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provisions and fuel to complete the Fury's resources to the 

 end of the year 1825, and then continuing our efforts in 

 that ship singly as long as a reasonable hope remained of 

 our ultimate success. One or two collateral advantages 

 occurred to me as likely to be derived from this plan ; the 

 first of which was the opportunity thus afforded of trans- 

 mitting to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty a full 

 account of our past proceedings and present situation and 

 intentions, whereby perhaps much needless anxiety on our 

 account might be prevented. It would also, as I hoped, 

 allow their Lordships the option of making any alteration 

 which they might now deem requisite in the arrangements 

 pointed out in my instructions respecting the ship to be sent 

 to meet us near Behring's Strait, for which the orders might 

 not perhaps leave England before the arrival of the Hecla 

 there, in the autumn of 1823. These were, however, minor 

 and less important considerations ; my principal object and 

 determination being to persevere, to the utmost extent of 

 our resources, in the prosecution of the enterprise with which 

 I had the honour to be charged. Having suggested this 

 expedient to Captain Lyon, I had much satisfaction in 

 finding his opinion entirely coincide with my own ; and 

 without at present mentioning it to the other individuals 

 belonging to the expedition, we continued to consult toge- 

 ther from time to time during the winter, concerning the 

 arrangements it would be requisite to make for commencing 

 the execution of our plan in the course of the following 

 spring."— pp. 372—374. 



One of the first operations was to build a wall of 

 snow twelve feet high round the Fun', and at the 

 distance of twenty yards from her, " forming a 

 large square, like that of a farm-yard," by which 

 not only was the snow-drift kept out, but a good 

 sheltered walk was afforded against every wind. 



