Arctic expeditions... copy or extracts from any correspondence or proceedings of the Board of Admiralty in relation to the Arctic expeditions, including those more recently sent forth in resumption of the search for that under the command of Sir John Franklin

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Great Britain. Admiralty
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Nq 919.8 GRE
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[London], 1851
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ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS. 1
SCHEDULE OF PAPERS. 2
Papers relating to the Arctic Relief Expeditions. 5
No. 1 (B.) COPY of a LETTER from H. U. Addington, Esq., to John Parker, Esq., M.P. 6
—No. 2.— COPY of a LETTER from H. U. Addington, Esq. to the Secretary of the Admiralty, forwarding Naval Intelligence from Her Majesty’s Consul-General at the Sandwich Islands. 8
No. 3 (B.) COPY of a LETTER from Captain Collinson, C.B., to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 9
—No. 3.— PROCEEDINGS of an EXPEDITION by the way of Behring’s Strait, under the Command of Captain Collinson, c. B., of Her Majesty’s Ship “Enterprise.” (A. to M.) 9
No. 3 (B.)* COPY of MEMORANDUM of Commander M'Clure, relative to an Alteration in the Scale of Victualling on Board Her Majesty’s Ship “Investigator.” 10
No. 3 (C.) COPY of a LETTER from Anthony Barclay, Esq., Her Britannic Majesty’s Consul at New York, to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 11
No. 3 (D.) COPY of a LETTER from Captain Collinson, C.B., to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 11
No. 3 (E.) (No. 104.) COPY of a DESPATCH from Rear-admiral Hornby, C.B., to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 11
No. 3 (F.) COPY of a LETTER from Captain Collinson, C.B., to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 13
No. 3 (G.) COPY of a LETTER from Commander M‘Clure to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 15
No. 3 (H.) (No. 122.) COPY of a DESPATCH from J. Parker, Esq. M. P., Secretary of the Admiralty, to Rear Admiral Hornby, c. B., Commander-in-Chief on the Pacific Station. 15
No. 3 (I.) COPY of a LETTER from Commander M'Clure to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 16
No. 3 (K.) COPY of a LETTER from Commander M‘Clure to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 17
No. 3 (L.) COPY of a LETTER from Captain Collinson, C.B., to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 18
No. 3 (M.) COPY of JOURNAL kept by Mr. Arbuthnot, Ice Mate on Board Her Majesty’s Ship “Enterprise,” in the Month of August 1850. 20
—No. 4.— PROCEEDINGS of Captain Henry Kellett, C.B., of Her Majesty’s Ship “Herald,” and Commander T. E. L. Moore, of Her Majesty’s Ship “Plover.” (A. to I.) 23
No. 4 (B.) NARRATIVE of the PROCEEDINGS of Commander T. E. L. Moore, of Her Majesty’s Ship “Plover,” from September 1849 to September 1850. 32
No. 4 (C.) JOURNAL of the PROCEEDINGS of Commander T. E. L. Moore, of Her Majesty’s Ship “Plover,” accompanied Mr. H. Martin, Second Master, and Mr. C. W. Stevenson, Master’s Assistant, on a Boat Expedition to Point Barrow from Icy Cape, between the 23d July and 9th August 1850. 40
No. 4 (D.) COPY of a LETTER from Captain Kellett, of Her Majesty’s Ship “Herald,” to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 45
No. 4 (E.) COPY of Captain Collinson’s Orders to Commander Moore, of Her Majesty”s Ship “Plover;" dated 13 September 1850. By Richard Collinson, Esq., C.B., Captain of Her Majesty’s Ship “Enterprise," Commanding the Arctic Expedition. 46
No. 4 (F.) COPY of a LETTER from J. Parker, Esq., M.P., Secretary of the Admiralty, to Captain Kellett, of Her Majesty’s Ship “Herald.” 47
No. 4 (G.) COPY of a LETTER from J. Parker, Esq., M.P., Secretary of the Admiralty, to Commander Moore, of Her Majesty’s Ship “Plover.” 47
No. 4 (H.) COPY of a DESPATCH from J. Parker, Esq., M.P., Secretary of the Admiralty, to Rear-Admiral Hornby, C.B., Commander-in-Chief, on the Pacific Station. 47
No. 4 (I.) (NO. 1.) COPY of a LETTER from Captain Kellett, of Her Majesty’s Ship “Herald," to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 48
—No. 5.— PROCEEDINGS of Dr. Rae and Commander Pullen, R.N., during their respective Expeditions by the way of the Mackenzie and Coppermine Rivers, to the Shores of the Arctic Sea, in 1849. (A. to F.) 48
No. 5 (B.) COPY of a DESPATCH from Dr. Rae to the Secretary of the Admiralty, narrating the Proceedings of the Expedition under his Command to the shores of the Arctic Sea, in the Summer of 1849. 49
No. 5 (C.) COPY of a LETTER from the Secretary of the Hudson’s Bay Company to John Parker, Esq., M.P., Secretary of the Admiralty. 54
No. 5 (D.) COPY of a LETTER from Sir John Richardson, M.D., C.B., to Captain Hamilton, R.N., Secretary of the Admiralty. 55
No. 5 (E.) COPY of a LETTER from Commander W.J.S. Pullen, R.N., to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 57
