[12] A species of sturgeon highly esteemed by epicures.
[13] Humboldt likewise mentions an artisan of Breslau whose sight was so sharp as to enable him to point out the position of Jupiter’s satellites.
[14] Since last year [1867] the Russian Government has sold her American possessions to the United States, but as it is not yet known how far the interests of the Russian Fur Company have been affected by the change, I may be allowed to speak of her in the present tense.
[15] Captain Hall, who in his search after the remains of the Franklin expedition has now spent several years among the Esquimaux, has so far acquired their appetite that he is able to consume 9 lbs. of meat a day without any inconvenience.
| 1850–1854. | “Investigator,” Captain M’Clure, | } | Bering’s Straits. |
| 1850–1855. | “Enterprise,” Captain Collinson, | ||
| 1850, 1851. | “Resolute,” Captain Austin, | } | Lancaster Strait and Cornwallis Island. |
| 1850, 1851. | “Assistance,” Captain Ommaney, Accompanied by two steam tenders, officered by Lieutenant Sherard Osborne and Lieutenant F. L. M’Clintock. | ||
| 1850, 1851. | “Lady Franklin,” Master Penny, accompanied by the “Sophia,” Master A. Stewart, under Admiralty Orders, to Lancaster Strait and Wellington Channel. | ||
| 1850. | “Prince Albert,” Captain Forsyth, belonging to Lady Franklin, to Regent’s Inlet and Beechey Island. | ||
| 1850, 1851. | “Advance,” Lieutenant De Haven, U.S.N. | } | Fitted at the expense of H. Grinnell, Esq., of New York, to Lancaster Strait and Wellington Channel. |
| 1850, 1851. | “Rescue,” S. P. Griffin, Esq., U.S.N. |
| 1852. | “Isabel,” Captain E. Inglefield. Lady Franklin’s vessel. |
| 1852–1854. | “Assistance,” Sir Edward Belcher, to Lancaster Sound, Wellington Channel. |
| 1852–1854. | “Resolute,” Captain Kellett, Lancaster Strait, Melville, and Banks’s Island. |
| 1852–1854. | “Pioneer,” Lieutenant Sherard Osborne. |
| 1852–1854. | “Intrepid,” Captain M’Clintock. |
| 1852–1854. | “North Star,” Captain Pullen. |
[18] These two vessels had been sent in the year 1847 to the Polar Sea beyond Bering’s Straits, when they discovered the “Herald” and “Plover” Islands.
[19] Rensselaer Harbor is situated 1° 46´ higher than Sir E. Belcher’s winter-quarters in Northumberland Sound, 76° 52´.