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"Yes, but he did not get through," said Altamont. "Stop a bit," replied Clawbonny; "as soon as a thaw set in, McClure renewed his attempt to bring his ship into Melville Sound, and had succeeded in getting within twenty miles, when contrary winds set in, and dragged her south with irresistible violence. YES BUT HE DID NOT GET THROUGH SAID ALTAMONT STOP A BIT REPLIED CLAWBONNY AS SOON AS THE THAW SET IN MC CLURE RENEWED HIS ATTEMPT TO BRING HIS SHIP INTO MELVILLE SOUND AND HAD SUCCEEDED IN GETTING WITHIN TWENTY MILES WHEN CONTRARY WINDS SET IN AND DRAGGED HER SOUTH WITH IRRESISTIBLE VIOLENCE
nd resumed his seat. The Doctor brought a chart and spread it out on the table, that his auditors might follow his narration intelligibly, and be able to judge the merits of McClure for themselves. "It was in 1848," he said, "that two vessels, the Herald and the Plover, were sent out in search of Franklin, but their efforts proving ineffectual, two others were despatched to assist them-- the Investigator, in command of McClure, and the Enterprise, in command of Captain Collison. The Investigator arrived first in Behring's Straits, and without waiting for her consort, set out with the declared purpose to find Franklin or the North-West Passage. The gallant young officer hoped to push north as far as Melville Sound, but just at the extremity of the Strait, he was stopped by an insurmountable barrier of ice, and forced to winter there. During the long, dreary months, however, he and his officers undertook a journey over the ice-field, to make sure of its communicating with Melville Sound. F ACQUIESCENCE AND RESUMED HIS SEAT THE DOCTOR BROUGHT A CHART AND SPREAD IT OUT ON THE TABLE THAT HIS AUDITORS MIGHT FOLLOW HIS NARRATION INTELLIGIBLY AND BE ABLE TO JUDGE THE MERITS OF MC CLURE FOR THEMSELVES IT WAS IN EIGHTEEN FORTY EIGHT HE SAID THAT TWO VESSELS THE HERALD AND THE PLOVER WERE SENT OUT IN SEARCH OF FRANKLIN BUT THEIR EFFORTS PROVING INEFFECTUAL TWO OTHERS WERE DESPATCHED TO ASSIST THEM THE INVESTIGATOR IN COMMAND OF MC CLURE AND THE ENTERPRISE IN COMMAND OF CAPTAIN COLLINSON THE INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED FIRST IN BEHRING STRAITS AND WITHOUT WAITING FOR HER CONSORT SET OUT WITH A DECLARED PURPOSE TO FIND FRANKLIN OR THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE THE GALLANT YOUNG OFFICER HOPED TO PUSH NORTH AS FAR AS MELVILLE SOUND BUT JUST AT THE EXTREMITY OF THE STRAIT HE WAS STOPPED BY AN INSURMOUNTABLE BARRIER OF ICE AND FORCED TO WINTER THERE DURING THE LONG DREARY MONTHS HOWEVER HE AND HIS OFFICERS UNDERTOOK A JOURNEY OVER THE ICE FIELD TO MAKE SURE OF ITS COMMUNICATING WITH MELVILLE SOUND
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