92 LIFE AMONG THE ICEBERGS.

 

master of the boat concludes that the
wisest thing he can do is just to row
his bearship to the shore.

In the year 1845, Sir John Franklin
was sent to the northern seas, by the
British government. He had two ships
under his command, one of which was _
called the Erebus, and the other the
Terror. These vessels were sent out to
search for a northwest passage. They
were very well fitted up, and supplied
with provisions sufficient to feed the
whole company, consisting of one hun-
dred and thirty-eight persons, for three
years. They left England on the 19th