Poem in blank verse inspired by McClure's despatches while trapped in the Arctic, 1853.

Poem in blank verse entitled 'Lines written upon reading Captain McClure's despatches dated from the INVESTIGATOR in 'Mercy Bay' before relief had reached them from Captain Kellett's ship. The time intended to be described is a day in October 1852', dated 12 November 1853.

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ID:	MCCLU/5
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1853
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts:	McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier, Vice-Admiral, 1807-1873. (Manuscript) Papers from the early part of McClure's career, 1824-1842. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/1-2) Commendations after completing the North-West Passage, circa 1855. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/3-4) Poem in blank verse inspired by McClure's despatches while trapped in the Arctic, 1853. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/5) Sonnet praising McClure, 1854. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/6) Apology for lines of verse, written in 1855. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/7) Passport for travelling on the Continent, 1855. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/8) Papers relating to the East Indies and China, 1858-1860. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/9-12) Memorandum book relating to the East Indies and China, 1857. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/13) Papers relating to honours and appointments, 1834-1867. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/14-19) Medals and seals, circa 1822-1860. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/20-23) Photographs and ephemera. (Manuscript) (MCCLU/24)

Poem in blank verse inspired by McClure's despatches while trapped in the Arctic, 1853.

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