A voyage towards the North pole undertaken by His Majesty's command, 1773 . JOURNAL. overboard; as we experienced on our way home, thouglithe fhips were then much lightened by the confuraption ofprovifions, and expenditure of ftores. Such accidents inthe outfet muft have defeated the voyage. At the time wefailed, added to the fine weather, we had the further ad-vantage of nearly reaching the latitude of eighty withoutfeeing ice, which the Greenlandmen generally fall in within the latitude of feventy-three or feventy-four. There wasalfo moft probability, if ever navigation fhould be pradi-cable
A voyage towards the North pole undertaken by His Majesty's command, 1773 . JOURNAL. overboard; as we experienced on our way home, thouglithe fhips were then much lightened by the confuraption ofprovifions, and expenditure of ftores. Such accidents inthe outfet muft have defeated the voyage. At the time wefailed, added to the fine weather, we had the further ad-vantage of nearly reaching the latitude of eighty withoutfeeing ice, which the Greenlandmen generally fall in within the latitude of feventy-three or feventy-four. There wasalfo moft probability, if ever navigation fhould be pradi-cable to the Pole, of finding the fea open to the Northwardafter the folftice; the fun having then exerted the fullinfluence of his rays, though there was enough of thefummer ftill remaining for the purpofe of exploring thefeas to the Northward and Weft ward of Spitfbergen. JJlafsell Icidp.
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