. The life and voyages of Joseph Wiggins; modern discoverer of the Kara Sea route to Siberia, based on his journals & letters . FERRY OVER THE ANGARA AT (I\ r,AKK HAIKAr,. [Tofm-ep. 327. CHAP. XVIII.] SIX VESSELS 327 Sea, projected by Mr Leyborne-Pophams Syndi-cate. This voyage, in a pecuniary sense, promisedto be the most important which he had everundertaken. The expedition was to consist of sixvessels, some of them conveying valuable cargoes,and Wiggins was to be responsible for the safetyof the entire flotilla. Owing to mismanagement,three of the vessels were unable to leave Vard
. The life and voyages of Joseph Wiggins; modern discoverer of the Kara Sea route to Siberia, based on his journals & letters . FERRY OVER THE ANGARA AT (I\ r,AKK HAIKAr,. [Tofm-ep. 327. CHAP. XVIII.] SIX VESSELS 327 Sea, projected by Mr Leyborne-Pophams Syndi-cate. This voyage, in a pecuniary sense, promisedto be the most important which he had everundertaken. The expedition was to consist of sixvessels, some of them conveying valuable cargoes,and Wiggins was to be responsible for the safetyof the entire flotilla. Owing to mismanagement,three of the vessels were unable to leave Vardoe,and thus various parties wxre involved in hea\ylosses. It was the occasion of inexpressible dis-appointment, vexation, and even distress to theCaptain, especially as he was made the scapegoatfor a time for other peoples blundering. It isnecessary to enter into a Uttle detail in order toplace the Captains position in its true hght. By the end of July arrangements were con-cluded for sending out the six vessels. Theycomprised two paddle - steamers — the Glenmore,costing nearly £13,000, and the Scotia; a screw-propeller steamer, the Dolphin; the tsvdn-s
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