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and may themselves require the assistance they are intended to convey to the object of their search. With this general fact which no one can gainsay and without entering into details of the obstacles they next word underlined: must encounter, which would require a space your columns cannot afford. Ex tedia they may be dismissed as not unnecessary, since next word underlined: every effort should be made, but as perfectly hopeless of success. Could, however, Sir J. F. be made acquainted with the position of such vessels laden with stores, he might doubtless be enabled to reach them -- for it is only too certain, that if beset in the ice, he will be unable to move on account of the impracticability of transporting sufficient provision for the maintenance of the party, and therefore next word underlined: must remain until assistance reach him, or until approaching famine compel him to make a last attempt, however hopeless, to save the lives of his companions.

Common sense points to land expeditions -- that is, journeys to the Polar Sea over the N. American Continent, and searching the next word underlined: Coasts in every direction,as the next two words underlined: only certain means of affording relief to the sufferers. Now to effect this there are three several routes by which the Polar Sea may be reached, each leading to points of the coast, all equally probable to be the locality