Tides.--Discovery of the Barrow River, and its Fall.--Favourable
Passage to the Northward.--Arrival off the Strait of the Fury and
Hecla.--Progress opposed by a fixed barrier of Ice.--Communicate
with the Natives of Igloolik.--Unsuccessful Attempt to get between
the Ice and the Land.--Land upon the Calthorpe Islands.--The Fury
drifted by the Ice between two Islands.--Account of a Journey
performed in Sledges up an Inlet to the Westward.


CHAPTER XI.

A Whale killed.--Other Charts drawn by the Esquimaux.--Account of a
Journey to the Narrows of the Strait.--Discovery of the Sea to the
Westward.--Total Disruption of the Ice at the Eastern Entrance of
the Strait.--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 Ice.


CHAPTER XII.

A Journey performed along the South Shore of Cockburn
Island.--Confirmation of an Outlet to the Polar Sea.--Partial
Disruption of the Old Ice, and formation of New.--Return through
the Narrows to the Eastward.--Proceed to examine the Coast to the
Northeastward.--Fury's Anchor broken.--Stand over to Igloolik to
look for Winter-quarters.--Excursion to the Head of Quilliam
Creek.--Ships forced to the Westward by Gales of Wind.--A Canal
sawed through the Ice, and the Ships secured in their Winter