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The blessing of Providence had attended our 

 efforts, and more than a full measure of ap- 

 proval from our friends and countrymen has 

 been our reward. For myself the testimonial 

 given me by the officers and crew of the ' Fox ' 

 has touched me perhaps more than all. The 

 j)urchase of a gold chronometei", for presentation 

 to me, was the first use the men made of their 

 earnings ; and as long as I live it will remind 

 me of that perfect harmony, that mutual esteem 

 and goodwill, which made our ship's company 

 a happy little community, and contributed ma- 

 terially to the success of the expedition. 



The names I have given to my discoveries 

 are, with the exception of those by which I have 

 endeavoured to honour the members of the lost 

 expedition, the names of active supporters of 

 the recent search, and friends of Franklin and 

 his companions, though such names are far 

 from exhausting the number of those who have 

 the highest claims to distinction on both 

 grounds. 



It will be observed that I have refrained from 

 repeating names which have already been com- 

 memorated by preceding commanders, and 

 which therefore are already in our charts. 

 Besides the individuals already mentioned in 

 the narrative, Sir Thomas D. Acland, one of 



