ch. xxiii] Parry and his School 
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liberated in Hudson's Strait and returned to England. 
Besides the geographical discoveries and the studies of 
Eskimo life, the scientific results of Parry's second voyage 
were published in a special volume, and Captain Lyon 
also published his narrative of the voyage. Parry was 
promoted to the rank of Post Captain. 
Parry's discoveries led to the conclusion that an eastern 
portion of the polar sea was at no great distance from 
Repulse Bay, and could be reached by crossing the 
Melville Peninsula to the gulf called Akuli by the Eskimo. 
It was considered a point of great interest to trace the 
coast as far as the mouth of the Coppermine river. For 
this purpose the Colonial Secretary, Lord Bathurst, 
decided to employ Captain Lyon without loss of time, 
and the Admiralty supplied the Griper, a little vessel 
very ill adapted for such service, to take him to Repulse 
Bay, where he was to winter and begin his journey in 
the spring of 1825. 
Captain Lyon left England on the 19th June, 1824, 
and after passing through Hudson Strait, endeavoured 
to reach Repulse Bay by way of Sir Thomas Roe's 
Welcome. He was most unfortunate. There was thick 
weather on the 1st September and the water rapidly 
shoaled, so Captain Lyon came to with two bowers 
and a stream anchor. There was a tremendous sea 
running and the ship was pitching bows under. It was 
high tide, the fall 12 to 15 feet, so that at low water the 
total destruction of the ship seemed inevitable. The 
long boat was got ready, and at dawn a low beach was 
seen on which a terrific surf was running. At six the 
ship was lifted by a tremendous sea, and struck the 
ground with great violence along the whole length of 
the keel. Lyon thought this was the forerunner of her 
total wreck. All hope of saving her was gone. It is 
impossible to read Lyon's narrative, describing the 
magnificent behaviour of all his men, without feelings 
of admiration and pride. At 6 p.m. the rudder rose, and 
broke up the after lockers. Then the pressure ceased, 
and in the morning the anchors were weighed and the 
ship was saved. 
In a few days thick weather, with heavy seas, came 
on again. Lyon let go both bowers and the sheet anchor ; 
