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THE SEARCH FOR FRANKLIN.

THE OVERLAND EXeEDITION.—DR. RAE'S

REPORT.
(Concluded from 7 he Sun of May 27.)

The morning of the Bth was fine, with n light hoz.,
and moderate wind from south-eat-A. At 5.30 we shoved

off; and on the miming of the 9th, at five minutes efter
eight A M., lauded on the south-east part of Cape
Elalke;, and got the dip. It was now perfectly calm,
and c:ourly sky, with psek from two to three miles off
shore, when, at a (parte, to ten, wo shoved off under
oars and steered a course for Point Berens, the eastern
horn of Harrison's Bay. I found the current acting
east ward—a great help to us—when, at 11 A.m., we en-
tered the ice right in our course, the se44' being covered
with large Hoes as tar as the eye could reach, awl some
aground in five fathoms water. At 4.3 Rm., a heavy
sva!l of rain, with wind from south-west, to which we
made sail, and hauled a little to the southward to close
the land, the sky looking very threatening—quantities
of drift wood passing, driving to the northward as well as
the ice.

On the morning of the 10th the breeze began to in-
crease, and sea get up, and our poor little vessels to
labour very much, shipping water, and I[Teping our
baikrs . constantly going. At 2 a.m. our sounding
had been gradually decreasing from three fathoms
and a half to one la'hom, and we were all looking
anxiously fir laud, to get on shore as soon as pos•
The Logan had the Supply in tow, when, at
2.30 A.M., she parted her tow-rope. Secured her again,
and at 3 sighted land, very low, which I take to be
about the mouth of the Colville, from the shallow water
grid large quantities of drift wood. At 3.15 AM. the
water had shoaled to two feet, and before we could haul
off were aground ; poled into deep water and stood to
the northward. At 3.30 A.m. a strong breeze and a
heavy sea, with land barely in sight, I found it ab-
solutely necessary to make for it,
,a dead lee ahsre as
it was, and effect a landing at all risks (the wind being
41..i0nt west), for at one time I was doubtful whether the
Suuly would reach it, the Louisa and Logan being
very little better. At 3.30 A.M. the Supply pitched
under, and with the weight of water broke off her held
rails' and rote the 'skin "adrift, which was soon laced
up again. It was • now necessary to lighten, if we
were .to get on shore; ,so I gave the word, and
threw overboard some of our lading, confining our-
selves to that damaged in the last gale. Our boats
felt the relief directly, and at 6.30 A.M. we reached the
.bore, landint, patty well (about two miles south of
Point Berens), with the exception of all hands getting
in addition to our already wet garments. Cleared, and
the boats up, and on overhauling found we had
brown overlwatd 2501b5. of bread, anctseven cases of
)reserved potatoes, and a ten-gallon cask of water,
caking it more imperative on us to be very careful of
..hat we have got. I now consider the worst part of our
voyage over—no more deep bays to cros-, but able to
aeTp the land close on board.

(in the morning of the 11th wo were all ready to pro-
iced with dry clothes and •with cheerful hearts, and at
half-past seven A.M. shored off, pulled up for Point
Berens, and at ten minutes to nine A 51., lauded as I
intended, burying some pemmican, which would be a
,-ehef to our boats, and on a conspicuous point likely
:o be visited by those wo are in search of, if successful
in getting down to these shores and proceeding to the
westward. We met - here a great many natives,
ill friendly and glad to see us, to whom I made
present•, and made our cache without their observing
it; the direction post we could not hide, but let it very
loop into the soil. On shoving off we missed our shovel,
tnd one of the men -observed a native bury some-
thing in the sand and stand on it; I walked up to
him, fully expecting it was the missing article,
snd, on trying to find out what it vras, ho re-
.istecl, when Mr. Hooper pushed his hand completely
through the sand, got hold of the shovel and hauled it
'corn under him. The fellow was disappoint *d and fol-
o wed us to the boat, and while shoving off made another
attempt to get it, with no better success. We ran to
,he eastward, with wind from W.N.W., between
Jones's Isle and the main, when at 2.15 P.M.
