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Sufferings of the party.— Cheerfulness under their misfor- 

 tunes Twelfth day.— Reappearance of the sun.— Extra- 

 ordinary refraction.— Ice breaks up. — Ship rendered un- 

 serviceable. — Abandoned. — Two boats prepared. — Party 

 embark on their return home. — Death of Barentz. — 

 Reach Cola. — Meet with Cornelison Ryp.— His unsuc- 

 cessful voyage. — Return to Holland. — Hudson proceeds 

 on a Polar voyage. — Traces the coast of Greenland to 73° 



N. Visits Spitzbergen, and tries to pass to the north of 



it.— Repulsed. — Returns by the west side of the Island. — 

 Proceeds again towards Greenland. — Imminent peril. — 

 Finding no passage, returns, by Cherie Island, to Eng- 

 land -240 



CHAPTER III. 



Hudson's second voyage. — Jonas Poole's first voyage. 

 — Jonas Poole's second voyage.— Poole's third voyage. 



Baffin's first voyage. — Baffin's second voyage with 



Fotherby. — Baffin and Fotherby again. — Suspension of 

 Arctic research. — Voyages resumed. — Wood and Flawes. 

 — Russian enterprise under Tschitschagoff . . 272 



CHAPTER IV. 



The British Government equips an expedition, under the 

 command of the Hon. Capt. Phipps, R.N.— Racehorse and 

 Carcass appointed to this service. — Departure. — Spitzber- 

 gen. — Barrier of ice. — Fair Haven. — Seven Islands. — 

 Ships beset and abandoned. — Crew take to the boats.— 

 Ice opens. — They regain their ships. — Effect an escape. 



