Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . heir way upthe Great Fish river to the Hudsons Bay Companvs the testimony of the Eskimo and of the subsequentlydiscovered relics of the expedition, it was evident that one byone the poor men fell by tiie way, dying of cold and starva-tion, most of them before reaching the mainland at all. In- 896 THE SUCCESSION OF THE DEMOCRACY. directly, the expedition led to wreat additions to our knowledgeof
Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . heir way upthe Great Fish river to the Hudsons Bay Companvs the testimony of the Eskimo and of the subsequentlydiscovered relics of the expedition, it was evident that one byone the poor men fell by tiie way, dying of cold and starva-tion, most of them before reaching the mainland at all. In- 896 THE SUCCESSION OF THE DEMOCRACY. directly, the expedition led to wreat additions to our knowledgeof the Arctic region lying to the north of America. By far themost important of the search expeditions was the double onedespatched in 1850, four ships under the command of CaptainAustin being sent out by Barrow Strait, while from the otherside Captains Collinson and ilClure with two ships proceededby Behrmg Strait. By the former branch of the expeditionCornwallis Island was explored, MClintock—who had accom-panied Captain Austin—proceeding to Melville Island, and hisconn-ades Osborne and (Jmmanney discovermg Prince of WalesIsland. On the other side Captain Collinson succeeded in. BOW, IADDLE, AND SHOT GU\ .SIR JOHN FEAXKLIXS {Oi-eeuwich Hospital. By peniusslon of the Lords Commissioners of thr AtlmiraJt)j.\ navigating his ship from Behring Strait along the northerncoast of America, to within a short distance from where-Franklins ships were beset. But before this, Collinsons partyliad examined Prince of Wales Strait between Banks Landand Prince Albert Land, the latter of which was traced in asoutherly direction. The shores of Victoria Land were alsoexplored before Collinsons ship, the Enterprise, returned toBehring Strait in Meantune MClure almost circum-navigated Banks Land, visited Melville Island, and after threeyears he and his companions were obliged to abandon theirship; proceeding across the ice, they reached, in June, ,tlie RcmUite, und
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