CHAPTER I.

Passage across the Atlantic.—­Removal of Stores from the Nautilus Transport, at the Margin of the Ice.—­Departure of the Nautilus for England.—­Enter the Ice in Hudson’s Strait.—­Perilous Situation of the Hecla, and Loss of her Anchor.—­Meet with the Hudson’s Bay Ships.—­Passage up the Strait, and Communication with the Natives inhabiting the Northern Shores.—­Pass the Trinity Islands of Fox.—­Arrival off Southampton Island, where the Researches of the Expedition commence.

CHAPTER II.

Review of the Geographical Information obtained by the Researches of former Navigators on the Coast of the American Continent, in the Neighbourhood of Wager River.—­Discover and enter the Duke of York’s Bay, supposing it to be a Passage into the Sea called the Welcome.—­Leave the Duke of York’s Bay, and proceed to the Northwestward.—­Passage of the Frozen Strait and Arrival in Repulse Bay.—­Continuity of Land there.—­Observations on Shore.—­Remarks concerning the Geography, Tides, and Natural History of this Part of the Continental Coast.

CHAPTER III.

Return to the Eastward through the Frozen Strait.—­Discovery of Hurd Channel.—­Examined in a Boat.—­Loss of the Fury’s Anchor.—­Providential Escape of the Fury from Shipwreck.—­Anchor in Duckett Cove.—­Farther Examination of the Coast by Boats and Walking-parties.—­Ships proceed through Hurd Channel.—­Are drifted by the Ice back to Southampton Island.—­Unobstructed Run to the Entrance of a large Inlet leading to the Northwestward.—­Ships made fast by Hawsers to the Rocks.—­Farther Examination of the Inlet commenced in the Boats.

CHAPTER IV.

Hoppner’s Inlet entered and surveyed by the Boats.—­Continuity of Land there determined.—­Proceed to examine another Opening leading to the Westward.—­Favourable Appearance of a continued Passage in that direction.—­Meet with some Esquimaux.—­Arrival in Ross Bay, being the Termination of Lyon Inlet.—­Discovery and Examination of various Creeks.—­Return to the Ships, after finding the Land entirely continuous.—­Some Account of the Natural History of this Part of the Coast.

CHAPTER V.

Farther Examination in the Boats for the Purpose of Connecting the Shores of Lyon Inlet with that of Gore Bay.—­Continuity of the Land determined.—­Fresh Detention by the Ice.—­Boats carried over Land.—­Return to the Ships.—­Progress out of the Inlet prevented by the Ice.—­The Fury grounds upon a Rock.—­Anchor in Safety Cove.—­Heavy Easterly Gales.—­Proceed out of the Inlet.—­Arrival in a Bay on the south Side of Winter Island.—­Ships secured in Winter-quarters.

CHAPTER VI.