landed for dinner, and were soon joined by a balder,
or omiak, full of men and one woman, among whom
Are recognised our friend who had attempted to steal the
;hovel; we did not allow them to come beyond a certain
boundary line, when at 2.30 P.M. we started again with
wind from N.W., still following the shore as close as
the shoal water would permit, and when abreast of the
western part of Return Reef, crossed over to it, and ran
along its southern shores; while crossing over, observed
the omiak following us, but keeping a respectable
distance. At 830 P.m , landed on the Return Reef,
and were soon visited by a party of natives, who were
inite friendly. I gave them a few beads and small pieces
)f tobacco; but one of them, apparently a chief, was
'ery desirous of getting powder. He had a musket of
English manufacture, Barnet the name on it; also a
powder-horn, with about a quarter of a pound of
powder in it, but no shot. At 11.30 P.m. shoved
ff* again, and saw approaching us four omialts full of
men and a few women, and observed two large
amps, ono on the point of the main abreast of us,
the other, and larger, on a point a little to the eastward

if it. We were now pulling to the eastward with every
qppearancc of a freshening breeze from N.E., and five
large omiaks keeping close, up with U 9; in one I counted
23, two out of the number women, and none of the others
less than 16. We kept close order, not allowing them to
approach too near.
On passing the large env, they tried hard to induce
us to land, without success, so they left us, as I thought
for good, when at 12.15 A.M. of the 12th, we were under
.he necessity of pulling in for the shore, and landing on
a very shallow beach, about half a mile westward of
Point Beechy, making hut little progress against
a strong north-easterly wind, and sea getting up.
At 3 A M. the natives came up to us again, walking
along the shore from their camp about two miles
otf, having certainly watched us all the time. They
now mustered in large numbers; there could not he less
than ei,ghty, among whom I recognised our friend of
Point Berens, who tried to steal our shovel, and the
chief, with his musket carried by his wife, and
several other women present beside. I felt no ap-
prehension, but at the same time had all ready to
embark at a moment's notice, drawing a line for
their boundary, and saw thew all heated on their

proper side, when the man with the musket crossed
over and made many demands for powder, which
I would not give him, and motioned him off ;
when, on seeirg me resolute in refusing, he gave the
gun to his wife, walked a short distance to their camp,
and returned almost immediately with his bow and ar •
rows, the whole of the men doing the same. I gave the
word to get into tho boats, but do it leisurely, and show
them we are ready. Mr. Hooper, two marines, and
self, look out, musket in hand, when I
orderedlfkeptt a sharpheLoga e and Supply to shove off, and get into
deep water. in the
.meantime this chief tried hard
to get on the bank, and to windward of us, but I
would not allow him ; when the remainder of
us wade a move to the Louisa, they made a rush for
the back, and, I expect, hoped to catch us at disad-
vantage, but we were all in the boat, Mr. Hooper a'sd I
with our double barrels et the present, while the men
were shoving off and pulling out to the Logan. One
fellow had the arrow on the string and bow at full
stretch, when, fortunately, I corosed him, and he dropped
down under the bank imenedfa ely. We lost our an-
chors, otherwise everything was all right.
As the wind was too strong to proceed eastward, I
ran back to that part of the return reef we had pre
viously lauded on, and as the Supply was nearly half
full of water, I took cut of her three cases of aemosiean
and buried it in the sand; but before I could get masks
up, the natives were after us again, and landed half
a mite on the reef to the eastward of us, just as
we were shoving off. I now made an attempt to
pull up for the pack, distant about two miles from the
close down on the northern shore—passed through an
northern part of the reef, with quantities of drift ice
opening in the reef, and all strung on together to keep
close, with two large omiaks full of men, about 40, rang-
ing up alongside occasionally, but at a respectable dis-
tance, apparently watchinssafor an opportunity, for at-
tacks, which I really think they would have tried, if for
one moment they had seed our eyes off them. We pulled
for an hour without making any advance against a
heavy sea and strong breez and tiring the men to
no purpose. I bore up again for the reef, and landed
on its weather shore. Hauled our boats up imme-
diately, and built a stockade of the drift timber,
quantities of which were near at hand, and got all
reedy for resisting any attack they might make,
having landed half a mile the eastward of us, at the
same time a large party doing so to the westward, mus-
tering in all about 100 men. Three men tried to ap-
proach I.IF, but I would not allow it, keeping an armed
watch just on the rise of the reef, which they seeing,
did not trouble us any more that day, but watch
us. At tan A,M. they left us, returning to the main land.
