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THE SEA. 



VIEW OX THE HUDSON*. 



CHAPTER XV. 



Henry Hudson's Voyages Projected Passage over the Pole -Second Expedition A Mermaid Sighted Third Voyage in 

 the Dutch Service Discovery of the Hudson River Last Voyage -Discovery of Hudson's Bay Story of an Arctic 

 Tragedy Abacuk Pricket's Narrative Their Winter Stay Rise of . a Mutiny Hudson and Nine Companions Set 

 Adrift and left to Die Retribution -Four of the Mutineers Killed Sufferings from Starvation Death of a Ringleader 

 Arrival in Ireland Suspicious Circumstances Baffin's Voyages -Danish Expeditions to Greenland -Jens Munk 

 and his Unfortunate Companions Sixty -one Persons Starved to Death Voyage of three Survivors Across the Atlantic 

 An unkingly King Death of Munk Moxon's Dutch Beer-house Story Wood and Flawes Wreck of Wood's Vessel 

 Knight's Fatal Expedition Slow Starvation and Death of the whole Company -The Middleton and Dobbs' Agitation 

 20,000 offered for the Discovery of the North-west Passage. 



So many previous failures do not seem to have discouraged the London merchants, who, 

 in 1607, renewed the search for a northern route to China and Japan. Hitherto neither 

 the north-east nor north-west had held out much hopes of success, and they now determined 

 on a bold and novel attempt at sailing over the Pole itself. For this expedition Henry 

 Hudson already known as an experienced and intrepid seaman, and well-skilled in nautical 

 science was chosen commander. This adventurous navigator left Gravesend on May 1st, 

 in a small barque, with only ten men and a boy. The very name and tonnage of the vessel 



