Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Literary
September 4, 1793
National Gazette
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Mr. Pallas of Petersburg renews publication of Northern Miscellany with F.G. Moller's account of his 1765 expedition by Empress's command to find the Northeast Passage to Kamchatka Sea. He reached near 80°N, described icy plains, July snowstorms, frozen rigging, and sunless horizons. (Lond. Pap.)
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
Mr. Pallas, of Petersburg, (in Russia) has renewed the publication of his Northern Miscellany, and with a very valuable article—the voyage of the late F. G. Moller, in the Frozen Ocean, undertaken by command of the Empress, in 1765. His object was to make the North East passage from the ocean to the sea of Kamchatka. He did not make the passage, or reach quite so far north as 80; but received accounts of neighbouring parts, and gave an interesting description of his encounter with plains of ice and storms of snow in the middle of July: with rigging iced, so that it could scarcely be handled, and under clouds, which the sun seldom penetrated, to show the whole circuit of the dreadful horizon.
Lond. Pap.
Lond. Pap.
What sub-type of article is it?
Journey Narrative
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Political
What keywords are associated?
Northern Miscellany
Arctic Voyage
North East Passage
Frozen Ocean
Ice Storms
Russian Expedition
Empress Command
What entities or persons were involved?
F. G. Moller
Literary Details
Author
F. G. Moller
Subject
Voyage In The Frozen Ocean Undertaken By Command Of The Empress In 1765 To Make The North East Passage From The Ocean To The Sea Of Kamchatka
Key Lines
His Encounter With Plains Of Ice And Storms Of Snow In The Middle Of July: With Rigging Iced, So That It Could Scarcely Be Handled, And Under Clouds, Which The Sun Seldom Penetrated, To Show The Whole Circuit Of The Dreadful Horizon.