It was impossible for us to move with the present
weather blowing hard from N.E., with a heavy sea, and
the ice driving fast down on the reef, and immense
masses assuming all sorts cf appearances ; and on
one occasion this afternoon the men came running
to me, and shouting, " A sail, sir, there is the
schooner." I looked, and it certainly did look like a
vessel, but on examining with the glass, saw directly it
was a large berg in the pack. The night bef ire I was
deceived in nearly the tame any. Passing between the
main and Jones's Island under sail, directly we opened
the passage between it and the western part of Return
Reef, and got sight cf the ice, I made certain there was
a boat coming down towards us; and so sure was I, that
we down sail and pulled directly to windward for a long
way, but on a near approach saw that it was only ice.
In the evening Mr. Hooper and I visited the spot where
we had buried the pemmican and found it untouched.
The morning cf the 13th was cold and rainy, with
wind fresh from north, and very hazy weather, which
I determined to take advantage of, and get away
frdrn our troublesome friends. At two A.M. we shoved
Foffe leaving a large fire inside our stockade, and
pulled directly for the pack, and at 4 A.m. made
fast to a large berg close to it, and commenced pre-
paring our breakfast (boiling our kettle with spirits of
wine), which we got, shivering with the cold, and almost
dripping wet with sea-water and damp fog. At 8.15 we
shoved off from our cold berth and pulled away to the
eastward, following close along the pack and passing he•
tween large bergs with north-east wind, and current
setting westward, when at 10 A.M., to our inexpressible
joy the wind hauled to westward; made sail, and
at half-past twelve landed on the eastern part of Return
Reef, about two miles from its extreme point. Large
fires soon dried our wet clothes and got us a warm dinner,
fitting us again for anything, when, as wo were getting
our things into the boats, saw two omiaks coming out
from under the land, paddle up and laud to the west-
ward of usajeet as we were shoving off, quite bent on
doing us mischief if they could ; for every man, forty in
number, had his bow and arrows, and directly, as they
thought, within distance, fired, two arrows dropping
astern, and ore ahead. Mr. Hooper and I fired over
them, which they retureet ; we then fired amongst them,
but I am happy to say without effect, as just then both
parses were cut of range, and wo saw our balls skip
along towards them, nevertheless, it made them
drop flat on the ground, and they were evidently
frightened. We now made sail, and resumed our course
with a fine breeze from the W.N.W., and at half-past
twelve at night handed on a low shingly point, two miles
to the eastward of Foggy Island, tired and weary after
the two days of excitement and continued watching,
wet through the greater part of the time, with thermo-
meter frcm 25 to 40, considering the latter quite warm.
Since leaving the Return Reef we have not seen any ice.
The next morning until eight o'clock passed the Lion
and Reliance Reefs; and on the morning of the 16th
landed on the eastern point of Flaxman's Island, with
the peck about a mile from the seaward shores, but
the drift close down. Wo pasted between the island
and the main, in a free channel, and 1.15 P.M. landed
on the low sandy beach from the eastern part of the
island. The ice apparently close down, but on getting
on this high part, a passage along shorn was distinctly
seen, as well as in Camden Bay. At 2.15 r.m., we
were again moving, threading our way through the ice;
occasionally tracking, where the shoal water
allowed us to land. The wind light from the
eastward; the main pack from two to throe
miles off shore, with a great quantity of sailing ice
about. At ten wo made fast for the night to a small
grounded berg, not able to get on shore, water so shoal,
and slept in our boats. Night was now throwing her
sable mantle over us, which we all seemed to welcome
as an old acquaintance, having for nearly the last two
months daylight throughout the 21 hours.
Tho next morning, at four A.M., we found the ice had
driven on shore ; perfectly calm and smooth water ;
cast off, pulling eastward, landing at five, to get our
breakfast, on a small spit, where there was an immense
tree amongst the drift timber, perfectly straight, 80 feet
in length, and 10 feet in circumference at its base.
From 6.30 A.M. up to neon the ice was very thick,
when we got into fine open water, and made good pro-
gress with a light W.S.W. wind, which sprang up just
as we got clear, it appearing to have been shut out before
by the ice. The main pack was distant about four
miles off shore, with very little drift ice visible. At 1
passed a very large camp, but no natives seen, and at
9.15 P.M. landed on the S.W. part of Barter Island, and
camped fe;r the night.
