...westward. " It is more easy to imagine than to describe," .says Captain Parry, in his narrative?, " the almost breathless anxiety which was now visible...breeze increased to a fresh gale, we ran quickly up die Sound. The mast-heads were crowded by the officers and men during the whole afternoon ; and an...

...looking with much impatience, a crowd of sail was set to carry us with all rapidity to the westward. It is more easy to imagine than to describe the almost...anxiety which was now visible in every countenance, whiie, as the breeze increased to a fresh gale, we ran quickly up the Sound. The mast-heads were crowded...

...termination of the sound should be corroborated. It is more easy to imagine than to describe (he continues) the almost breathless anxiety which was now visible...to a fresh gale, we ran quickly up the sound. The masts' heads were crowded by the officers and men during the whole afternoon ; and an unconcerned observer...

...termination of the sound should be corroborated. It is more easy to imagine than to describe (he continues) the almost breathless anxiety which was now visible...to a fresh gale, we ran quickly up the sound. The masts' heads were crowded by the officers and men during the whole afternoon ; and an unconcerned observer...

...termination of the sound should be corroborated. It is more easy to imagine than to describe (he continues) the almost breathless anxiety which was now visible...to a fresh gale, we ran quickly up the sound. The masts' heads were crowded by the officers and men during the whole afternoon; and an unconcerned observer...

...different views entertained respecting its termination and extent. ' It is more easy to imagine than describe, the almost breathless anxiety, which was...to a fresh gale, we ran quickly up the sound. The mast heads were crowded by the officers and men during the whole afternoon ; and an unconcerned observer,...

...easterly breeze carried them rapidly to the westward. " It is more easy," continues Captain Parry, " to imagine, than to describe the almost breathless...every countenance, while, as the breeze increased to a gale, we ran quickly up the sound. The mastheads were crowded by the officers and men during •the...

...water did not exceed 800 or 900 fathoms. Captain Parry says : — " It is more easy to imagine tli:in to describe the almost breathless anxiety which was...whole afternoon ; and an unconcerned observer, if anj could have been unconcerned on such an occasion would have been amused by the eagerness with which...

...unexplored. The sea was open before them, free from ice and land ; and " it is more easy," says Parry, " to imagine, than to describe, the almost breathless...breeze increased to a fresh gale, we ran quickly up the PROGRESS OF THE SHIPS. 83 sound. The mast-heads were crowded by the officers and men during the whole...

...an easterly breeze. It came at last ; both vessels crowded sail ; and as Captain Parry relates— ' It is more easy to imagine than to describe the almost...officers and men during the whole afternoon ; and au unconcerned observer, if any could have been unconcerned on such an occasion, would have been amused...