232 Parry s Expedition. 



and the " Fury/' under Captain Hoppner, after 

 breaking out of their winter quarters at Port 

 Bowen, were making their way up Prince Regent's 

 Inlet. Among the officers of that expedition were 

 four men, besides the commanders, who have won 

 a permanent place in our naval records. James 

 Ross was there, Horatio Austin, Edward Bird, and 

 Crozier, the future second in command under Sir 

 John Franklin. Parry had a fine staff, and all 

 were full of hope. Suddenly the ice came bodily 

 in, both ships were forced on shore, and no open 

 water could be seen from the mast-head. The 

 " Hecla" was hove off and warped to a floe in the 

 offing ; but the " Fury" leaked so heavily that 

 four pumps were kept constantly going; and it 

 became evident that, if she was to be rendered sea- 

 worthy, she must first be hove down. Parry 

 adopted a most ingenious contrivance to form a 

 sort of basin or wet dock during the operation. 

 Anchors were carried to the beach, having bower 

 cables attached to them, and passing round the 

 grounded masses of heavy ice. The cables were 

 floated by two hand masts and empty casks being- 

 lashed to them, so as to make them receive the 

 pressure of the ice a foot or two below the water. 

 This heavy work was completed during the night 

 of the 5th. For several following days all hands 

 were employed landing provisions, spars, and boats, 

 unrigging the " Fury/' and landing sails and 



