| 1851 - 738 Seiten
...even entered the tbreshhold of his discovery. "In all the letters I received from Captain Fitzjames, there was but one idea uppermost— to go ahead. The...south or north of Parry's Group remains to be proved. 1 am for north, edging north-west till in longitude 140°.' " ' We intend to drink Sir John Barrow's... | |
| 1851 - 830 Seiten
...through, it won't be our fault.' " ' The north-west passage is certainly to be gone through by Barro* Strait, but whether south or north of Parry's Group remains to be proved. 1 am for north, edging north-west till in longitude 140°.' " ' We intend to drink Sir John Barrow's... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1848 - 564 Seiten
...Melville Island before. " The north-west passage is certainly to be gone through by Barrow's Straits ; but whether south or north of Parry's Group remains to be proved. " I am for going north, edging NW till in longitude 140°, if possible." Mem"1. — Captain Fitzjames was much... | |
| Sir John Richardson - 1851 - 502 Seiten
...January, 1845, says : " The north-west passage is certainly to be gone through by Barrow's Straits, but whether south or north of Parry's Group remains to be proved. I am for going far north, edging north-west till in longitude 140° W., if possible." Mr. John Barrow, to whom... | |
| Sir John Richardson - 1851 - 452 Seiten
...January, 1845, says : " The north-west passage is certainly to be gone through by Barrow's Straits, but whether south or north of Parry's Group remains to be proved. I am for going far north, edging north-west till in longitude 140° W., if possible." Mr. John Barrow, to whom... | |
| Peter Lund Simmonds - 1853 - 274 Seiten
...as far as Melville Island before. The north-west passage is certainly to be gone through by Barrow's Strait, but whether south or north of Parry's Group, remains to be proved. I am for going north, edging north-west till in longitude 140°, if possible." I shall now proceed to trace,... | |
| Sir John Richardson - 1854 - 528 Seiten
...dated January, 1845, says: "The northwest passage is certainly to be gone through by Barrow's Straits, but whether south or north of Parry's Group remains to be proved. I am for going far north, edging northwest till in longitude 140° W., if possible." Mr. John Barrow, to whom... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1857 - 500 Seiten
...as far as Melville Island before. The north-west passage is certainly to be gone through by Barrow's Strait, but whether south or north of Parry's Group, remains to be proved. I am for going north, edging north-west till in longitude 140°, if possible. 77 Captain Sir John Ross records,... | |
| Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1857 - 1074 Seiten
...as far as Melville Island before. The north-west passage is certainly to be gone through by Barrow's Strait, but whether south or north of Parry's Group, remains to be proved. I am for going north, edging north-west till in longitude 140°, if possible." Captain Sir John Ross records,... | |
| Peter Lund Simmonds - 1860 - 346 Seiten
...as far as Melville Island before. The north-west passage is certainly to be gone through by Barrow's Strait, but whether south or north of Parry's Group, remains to be proved. I am for going north, edging north-west till in longitude 140°, if possible." I shall now proceed to trace,... | |
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