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rest. The detention was grievous, but unaToidable. They sent back 

 to search for him. and found him in a pond of melted snow. From 

 that time great difficulty was experienced in getting him along. He 

 was always throwins; himself on the snow to lie down. Thev dared not 

 put him on one of the sledges, as already the weight was great enough 

 for their enfeebled party, with one man totally unable to walk and their 

 needful baggage. 



April 30th. — At 6.30 a.m., just as they were beginning their day's 

 march, two men were seen coming towards the tents from the eastward. 

 They proved to be Mr. Pim and a seaman, with a sledge and dogs ; he 

 had been sent out by Captain Kellett to assist them in, and land some 

 stores in Winter Harbour. He was much surprised to find this party 

 so far advanced in their journey. Lieutenant Cresswell wished him to 

 land the things, as they did not require any immediate assistance. At 

 this time Charles Anderson, being unable to walk any further, was taken 

 on the sledge. Notwithstanding this extra weight, they made excellent 

 progress, the men being in high spirits on the strength of being so near 

 the Resolute. 



May 2nd. — They started at 11 p.m., and arrived on board the Reso- 

 lute at 4 a.m. on the following day. Captain Kellett and M'Clure met 

 them on the floe. Captain Kellett gave them the heartiest welcome. The 

 journey from the Investigator was made in 16 days, the distance 170 

 miles. 



The day following (i\Iay 4) Captain M-'Clure set off on his return to 

 his ship, and was accompanied by the surgeon of the Resolute, with 

 instructions to examine into the health of the crew ; Captain Kellett, 

 as senior officer, having determined that, if 20 able-bodied men volun- 

 teered to remain with Captain M'Clure, that dauntless officer should be 

 at liberty to stay by his ship and attempt to bring her through, should 

 the season render it possible. 



It was Captain Kellett' s strenuous wish that a party of the Investi- 

 gator s men should go on to the North Star^ at Beechey Island ; but 

 as, out of 24, only two were not affected with scurvy, he was obliged to 

 abandon the design. Captain Kellett placed the Investigator s de- 

 spatches in the hand of Lieutenant Cresswell, with directions to proceed 

 to the North Star, in company with Mr. Roche (mate), with a party 

 of 1 1 men, the boatswain of the Resolute, and Lieutenant Wynniett, of 

 the Investigator. 



On the 13th of May they saw two musk oxen. Lieutenant Cresswell 

 and Mr. Roche went in pursuit. They wished to have shot only the 

 cow, but, having wounded her, the bull would not let them approach 

 her ; they, therefore, had to shoot him also. The sledge being very 

 heavily laden, they could not take more than the hind-quarters of the 

 cow away with them. Such is arctic life. For 18 months before quit- 

 ting the Investigator nearly starved, and now leaving 800 or 900 pounds 

 of excellent fresh beef for the wolves and foxes ! 



On the morning of the 2nd of Jime they arrived on board the North 

 Star, Captain Pullen, at Beechey Island. The journey was 300 miles, 

 and had occupied four weeks to accomplish. 



On the 8th of August the Phoenix arrived, commanded by Captain 

 Inglefield. At that time Captain Pullen had been away a month from 

 the North Star, to communicate with Sir Edward Belcher. By the 



