Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-11-09
MistrllaIlruus.
The Efforts made to Discover a North
West Passage.

and the project was greatly encouraged
by Queen Elizabeth in 1856, in which
/ year q nninnany was associated in Lon
don, and was called the '"Fel ship for
the Discovery of the Northwest Passage !"
The following voyages with this design
were undertaken, under British and
American navigators, in the years re-
spectively stated:
Sir Hugh Wiloughby's expedition to
find a northwest passage to China,
sailed from the Thames, May 20, 1858
Sir Martin Frobisher's attempt to
find a northwest passage to China, 1876
! Captain Davis's expedition 10 find
northwest passage, 1856
! Bren,zs expedition, 1894
Weymouth and Knights. 1862
Hudson's voyages the las, under
taken, 1910
Sir Thomas Bu.tan's, 1912
BafIin's, 1916
Foxes expedition, 1851
A number of enterprises under,a.
ken by various countries, followed.
Midde,ons expedition, l742
I Moores and Smiths, TAG
Hearne's land expedition, 1863
Captain Phlpps, afterwards Lord
Mulgrave, his expedition, 1913
Captain Cook in tn e Resolution and
Discovery, July, 1916
Maclenzie's expedition, 1889
Captain Duncan's voyage, 1870
The Discovery, Captain Vancouver,
returned from voyage Of survey
and discovery on the northwest
coast Of America, Sept. "a, 1895
Lieut.. Ko,zebue's expedition, Oct. 1915
Captain Buchans and Lieut., Frank
Inns expedition in the Dorothea
and Trent, ISIS
Captain Ross and Lieut.. Parry, in
lhe lsaOella ana Alexander, ISIS
Lieutenants Parry and Liddon in the
Ilecla and Griper. May 4, 1919
They return to Lerh. Nov 3, 1890
Capts Parry and Lyon. in the Fury
and HccIa, May 8, 1921
Capt. Parry's third expedition in the
Hecla, May 6, 1924
Cap,s. Franklin and Lyon, after hav.
ing attempted land expedition,
again sail from Liverpool, Feb, l6, 23
! Captain Parry, again in the Hecla,
sails from Deptiord, March 25, 1927
And returns, Oct. 6, 1927
Captain Ross arrived at Hull, on
his return from his arctic expedi-
ton, after an absence Of four
years, and when all hope of his
return had been nearly ABANDON
ed, Oc,. Is, 1888
Captain Back and his companions
arrived at Liverpool from their
perilous arctic land expedition,
after having visited the Great Fish
river and examined lis course TO
the Pola. seas. Sept. 8, 1885
Captain Back sailed from Chatham
in command Of his Majesty's ship
Terror, on an exploring adventure
to Wager river. Captain Back,
in the month of December, 1885.
was awarded, by the Geographical
Society, the Kings annual prem-
um for his polar discoveries and
enterprise, June 81, 1886
Dease and Simpson traverse the in
tervening space between the dis
coveres of Ross and Parry, and
establish that there is northwest
passage, Oct 1889
Sir John Franklin and Captain Gro
zier, in the Erebus and Terror,
leave England, May "a, ls45
CdkDtdliI AUSS IGtulHSu iIotu aus
successful expedition in search OF
Franklin, lS49
Another expedition (ene sent Thy
lady FranklIn) in search oil Sir
John Franklin, consisting OF two
vessels, sailed from England, May, so
Another, under Capt, Mcclure, who
succeeded in efecting transit
over ice from ocean 10 ocean; and
another under Sir Edward Bel.
cher, 1851
Another, consisting of two vessels,
the Advance and Rescue. literally
purchased for the purpose by
Henry Grinnell, New YORK
merchant. and manned at govern