The next morning, 18th, started with wind from N.E.,
and at 11.30 ;anded on the northern part of a small
island eastward of Manning Point, and got a meridian
altitude and the dip. Here I buried cases of pemmican,
l
erected a post, with directions on it for finding it; and
at 8 P.M. we again stopped for the night on a small spit
off Point
gi nta
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us t in , havingmade but little progress; the
in
The next day we were detained with a N.E. gale and
thick fog, thermometer during the day from 35 to 37.
Fifteen minutes after midnight of the 10th the log began
to clear, and wind shifted to the S.W. Our boats, which
had been lying
wind
an the south side of the spit, formerly the
lee, now the weather, were shifted round to the northern
side, loaded, and at 1.15 A.M. of the 20th we shoved off
under low sail, sometimes driving, as it was dark, and fog
not cleated entirely; when at 2, broad daylight, made all
sail.
Oa the evening of the 21st, at 7.30 r.m., landed for
the night on a low shingly beach from one 'of the
islands between Herschel Island and the main, and
forming for our boats a good lee, the wind then
blowing strong from the N.W., with a : heavy
sea. The ice here is heavier than any we hive yet
seen, lying close up to the N.W. shores of Herschel
Island, fast aground, with largo floes arid sailing ice
going fast to the eastatard. We were now drawing close
to the mouth of the Mackenzie, which I fully hoped to
reach in two days at the furthest
;
but misfortunes still
awaited us, and the last.
At half-past one on the morning of the 22a-,I was
awoke with the disastrous news of all the boats being
swamped, and on going to them found 7,“ was
really so, occasioned by a sudden shift of wind
to S.W., and breaking their quarter fasts. We
cleared them immediately, and found our . instru-
ments the greatest sufferers, for the bread we had
was already saturated, and could receive but little or no
additional injury. We turned to with a will, carefully
wiped and cleaned all; but I fear the dip circle is injured
more than we can remedy, together with my okra sex-
tant. However, at 8 A.M. we were all ready again,
and although we have bad such frequent occur-
rences, no one seemed discouraged, but, like
sailors, danger and difficulty over, nothing' more
is thought of it, and no despairing. Anxious
to get on, fearing the ice might block us in where
we were now lying, as it was driving fast east-
ward with the strong north-wester, although a heavy
sea on, at 8.30 shoved off under close reefs ; when at
11, we were obliged to seek shelter under thoeleo of
the narrow tongue from the western point of Hers-
chel Island, which forms with the opposiW point
on the island a deep bay. Hero we got our ctinners.
after which, finding both wind and sea gone deem, I
pushed on, going fast eastward with the sailiVe
ice,
and all under sail; the Supply doing better ralone,
but keeping between the Louisa and Logan.
On getting clear of Herschel Island we began to
feel the heavy rolling seta with no ice in sight, and
were again driven to the shore, landing with a good
drenching under the lee of a gravel spit, south-east of
Calton Point. On these spots we never find water,
so are obliged to carry it with us. Immense
quantities of wood are always to be had, and
our greatest enjoyment and most comfortable time
is sitting or standing befere immense fires made of this
drift. To-day we took advantage of it, as we could not
start, got all things out of the boats, made one long
range of Ares, spread our bread, now quite a pasts, and

drenched garments before it. The spit was of no great
size, you might walk round it in five minutes, and just
enough elevated in the centre to have our tents and fires
in a dry berth ; but to us it was "any port in a storm."
I got the dip here, and towards evening the wind was
lulling and sea going down, with Ay clearing and stirs
showing, so we hope for fine weather Us-morrow—ther-
mometer during the day 35 to 38.
Oa the morning of the 233 it was fine, with a mode-
rate wes'erly breeze; aad at ten minutes after three A.M.
se shoved off and ran away eastward, making goad pio-
gress. At 330 rounded Kay's Point, with the wind
light, and by 4 quite calm; and we did not reach the
south of the river until too evening of the 26th, passing
bow-en Cape Reef and the main, whore v e saw the last
of the Et quimaux.
On the evening of the 27th we entered the river,
having been employed all day observing and exphsr-
irg our locality ; for I was doubtful of my position,
but perfectly wised of my being on a breach of the
Mat kenz:e. We did not go far up, far I"Visale Island is
yet to be visited; and I determined to leave the greater
part of the party and 3lr. Hooper here, on the left bank
two miles from its mouth, and proceeded the next day
with one boat and seven men, including myself and ice
master, with a week's provisions; most thankful to that
blessed Providence who has conducted us thas far in
safety.
