A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 eBook

Robert Kerr (writer)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 787 pages of information about A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 eBook

Robert Kerr (writer)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 787 pages of information about A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17.
IV.  Fruitless Attempts to penetrate through Ice to the North-West.  Dangerous Situation of the Discovery.  Sea-horses killed.  Fresh Obstructions from the Ice.  Report of Damages, received by the Discovery.  Captain Clerke’s Determination to proceed to the Southward.  Joy of the Ships’ Crews on that Occasion.  Pass Serdze Kamen.  Return through Beering’s Strait.  Enquiry into the Extent of the North-East Coast of Asia.  Reasons for rejecting Muller’s Map of the Promontory of the Tschutski.  Reasons for believing the Coast does not reach a higher Latitude than 70-2/3 deg.  North.  General Observations on the Impracticability of a North-East or North-West Passage from the Atlantic into the Pacific Ocean.  Comparative View of the Progress made in the Years 1778 and 1779.  Remarks on the Sea and Sea-coasts, North of Beering’s Strait.  History of the Voyage resumed.  Pass the Island of St. Laurence.  The Island of Mednoi.  Death of Captain Clerke.  Short Account of his Services.

  V. Return to the Harbour of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.  Promotion of
  Officers.  Funeral of Captain Clerke.  Damages of the Discovery repaired. 
  Various other Occupations of the Ships’ Crews.  Letters from the
  Commander.  Supply of Flour and Naval Stores from a Russian Galliot. 
  Account of an Exile.  Bear-hunting and Fishing Parties.  Disgrace of the
  Serjeant.  Celebration of the King’s Coronation Day, and Visit from the
  Commander.  The Serjeant reinstated.  A Russian Soldier promoted at our
  Request.  Remarks on the Discipline of the Russian Army.  Church at
  Paratounca.  Method of Bear-hunting.  Farther Account of the Bears and
  Kamtschadales.  Inscription to the Memory of Captain Clerke.  Supply of
  Cattle.  Entertainments on the Empress’s Name Day.  Present from the
  Commander.  Attempt of a Marine to desert.  Work out of the Bay.  Nautical
  and Geographical Description of Awatska Bay.  Astronomical Tables and
  Observations.

  VI.  General Account of Kamtschatka.  Geographical Description.  Rivers. 
  Soil.  Climate.  Volcanoes.  Hot Springs.  Productions.  Vegetables.  Animals. 
  Birds.  Fish.

VII.  General Account of Kamtschatka, continued.  Of the Inhabitants.  Origin of the Kamtschadales.  Discovered by the Russians.  Abstract of their History.  Numbers.  Present State.  Of the Russian Commerce in Kamtschatka.  Of the Kamtschadale Habitations, and Dress.  Of the Kurile Islands.  The Koreki.  The Tschutski.
VIII.  Plan of our future Proceedings.  Course to the Southward, along the Coast of Kamtschatka.  Cape Lopatka.  Pass the Islands Shoomska and Paramousir.  Driven to the Eastward of the Kuriles.  Singular Situation with respect to the pretended Discoveries of former Navigators.  Fruitless Attempts to reach the Islands North of Japan.  Geographical Conclusions.  View of the Coast of Japan.  Run along the East Side.  Pass two Japanese
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