 | History - 1834 - 850 pages
...westerly direction, formed the termination of the western sea into a gulf. The rest of this season was employed in tracing the sea-coast south of the...waited with anxiety for the disruption of the ice, but iu vain, and our utmost endeavours did not succeed in retracing our steps more than four miles; and... | |
 | English literature - 1833 - 554 pages
...nu passage to the westward for 30 miles to the northward of our position. for navigation ; and onr object being now to try a more northern latitude,...anxiety for the disruption of the ice, but in vain : our utmost endeavours did not succeed in retracing our steps more than four miles, and it was not... | |
 | Arctic regions - 1834 - 170 pages
...land forming Repulse Bay. It was also determined that there was no passage to the westward for thirty miles to the northward of our position. "This summer,...endeavours did not succeed in retracing our steps more than five miles; and it was not until the middle of November that we succeeded in cutting the vessel into... | |
 | History - 1834 - 850 pages
...This summer, like that of 181S, was beautifully fine, but extremely unfavourable for navigation; anil our object being now to try a more northern latitude,...miles; and it was not until the middle of November that те succeeded in cutting the vessd into a place of security, which wo named "Sheriffs' Harbour." I... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1834 - 478 pages
...Bay. It was also determined that there .was no passage to the westEXPEDITION OF CAPTAIN ROSS. ward for 30 miles to the northward of our position. This...latitude, we waited with anxiety for the disruption of ihe ice, but in vain, and cur utmost endeavours did not succeed in retracing our steps more than four... | |
 | Naval battles - 1834 - 658 pages
...northward of our position. This summer like that of 1818, was beautifully fine, but extremely unfavorable for navigation, and our object being now to try a...disruption of the ice, but in vain, and our utmost endeavors did not succeed in retracing our steps more than four miles, and it was not until the middle... | |
 | Arctic regions - 1835 - 228 pages
...land forming Repulse Bay. It was also determined that there was no passage to the westward for thirty miles to the northward of our position. " This summer,...endeavours did not succeed in retracing our steps more than five miles ; and it was not until the middle of November that we succeeded in cutting the vessel into... | |
 | William Chambers - Literature - 1837 - 352 pages
...of our position. " This summer, like that of 1818, was beautifully fine, but extremely unfavorable for navigation, and our object being now to try a...disruption of the ice, but in vain, and our utmost endeavors did not succeed in retracing our steps more than four miles, and it was not until the middle... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Ells - American literature - 1778 - 392 pages
...northward of our position. "This summer, like that of 1818, was beautifully fine, but extremely unfavorable for navigation, and our object being now to try a...disruption of the ice, but in vain, and our utmost endeavors did not succeed in retracing our steps more than four miles, and it was not until the middle... | |
 | English literature - 1833 - 560 pages
...summer, like that of 1818, was beautifully fine, but extremely unfavourable for navigation ; and onr object being now to try a more northern latitude,...anxiety for the disruption of the ice, but in vain : our utmost endeavours did not succeed in retracing our steps more than four miles, and it was not... | |
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It was also determined that there was no passage to the westward for 30 miles to the northward of our position. " This summer, like that of 1818, was beautifully fine, but extremely unfavourable for navigation, and our object being now to try a more northern... 