On the morning of the 28th I left the camp, with wind
strong from S.W., ran across Shoal Water Bay, and
along the north shores of Tent Island, and steered to the
N.E., and in the evening got up to Ellice Island, when
wo were stopped by strong N.W. winds, and every ap-
pearance of a change for the worse, fn• it was now very
cold. During the night it rained hard and blew heavy,
clearing up a little in the morning, but wind still the
same, dead against us; so I made up my mind to return,
until seven o'clocitt-with no appearance of change for the
better. No shoved off on our way back, and had not
made much progress when it came on heavy sleet, fol-
lowed by hail, and finally snow; piercingly cold continued
all day, with but slight intermission; and I can safely
say it has been the most miserable day I have had since
the commencement of our voyage. At one time it was
so thick, and blowing strong, that we could only just see
the bank we were close to, under which we stopped for
such shelter as it afforded, stamping our feet, and beat-
ing our hands to get them at all warm, for there was no
walking, the dwarf willow too thick to allow of it. At
six we reached the camp, and found they were not in a
much better condition.
Throughout the night we had snow, but the morning
of the 30th was fine, although very cold, the thermo-
meter 32 deg., with a light westerly wind. At 7 A.M.
we commenced the ascent of the river by tracking, which
was not a very easy job; from the top of bank to water's
edge in many places thickly covered with the dwarf
willow.
On the morning of the sth of September we reached
the first of the Hudson's Bay posts, end one of which
my orders speak of—namely, on the Peel River; but
our getting here was quite accidental, having mistaken
the Rat River, not in my chart, for the mouth of the
Peel, and turning into it instead of keeping on. Again,
not seeing mountains on the left, as in my chart, I was
not sure, although very doubtful.
The night of the 4th an Indian came to us (one of
the Louchoux), and told us the white men were not far
off, so I determined on going on for the next day at
least, until I had got sufficient observations for what I
wanted. It was about 10 A.M. when we reached the
post, and were kindly welcomed by Mr. Hardisty, the
gentleman in charge, who gave me such good intelli-
gence of being able to keep a part of our party, that I
resolved on leaving five of them and Mr. Hooper here,
together with one boat, and the greatest part of the pro-
vision, with orders to join me in the spring of the year,
when the Company's people come on with the returns of
the year for shipment for England.
I intended pushing on with the rest of the party
(seven men) to Point Separation, and the next post
cleared the boats, and had the Logan and Supply loaded
with 20 days' provisions for eight mer, and seven cases
of pemmican; and on the afternoon of the 6th, taking
one of the Company's men as pilot, we shoved off, got
to Point Separation the next morning, where I found a
note in the "cache" from Sir J. Richardson, saying we
were to go to Fort Simpson, And winter on the Great
Slave Lake. I left three small cases of pemmican nearly
equal in weight to his one, a note with an account of
our proceedings, and shoved off, crossed to the right
bank, and commenced trasking.
On the morning of the 11th I found it very necessary
to get rid of one of our boats—namely, the Supply;
sorry was I to do it, for I had hoped to have carried her '
t,) England as a specimen of the naysl architecture
of the Western E-quimaux, and for the good service she
rendered us. But there was no help for it; she retarded
our progress terribly, and was a great weight to the men
in tracking, who were now beginning to feel the work,
and getting foot-sore and weary, although the strongest
of the party. Those I left at Peel River, at least three
of them, were in a very weak condition, which was
partly my reason, together with Mr. Hardisty's assur-
ance of there being plenty of provision, for leaving them;
at all events, they have at least 50 days' provision of
what we had in the boats, besides four small cases of
pemmican. After breaking up the Supply, I had the
skin cut into three pieces (considering it would make
good mocassins for the men), and stowed it in the Logan,
together with other stotes, which made us very deep,
particularly when nine men got into her; but she was
lighter on the line, and wo were getting on better, when
a light breeze sprung up from the south, to which we
made sail; and on its increasing took all hands in, and
flew along at a rapid rate, but dare not keep any distance
off shore, so much sea was there raised by the strong
wind against the downward current. As our flour and
bread were all out, I opened a case of pemmican as a
substitute. _

On the noon of the 14th we met the Company's boats
on their way to the Peel, with their winter supply; and
at 6.30 P.M. we arrived at Fort Good Hope. I remained
here until Monday morning, getting from Mr. Mel3eath,
the gentlemen in charge, a supply of mocassins for the men,
for the heavy boots were not at all fit fir such work as
we have to perform; the walrus hide (skin of supply),
made up, also a case of pemmican and quantity of dried
meat, leaving our boat, the Logan, as she is quite unfit
for the work, also all the stores we did not require,
bringing off nothing but the two marines' muskets, and
taking one of the company's boats Mr. M'Beath had at
the station; two men, a Canadian and half-breed, the
former steersman, and two Indians to assist in tracking;
and good service they rendered for we should not
have been here yet if they had not been with us, not
knowing- the river, and particularly the rapids, where
we should have been at fault.
