- 

 Capt. E. Sabine, Astronomer. 

 F. W. Beechey, Lieutenant. 

 John Edwards, Surgeon. 

 W. H. Hooper, Purser. 

 Alexander Fisher, Assist.-Surg. 

 Joseph Nias, 

 Wm. J. Dealy, 

 Charles Palmer, iMidshipmen. 

 Jas. Clarke Ross, 

 John Bushnan, 

 James Hulse, Clerk. 



12 Officers. 



Gunner, Boatswain, Carpenter, 

 Greenland Master, Greenland 

 Mate, Cook, 4 Leading Men, 

 Quarter Master, Gunner's Mate, 

 Boatswain's Mate, Carpenter's 

 Mate, Armourer's Mate, Sail- 

 maker. 



22 Able Seamen. 

 8 Marines, including 2 Serjeants. 



58 Total on board. 



The Griper. 

 Matthew Liddon, Lieut.-Comms 

 H. Perkyns Hoppner, Lieutenant. 

 Chas. Jas. Beverly, Assist.-Surg. 

 Andrew Reid, *„.,",. 



A. M. Skene, I Midship- 



W. Nelson Griffiths, ) 

 Cyrus Wakeham, Clerk. 



men. 



7 Officers. 

 12 Warrant and Petty Officers. 

 12 Able Seamen. 



5 Marines. 



36 Total on board. 



