. The life and voyages of Joseph Wiggins; modern discoverer of the Kara Sea route to Siberia, based on his journals & letters . enesei—CaptainWiggins and the Glenmore—A preposterous order fromLondon—The predicament at Vardoe—The Captainrefuses to proceed—His attempts to avert failure—Hisfinal decision—Voyage of the Lorna Doone and theDolphin—The Captains devotion to the interests ofMr Leyborne-Popham—Newspaper rumours— Seriousallegations—Vindication of Wiggins by Lieutenant-Colonel Vilkitsky. Soon after returning home in March 1896,Captain Wiggins lectured at Norwich, Harrogate,London, and els
. The life and voyages of Joseph Wiggins; modern discoverer of the Kara Sea route to Siberia, based on his journals & letters . enesei—CaptainWiggins and the Glenmore—A preposterous order fromLondon—The predicament at Vardoe—The Captainrefuses to proceed—His attempts to avert failure—Hisfinal decision—Voyage of the Lorna Doone and theDolphin—The Captains devotion to the interests ofMr Leyborne-Popham—Newspaper rumours— Seriousallegations—Vindication of Wiggins by Lieutenant-Colonel Vilkitsky. Soon after returning home in March 1896,Captain Wiggins lectured at Norwich, Harrogate,London, and elsewhere. One of his lectures wasdelivered, very appropriately, before the Anglo-Russian Literary Society, the chief object of theSociety being to promote friendly relations betweenEngland and Russia. Mr Edward A. Cazaletpresided, and the interest of the meeting wasstrengthened by the presence amongst the audienceof several representative Russians and Siberians,some of whom took part in the proceedings. Therest of his time, until August, was fully takenup in arranging for another journey to the Kara326. FERRY OVER THE ANGARA AT IRKITSK.
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