On Monday, the 24th, the Viermometer at 6 was down
to 26, with a light easterly air; when at 7.10 A.M. re
moved on with the tracking line; and on Sunday, the
23d, at noon, arrived at Fort Norman, got a supply of
pemmican, a bag of flour, 301bs. of dried goat's flesh
from Mr. M'Kenzie, the gentleman in charge;
discharged our two Indians who were to return
to Fort Hope; and on Monday, the 24th, pushed
on again, greatly missing our two Indians, who were as
sorry to leave as we were to part, with them, and reached
this place on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 11 o'clock in the
forenoon, most hospitably welcomed by Dr. Rae, Mr.
Bell, and Mr. O'Brien; the former the Arctic voyager,
and in charge of the post.
In conclusion, I beg to assure their Lordships that
every endeavour has been made to gain intelligence of
our missing countrymen; and if I have at all deviated
from my orders it was with a firm conviction that I was
doing all for the best. I have hail little or no trouble
with natives in making them understand what we wanted,
even those with whom we had the skirmish were ques-
tioned on our first meeting, and all that wo have met,
they have looked at us gravely and with astonishment.
Every corner, every part of the coast, has been thoroughly
searched, with the exception of the depths of liarrison's
Bay, and there I should not think it likely they would
go; again, the natives at Point Berens would have
known it, had any one been there. The northern shores
of Herschel Island I did not visit, as at the time we were
there it was blowing hard from N.W. to S.W. ; and
our time was getting very short. All marks on the
Coast, and many poles have I seen and examined,
taking us often very much out of our course, and
giving us a wet walk ; in fact, I fear to say, there is
but little hope of any news of our gallant countrymen,
at least the way we have come ; and none, without Sir
James Ross gets any, or they re turn to England. I
have seen no difficulty in a proper ship getting on by
the same route as we have come, and can hardly think
there is one deep channel into the Mackenzie, where
such a rapid current is met with. Our boats I found
very small for the voyage ; if we could have kept the sea
at times we should have performed it in half the time.
In the river work the men have been greatly at fault,
particularly when we came to the tracking over large
stones, our only way of getting on; and we arrived here
very weary, the gentlemen and parties at the different
posts wondering how we got on, and expressing astonish-
ment at our small and deeply-laden craft; nevertheless
they did do their work well, and I should have much
liked to have got them home. I have been obliged to
draw largely on the company's stores for clothes fur my
men; for such a ragged set as we were on arriving I have
not for a long time seen. We all started with but little
hope of getting thus far, and it was out of the question
our taking much, with so much of other stores, and I
knew there was not a blanket among the 14. But, thank
God, He has been with us, and it is only by his help
and assistance we are here. We aro now waiting for the
beats from the Great Slave Lake, where the men winter,
and in June next all start for York Factory in tte Com-
pany a boats.
Un my arrival in England I hope to lay before their
Lordships a track chart; my journal is full, with all
notes and observations 1 may have obtained on this most
interesting expedition. I cannot help recommending
Mr. Hooper, acting mate and my second, to their Lord-
ships' most favourable. consideration. He has been active
and zealous in the perfortnauce of his duty; and all the
dip observations along the coast up to the Peel were ob-
tained by him.
I hope thcir Lordships will not think me presuming
in taking the liberty of inclosing with this a letter for
my wife, which I beg you will be good enough to have
posted. I have, dsc.,
(Signed) W. J. S. PULLEN,
Lieutenant of her Majesty's brig Plover,
Commanding the Boat Expedition.
To the Secretary of the Admiralty, London.