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Captain Henry Kellett, of H.M.S. Herald, and Robert Shed- 

 den, in yacht Nancy Dawson, to Bering sea. 



1848-49 Captain Sir James Clark Ross, of H.M.S. Enter- 

 prise, and Captain E. J. Bird, of H.M.S. Investigator, to 

 Lancaster sound. 



1849-50 James Saunders, Master of H.M.S. North Star, 

 to Wolstenholme sound and Ponds inlet. 



1849 Dr. R. A. Goodsir, in the Advice, whaler, to Baffin 

 bay. 



1849 Lieutenant W. J. S. Pullen, of H.M.S. Herald, boat 

 voyage from Bering strait to the Mackenzie. 



1850-51 Lieutenant De Haven, of United States navy, in 

 the Advance; S. P. Griffin, of the United States navy, in the 

 Rescue; Captain Horatio Austin, of H.M.S. Resolute; Captain 

 Ommaney, of H.M.S. Assistance; William Penny, Master of 

 the Lady Franklin, under Admiralty orders; Alexander Ste- 

 wart, Master of the Sophia, under Admiralty orders; Rear- 

 Admiral Sir John Ross, in the Felix yacht, fitted at the expense 

 of the Hudson's Bay Company, all to Lancaster sound. 



1850 Captain C. C. Forsyth, R.N., commanding the Prince 

 Albert, belonging to Lady Franklin, to Regent inlet. 



1850-54 Commander Robert M'Clure, of H.M.S. Investiga- 

 tor ', to Bering strait, Banks island and Lancaster sound. The 

 crew abandoned the ship, and by walking over the ice to 

 Beechey island made the northern northwest passage. 



1850-55 Captain Richard Collison, C.B., of H.M.S. Enter- 

 prise, to Bering strait, Banks island, and along the continental 

 channel to Cambridge bay, in Victoria island, near King Wil- 

 liam island. 



1851 Dr. John Rae, employed by the Admiralty, descended 

 the Coppermine, and traced Victoria island up to the parallel 

 of the north end of King William island, in Victoria strait. 



