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first entry, but has been mostly employed on land 

 expeditions, and has highly distinguished himself by 

 his active, zealous, and vigorous conduct, on various 

 occasions of great difficulty and peril, having con- 

 tributed mainly, and at the risk of his own life, to 

 save those of his fellow-travellers, Franklin and 

 Richardson. For these and other services, which 

 will be pointed out, he was advanced to the rank of 

 captain, and received the honour of knighthood. 

 Compare the progress thus made, by adhering to 

 the service, with the stationary position of his 

 superior comrade in this present voyage, and the 

 conclusion to be drawn is evident. 



George Fisher was employed on Parry's second 

 voyage as chaplain and astronomer, and proved 

 himself a valuable and useful officer; he is now 

 chaplain and head master of the Greenwich Hos- 

 pital Naval Schools. 



The narrative of this voyage comes forth under 

 peculiar circumstances, and was not published until 

 the year 1843, twenty-five years after it was per- 

 formed contemporaneously with that under Com- 

 mander Ross who proceeded to the north-west, 

 while the destination of this was to the north-east. 



Its publication, as already stated, came out under 

 different circumstances from that of Ross. Com- 

 mander Buchan, from ill health it is said, declined 

 to bring out any account of the voyage, — rather 

 from immediate and active employment it may be 



