Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific : performed in the years 1821-22-23, in His Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of Captain William Edward Parry : illustrated by numerous plates . ded in gaining an offing, though not without much fatigue fromconstant wet and exertion. The fog continued with a light and variable easterly wind during the restof the day, so that we could see but a short distance. As far as we could dis-tinguish at intervals, however, the land-ice appeared to stretch quite acrossthe mouth of the stra
Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific : performed in the years 1821-22-23, in His Majesty's ships Fury and Hecla, under the orders of Captain William Edward Parry : illustrated by numerous plates . ded in gaining an offing, though not without much fatigue fromconstant wet and exertion. The fog continued with a light and variable easterly wind during the restof the day, so that we could see but a short distance. As far as we could dis-tinguish at intervals, however, the land-ice appeared to stretch quite acrossthe mouth of the strait as before. The soundings were regular in the offing,varying from thirty-six to fifty-five fathoms according to our distance from the Thur. 18. island. On the 18th the weather was at times sufficiently clear to allow us aglimpse of the eastern land, a part of which appeared to be composed ofislands lying off the higher and continuous shore of Keiyuk-tarruoke, and asit was possible that this shore might be gained by sailing round these andgetting within them, I determined on making the attempt; and acquaintingCaptain Lyon with my intentions, appointed Igloolik as our rendezvous incase of separation. This latter contingency seemed now the more likely as. OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE. 275 well in consequence of the continuance of the foggy weather, as on account 1822-of the sea being entirely free from drift-ice in this neighbourhood. J^Jij We continued to beat to the south-eastward during the night, the weatherbeing less foggy, but the atmosphere still moist and uncomfortable. In thefirst watch we came to a line of tangle-weed floating on the surface, extend-ing many miles in length, and marking by its position the margin of a strongtide setting the ships towards the islands round which we were trying tobeat. We frequently shoaled in a single cast from fifteen to eight and ahalf fathoms, and were several times obliged to keep before the wind todeepen the water. This tide appeared th
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