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INTRODUCTION 
The number of individuals employed on this service, amounted to 
ninety-four ; their distribution on board each ship will be seen in the 
following table. 
A TABLE shewing the Officers, Seamen, Marines, #c., embarked on board His Majesty’s Ships 
Hecla and Griper. 
RANK. 
ON BOARD THE HECLA. 
ON BOARD THE GRIPER. 
Officers’ Names. 
No. of 
each 
Rank 
Officers’ Names. 
No. of 
each 
Rank 
Lieutenant and Commander 
William Edward Parry . . 
1 
Matthew Liddon . . . . 
1 
Astronomer 
Capt. Edward Sabine, R. A. 
1 
Lieutenant 
Frederick William Beechey 
1 
Henry Parkyns Hoppner . 
1 
Surgeon 
John Edwards 
1 
Purser 
William Harvey Hooper 
, 1 
Assistant Surgeon. . . . 
Alexander Fisher . . . . 
1 
Charles James Beverly . . 
1 
rJoseph Nias "i 
William J. Dealey . . . 
Andrew Reid . . . . 
Midshipmen 
< Charles Palmer . . . . ■ 
5 
A. M. Skene . . . . > 
3 
James Clarke Ross . . . 
William Nelson Griffiths - 
ijohn Bushnan 
Clerk 
James Halse 
1 
Cyrus Wakeham . . . . 
1 
Gunner 
James Scallon 
1 
Boatswain 
Jacob Swansea 
1 
Carpenter 
William Wallis . . . . 
1 
Greenland Master . . . . 
John Allison 
1 
George Fife 
1 
Greenland Mate . . . . 
George Crawford . . . . 
1 
Alexander Elder . . . . 
1 
Cook 
1 
1 
Leading Men 
4 
3 
Quarter-master . . . . 
1 
1 
Gunner’s-mate 
1 
1 
Boatswain’s-mate . . . . 
1 
1 
Carpenter’s-mate . . . . 
1 
1 
Armourer’ s-mate . . . . 
1 

1 
Sailmaker 
1 
1 
Able Seamen 
22 
12 
Serjeant of Marines . . . 
1 
Corporal of Marines . . . 
1 
Privates of ditto . . . . 
5 
4 
Serjeant of Artillery . . ^ 
Private of ditto . . . f 
Accompanying Capt. Sabine 
Total 
2 
58 
Total 
36 
