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LAST VOYAGE OF CAPT ROSS. 
ing could not be considered in any other character than extra 
duty, yet not a farthing did Capt. Ross pay him for the labor, 
which he was obliged to undergo, frequently to the total depri¬ 
vation of his sleep. The conduct of Capt. Ross on this occasion, 
was contrasted with that of Capt. Parry and his officers, who, on 
their return, remunerated the steward for the drudgery of 
washing; Mr. Hooper, the purser, alone givinghim £20; at the 
same time, that in Capt. Parry’s voyage, they were only out 17 
months, whereas, with Capt. Ross, they were out 57 months. 
Through the interest of Commander Ross, Mr. Light has obtained 
a situation near Leamington, in Hampshire, but, in regard to the 
deficiency in his wages, he makes the same complaint as the 
remainder of the crew. 
The conduct of Capt. Ross to George Taylor, who had his 
foot amputated, and who was to have been left to die a horrible 
death at Batty Bay, was equally unhandsome and unjust. At 
the time of the purchase of the Victory, George Taylor had 
charge of her, and came up to London with her, remaining on 
board the whole of the time that she was fitting out. Previously 
to the departure of the Victory, he went to the North to see his 
wife and children, undertaking to join the vessel at Loch Ryan. 
On his return from the expedition, he was promised a warrant 
by Capt. Ross, his pay being £8 per month. After the occur¬ 
rence of his accident, the promise was changed to a snug berth, 
either in the Hospital at Greenwich, or atone of the light houses. 
In regard to the former, Capt. Ross must have known, that no 
length of service on board the Victory, nor any accident occur¬ 
ring to Taylor, so as to disable him from any future service, 
could render him eligible as a pensioner of Greenwich Hospital, 
and, therefore, it was unhandsome to excite any hopes in the 
mind of the poor fellow, which he, who raised them, knew 
could never be realised. Capt. Ross, however, considered that he 
was in honor and conscience bound to do something for Taylor, 
and, therefore, putting his influence and interest in motion, he 
obtained for him a berth at 12s. per week, wherewith to 
maintain a wife and three children. The employers, however, 
of Taylor, previously to his going on the Arctic Expedition, no 
