Transcriber's notes:
There are several inconsistencies in spelling and punctuation in theoriginal. Some corrections have been made for obvious typographicalerrors; these, as well as some comments, have been noted individually in the text.Details of corrections and comments are listed at the end of the text.Note that many of the errors were introduced in the third edition, ascross-referencing the second edition has shown.
In the original, the "Mc" in Scottish names is given as "M" followed bywhat looks like a left single quotation mark (Unicode 2018). This hasbeen changed to "Mc" throughout the text, in order toguarantee a consistent display in all browsers; note that the original alsocontains a few apparently inconsistent uses of "Mac", which have beenretained.
Specific spellings that differ from their modern versions and have beenretained in this text are "Saskatchawan" (modern "Saskatchewan"),"Winipeg" (modern "Winnipeg"), "Esquimaux" (modern "Eskimo") and"musquito" (with one instance of "moscheto", modern "mosquito").
NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY
TO THE SHORES OF THE
POLAR SEA,
IN
THE YEARS 1819-20-21-22.
BY
JOHN FRANKLIN, Capt. R.N., F.R.S., M.W.S.,
AND COMMANDER OF THE EXPEDITION.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL BATHURST.
THIRD EDITION.
TWO VOLS.—VOL. I.
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET.
MDCCCXXIV.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES,
Northumberland-court.
The Connected Discoveries of CaptainsRoss, Parry, and Franklin in the years 1818, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23.
TO
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL BATHURST, K.G.,
ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARIES
OF STATE,
&c. &c. &c.
THE FOLLOWING
NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY TO
THE NORTHERN COAST OF AMERICA,
UNDERTAKEN BY ORDER AND UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
HIS LORDSHIP,
IS BY PERMISSION, INSCRIBED
WITH GREAT RESPECT AND GRATITUDE
BY
THE AUTHOR.
CONTENTS
OF
THE FIRST VOLUME.
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