Excerpt from Three Voyages for the Discovery of a North-West Passage From the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Vol. 3 of 4
A Second Instance of Local Attraction on the Compasses. Sail through the Narrows, and again stopped by fixed Ice. Account of several Land Journeys and Boat Excursions.
Observations on the Tides. Continued Obstacles from fixed lee.
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