Journal of Samgarnebo Samuel Wilkes, armourer of HMS HECLA kept during voyages undertaken by HMS FURY and HMS HECLA from 1821 to 1823, commanded by Captain William Edward Parry and Captain George Francis Lyon in search of the Northwest Passage. The fourth volume covers the ships departure from Winter Island after nine months in the ice and details their progress, including the finding of Amherst Island by Captain Lyon and an incident that nearly resulted in disaster as HECLA became caught on the ice and was lifted onto its side. This volume also includes details of further encounters with the local Inuit, fishing, whale hunting, and illness among the crew including one man with an 11-yard tapeworm after eating bear meat.