No. 5 (F.) COPY of a LETTER from the Secretary to the Hudson’s Bay Company to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 58
No. 5 (G.) COPY of a LETTER from Commander W. J. S. Pullen, R.N., to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 59
No. 6 (A). NARRATIVE of the PROCEEDINGS of Her Majesty’s Ship “North Star,” Mr. James Saunders, Master-Commanding, on an Expedition to Barrow Straits,. with Stores and Provisions, in 1849 and 1850. 60
—No. 6.— PROCEEDINGS of Her Majesty’s Ship “North Star,” Mr. James Saunders, Master-Commanding, on an Expedition to Barrow Straits, with Stores and Provisions, in 1849 and 1850. (A. and B.) 60
No. 6 (B.) COPY of a LETTER from Captain W. A. B. Hamilton, R.N., Secretary of the Admiralty, to Mr. James Saunders, Master Commanding Her Majesty’s Ship “North Star.” 73
—No. 7.— PROCEEDINGS of Commander Charles C. Forsyth, R.N., of the “Prince Albert,” Discovery Vessel, in the Summer of 1850; with Observations of Captain Sir W. E. Parry, R.N., Sir John Richardson M.D.C.B., Dr. Andrew Clark, M.D., Captain F. W. Beechey, R.N., and Colonel Sabine, R.A., on Articles found at Cape Riley, which were brought Home by Commander Forsyth. (A. to F.) 73
No. 7 (B.) EXTRACT of a LETTER from Captain F. W. Beechey, R.N., to Captain Hamilton, R.N., Secretary of the Admiralty; dated 9th October 1850. 77
No. 7 (C.) COPY of a LETTER from Captain Sir Edward Parry, R.N., to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 78
No. 7 (D.) OBSERVATIONS by Colonel Sabine, R.A., on Articles found at Cape Riley. 84
No. 7 (E.) COPY of a LETTER from Captain Sir W. E. Parry, R.N., to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 85
No. 7 (F.) COPY of a LETTER from Captain W. A. B. Hamilton, R.N., Secretary of the Admiralty, to Commander Charles C. Forsyth, R.N. 85
No. 8 (B.) COPY of a LETTER from Mr. William Penny, Commanding Her Majesty’s Ship “Lady Franklin,” to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 86
—No. 8.— PROCEEDINGS of the Expedition in charge of Mr. William Penny, Commanding Her Majesty’s Ship “Lady Franklin,” in 1850. (A. to F.) 86
No. 8 (C.) COPY of a LETTER from Mr. William Penny, Commanding Her Majesty’s Ship “Lady Franklin,” to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 87
No. 8 (D.) COPY of a LETTER from Mr. William Penny, Commanding Her Majesty’s Ship “Lady Franklin,” to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 87
No. 8 (E.) COPY of a LETTER from Mr. William Penny, Commanding Her Majesty’s Ship “Lady Franklin,” to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 88
No. 8 (F.) EXTRACT of a PRIVATE LETTER from Mr. William Penny, Commanding Her Majesty’s Ship “Lady Franklin,” to Captain Hamilton, R.N., Secretary of the Admiralty, dated 21 August 1850. 88
—No. 9.— PROCEEDINGS of Captain Sir John Ross, C.B., and the Expedition under his Orders, in 1850. (A. and B.) 89
No. 9 (B.) COPY of a DESPATCH from Captain Sir John Ross, C.B., to Captain W. A. B Hamilton, R,N., Secretary of the Admiralty. 91
—No. 10.— PROCEEDINGS of the EXPEDITION under the Orders of Captain Horatio T. Austin, C.B., of Her Majesty’s Ship “Resolute.” (A. to G.) 94
No. 10 (B). (No. 5.) COPY of a DESPATCH from Captain Horatio T. Austin, C.B., of Her Majesty's Ship “Resolute,” to John Parker, Esq., M.P., Secretary of the Admiralty. 96
No. 10 (C.) (No. 7.) COPY of a DESPATCH from Captain Horatio T. Austin, C.B., of Her Majesty's Ship “Resolute,” to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 97
No. 10 (D.) (No. 8.) COPY of a DESPATCH from Captain Horatio T. Austin, C.B., of Her Majesty’s Ship “Resolute,” to the Secretary of the Admiralty. REPORT OF ROCEEDINGS. 97
No. 10 (E.) (No. to.) COPY of a DESPATCH from Captain Horatio T. Austin, C.B., of Her Majesty’s Ship “Resolute,” to the Secretary of the Admiralty. REPORTING PROCEEDINGDS. 99
No. 10 (F.) COPY of a GENERAL MEMORANDUM addressed by Capt. Horatio T. Austin, C.B., of Her Majesty’s Ship “Resolute,” to the respective Officers commanding Vessels in the Expedition under his Orders. 99
No. 10 (G). COPY of a DESPATCH from Captain Erasmus Ommaney, of Her Majesty’s Ship “Assistance,” to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 101
—No. 11.— COPY of a LETTER from Rear-Admiral Tayler, C.B. to Captain Hamilton, R.N., Secretary of the Admiralty, proposing a combined Land and Water Expedition to examine all the Fiords in Barrow Straits and Banks Land. 102
—No. 12.— COPY of a LETTER from Mr. W. P. Snow, late of the “Prince Albert” Discovery Vessel, to Captain W. A. B. Hamilton, R.N., Secretary of the Admiralty, proposing an Expedition, consisting of a small Vessel and suitable Boats, to proceed to Lancaster Sound and Griffith’s Island early in 1851. 105
—No. 13.— COPY of a MEMORANDUM left by Sir John Richardson, M.D., C.B., with Captain Hamilton, R.N., Secretary of the Admiralty. 111
ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS. 112

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