132 Polar Explorations. 
The expedition arrived in Repulse Bay in August, hoping 
to find a passage through that inlet, but after a minute ex- 
amination the land was found continuous around it, thus set- 
tling the question which had excited particular interest res- 
pecting that quarter. Agreeably to their official instrue- 
tions, the expedition proceeded north, exploring every bend 
and inlet on the western coast of Hudson’s Bay, by boats 
and walking parties, and found a continuous coast as far as 
66° N. lat. The ice and cold increasing, presented insur- 
equally intense, being at 55° below zero on the 15th of Feb- 
ruary. The spring did not commence any earlier, and in the 
following July they were necessitated to saw a passage to re- 
lease the ships. "The Esquimaux were more numerous than 
at Melville Island, as were the wolves, foxes and bears. 
After leaving winter quarters, the most daring attempts 
ére made on the line of coast north, to achieve the object 
of their voyage. The ships were often in the greatest dan- 
