2 o6 ROBERT POCOCK. 



A gourbill fish brought me picked up near Cleverly's 

 Wharf. 



" Tuesday, 21st: Heard the discovery ships are near 

 Hull. But in the afternoon they both (Hecla and Fury) 

 passed Gravesend in good order: I went on board the 

 Fury, and the commanding officer (Mr. Henderson) be- 

 haved with much civility; but the Hecla proceeded so fast 

 with the easterly wind that I could not overtake her, 

 whereby I lost the opportunity of seeing Mr. Fisher, 

 the surgeon of the Hecla, who promised to bring me 

 home some curiosities. Saw several large Esquimaux 

 dogs alive on board. Mr. Henderson said they had 

 discovered about 600 miles of coast, dragging their 

 ships along and proceeding about forty miles per day. 



"Thursday, 28rd. Busy printing 200 bills to prevent 

 gaming and holding the fair after half-past eleven at 

 night, by order of J. Dennet, Esq., mayor. 



" Friday, 24<th. Gravesend Fair. Yery fine sunny 

 and dry day. This day is generally very disagreeable 

 weather. I remember it snowing on this day, and fre- 

 quently raining. 



" Mr. Storbuck, pilot of the Heda, discovery ship, 

 called and said he had the following account from the 

 officers on board her ; viz., that the ships were frozen 

 up the first winter from October 6th, 1821, to the 2nd of 

 July, 1822 ; and the second winter from the 24th of 

 September, 1822 to the 12th of August, 1823, and 

 that they saw the wrecks of two ships, the stern of 

 one and part of a cask or staves from another ; but the 

 name and time when, no account could be given ! That 

 the first winter they were frozen up in lat. 66 1 1' 1 1", 

 long. 82 52' 80"; and the second winter at Igloolik, 

 lat. 69 20' 42", long. 81 44' 34". North-West Straits, 



