An edition of Narrative of an Expedition on HMS Terror
(1838)
Narrative of an Expedition in H.M.S. Terror
Undertaken with a View to Geographical Discovery on the Arctic Shores, in the years 1836-7
by George Back
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Table of Contents
Preliminary Chapter.
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CHAPTER I.
17
Departure from England.
Cape Farewell.
Porpoises and Grills.
Driftwood with Roots and Bark.
Leave the Vicinity of Cape Farewell.
Icebergs.
Course novel and interesting.
Resolution Island.
Whirlpool.
Descry Two Vessels.
Dreary Aspect of the Savage Islands.
Visited by Esquimaux.
Difficult Navigation.
Vessel moored to an Iceberg.
Crew exercised at Small-arms under its Lee.
Geological Indications.
Careen the Ship.
Progress through the Ice.
Salisbury Island.
Ship followed by Esquimaux.
Land discovered.
Deviation in Compasses.
Trinity Isles.
Ship obliged to heave-to.
Whales seen.
Ship imbedded in Ice.
Baffin and Southampton Islands.
Perilous Situation.
White White Whales.
Winter Islands.
Water Sky.
CHAPTER II.
77
Steer for Southampton Island.
Conjectures respecting the Ice.
Islands.
Pressure of the Wind.
Ship immoveable.
Cutting away the Ice.
Snow.
Drifting towards Land.
Accident to Rudder.
Aspect of contiguous Coast.
New Moon.
Recreations of the Crew.
Chase of a Bear.
Hawser carried away by Ice.
Icebound in Sight of Land.
Wind veers to South-west.
Prospect of Release.
Hopes disappointed.
Ship driven nearer Land.
Mr. Gore shoots a Fox.
Ship in extreme Peril.
Frightful Increase of Pressure.
Providential Delivery.
Exploring Expedition.
A Dock cut in the Ice.
Consultation of Officers.
Rapid Destruction of the Floe.
Bow of the Ship split.
Hopes of progressing baffled.
CHAPTER III.
119
Lane of Water discovered.
Prospect of wintering on the Ice.
Violent Concussions experienced.
Employment of the Crew.
Erection of an Observatory.
Favourable Position of the Ship.
Disruption by a Gale.
Expansion of open Water.
Officers build Snow Houses.
Excursions to Land.
An exploring Party.
Experiment of wearing a Mask.
Survey of a Harbour.
Pass Cape Comfort.
Risk of being crushed.
Robbed by Foxes and Shrimps.
Thermometer rises.
Huge Mass of Ice.
Amusements.
Thermometers tested.
Accident to the Carpenter.
School for the Crew.
Curious Phenomenon.
Register Thermometer.
Reindeer killed.
Fearful Storm.
Floe cracks.
CHAPTER IV.
177
Extraordinary Disruption.
Anxieties.
Rapid Change.
Commotion.
Masquerade.
Results of Commotion.
Temperatures
Invalids.
Anxiety for the Floe.
Advantages of Situation.
Death of a Sailor.
Reflections.
Desolation of the Land.—Curious Meteor.
Land Excursions.
Tracks of Animals.
Increase of Sick.
Precautions.
Phenomena.
Invalids.
Spirits of Crew improve.
Weather.
Grinding of Ice.
Health.
Under-Currents.
Floe diminishes.
Phenomena of Ice.
Callosity of Limbs.
Intensely cold.
Influence of gun.
More Limpers.
Death of Mr. Donaldson.
Fine Weather.
The Coast.
Soundings as before.
Set of Current.
Heavy Gale.
Gale abates.
Holes of Water.
CHAPTER V.
217
Valentine's Day.
Floe damaged.
Outline of Coast.
Alarming Symptoms.
Chaotic Commotion.
Tumult ceases.
Clearing Deck.
Dovekie shot.
Awful Peril.
Grandeur of Scene.
Expectation of Crisis.
Havoc spreads.
Desolation.
Ship remains nipped.
Turmoil.
Set of Ice.
Ship rights.
Ice Hills.
Bolts, &c. loosened by Pressure of Ice.
Flight of Birds.
Nautical Artists.
Divine Service.
Blows a Gale.
Imminent Peril.
St. Patrick's Day.
Ice fluctuates.
Sir J. Gordon's Bay.
Peril of Two Sailors.
Flock of Ducks, and White Bear.
Death of a Sailor.
Baffin's Observations.
Flocks of Loons.
Improvement in Crew's Health.
Diminution of Snow.
Mr. Gore Snowblind.
CHAPTER VI.
348
Feast of Loons.
Mr. Vaughan's Path.
Perilous Excursion.
White Whales.
Carpenters busy undermining Ship.
Result of Labours.
Polar Expeditions.
Narwhales.
Report of Health.
Cannonading Floe.
Cheerful Labours in sawing away the Ice.
Employment for Armourer.
Impediments from Calves.
New Rent discovered.
Report of the Ship's Drift.
Ship bursts her Bonds.
Novelty of Scene Stern-post shattered.
Officers' Opinion in favour of Return to England.
Awkwardness of Situation.
Expedition frustrated.
Ship's Draught increased.
Visited by Esquimaux.
Ship struck by a Floe.
Shattered Condition of Ship.
Sail for England.
Arrival at Chatham.
Appendix.
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