4 TRAVEL, ADVENTURE, AND SPORT. 



In 1580, yet another English expedition is men- 

 tioned, consisting of two ships the George, Captain 

 Pet ; and the William, Captain Jackman. These 

 vessels entered the Kara Sea, and afterwards re- 

 turned without making any further discoveries. 



In 1594, there were sent out from Holland three 

 in 1595, seven and in 1596, two, vessels, all of 

 which expeditions entered the Kara Sea, but did 

 not proceed any further east. All these voyages 

 were shared by the famous William Barentz, the 

 discoverer of Spitzbergen. The latest of these 

 expeditions is remarkable on account of its being 

 compelled to pass the winter on the north coast of 

 Novaya Zemlia, which is the first occasion on record 

 of a Polar expedition spending that season in the 

 Arctic regions. 



In 1608, an expedition went out from England, 

 led by Hudson, but was unsuccessful 



In 1610, 1612, and 1625, expeditions were sent 

 out from Holland under Hudson, Van Horn, and 

 Boseman, which succeeded in entering the Kara 

 Sea, where the ice arrested their further progress, 

 and they were compelled to return. 



In 1676, England sent out her last expedition for 

 the discovery of the North - east Passage. It con- 

 sisted of two vessels, under the command of Wood 

 and Hawes, and had no better success than its pre- 

 decessors. 



The want of success attendant on all the expedi- 



