CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Introduction . . . . . . . i 



Explanation of Technical Terms . . . . . . xix 



Official Instructions .... . . xxi 



CHAPTER I. 



Passage across the Atlantic — Removal of Stores from the Nautilus Transport, at the margin 

 of the Ice — Departure of the Nautilus for England — Enter the Ice in Hudson's Strait— 

 Perilous Situation of the Hecla, and loss of her Anchor— Meet with the Hudson' s-Bay 

 ships — Passage up the Strait, and communication with the Natives inhabiting the Northern 

 shores — Pass the Trinity Islands of Fox — Arrival off Southampton Island, where the 

 researches of the Expedition commence . . . . i 



CHAPTER H. 



Review of the geographical Information obtained by the Researches of former Navigators on the 

 coast of the American Continent, in the neighbourhood of Wager River — Discover and 

 enter The Duke of York's Bay, supposing it to be a Passage into the sea called The Welcome 

 —Leave The Duke of Fork's Bay, and proceed to the North- Westward— Passage of The 

 Frozen Strait and arrival in Repulse Bay — Continuity of Land there — Observations on 

 Shore — Remarks concerning the Geography, Tides, and Natural History of this part of 

 the Continental Coast ...... 26 



CHAPTER in. 



Return to the Eastward through the Frozen Strait— Discovery of /^wrd CAanne/- Examined 

 in a Boat— Loss of the Fury's Anchor— Providential Escape of the Fury from Shipwreck 

 —Anchor in Duckell Cove — Further Examination of the Coast by Boats and Walking- 

 Parties — Ships proceed through Hurd Channel — Are drifted by the Ice back to South- 

 ampton Island — Unobstructed Run to the Entrance of a large Inlet leading to the North- 

 westward— Ships made fast by Hawsers to the Rocks — Further Examination of the Inlet 

 commenced in the Boats . . . • • .56 



CHAPTER IV. 



Hoppner's Inlet entered and Surveyed by the Boats — Continuity of Land there determined — 

 Proceed to examine another opening leading to the Westward — Favourable Appearance 

 of a continued Passage in that Direction— Meet with some Esquimaux — Arrival in Bass 

 Bay, being the termination of Lyon Inlet — Discovery and Examination of various Creeks 

 — Return to the Ships, after finding the Land entirely continuous — Some account of the 

 Natural History of this part of the Coast .... 82 



