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ever painfully distressing, to join in the general 

 excitement, and not to suffer it to flag, by any 

 appearance of sorrow or despondency. In doing so, 

 he says : — 



" Some spirits, which had been saved for the occasion, 

 were issued to the men ; and with three fervent cheers they 

 drank to the health of our beloved Monarch, and to the con- 

 tinued success of our enterprise. Mr. Kendall and I had 

 also reserved a little of our brandy, in order to celebrate 

 this interesting event ; but Baptiste, in his delight of behold- 

 ing the sea, had set before us some salt-water, which having 

 been mixed with the brandy, before the mistake was dis- 

 covered, we were reluctantly obliged to forego the intended 

 draught, and to use it in the more classical form of a liba- 

 tion poured on the ground." — pp. 36, 37. 



Captain Franklin was now desirous of proceeding; 

 westward, to make some further examination in aid 

 of the future operations of the expedition, and of 

 reaching, if possible, the foot of the Rocky Moun- 

 tains; but a gale of wind, violent squalls, and a 

 threatening appearance, induced him to give up 

 the attempt and to regain the river, in order to 

 make the best of their way back to the Fort, which 

 they reached on the 5th of September, where Dr. 

 Richardson and all the other members of the expe- 

 dition were assembled. The buildings for their 

 winter quarters were in a state of great forwardness. 

 The dwelling of the officers measured 44 feet by 

 24, and contained a hall and four apartments, 

 besides a kitchen ; that of the men was 36 by 23 



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