See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• EDWARD

EDWARD See also:

• SIR EDWARD BELCHER (1799-1877)

BELCHER (1799-1877)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• NAVAL

naval officer, entered the See also:

• NAVY

navy in 1812 . In 1825 he accompanied See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• BEECHEY, FREDERICK WILLIAM (1796—1856)
• BEECHEY, SIR WILLIAM (1753—1839)

Beechey's expedition to the Pacific and See also:

• BERING (BEHRING), VITUS (1680-1741)

Bering Strait, as a surveyor . He subsequently commanded a See also:

• SURVEYING

surveying See also:

• SHIP

ship on the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north and See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west coasts of See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa and in the British seas, and in 1836 took up the See also:

• WORK

work which Beechey See also:

• LEFT

left unfinished on the Pacific See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South See also:

• AMERICA

America . This was on See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board the " See also:

• SULPHUR

Sulphur," which was ordered to return to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in 1839 by the Trans-Pacific route . See also:

• BELCHER, SIR EDWARD (1799-1877)

Belcher made various observations at a number of islands which he visited, was delayed by being despatched to take See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war in See also:

• CHINA

China in 184o-1841, and reached See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home only in 1842 . In 1843 he was knighted, and was now engaged in the " Samarang," in surveying work in the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East Indies, the Philippines, &c., until 1847 . In 1852 he was given command of the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government See also:

• ARCTIC (Gr. "ApKroc, the Bear, the northern constellation of Ursa Major)

Arctic expedition in See also:

• SEARCH, or VISIT AND SEARCH

search of See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• FRANKLIN
• FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN (1706-1790)
• FRANKLIN, SIR JOHN (1786-1847)
• FRANKLIN, WILLIAM BUEL (1823-1903)

Franklin . This was unsuccessful; Belcher's inability to render himself popular with his subordinates was peculiarly unfortunate in an Arctic voyage, and he was not wholly suited to command vessels among See also:

• ICE (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Eis)

ice . This was his last active service, but he became K.C.B. in 1867 and an See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral in 1872 . He published a See also:

• TREATISE

Treatise on Nautical Surveying (1835), Narrative of a Voyage See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the See also:

• WORLD

World performed in H.M.S . " Sulphur," 1836-1842 (1843), Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S . "Samarang' during 1843-1846 (1848; the See also:

• ZOOLOGY (from Gr. Nov, a living thing, and ?byos, theory)

Zoology of the Voyage was separately dealt with by some of his colleagues, 1850), and The Last of the .

Arctic Voyages (1855); besides See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

minor See also:

• WORKS

works, including a novel, Horatio See also:

• HOWARD (FAMILY)
• HOWARD, CATHERINE (d. 1542)
• HOWARD, JOHN (1726-1790)
• HOWARD, LORD WILLIAM (1563–1640)
• HOWARD, OLIVER OTIS (1830-19o9)
• HOWARD, SIR ROBERT (1626–1698)

Howard See also:

• BRENTON, SIR JAHLEEL (1770-1844)

Brenton (1856), a See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

story of the navy . He died in See also:

• LONDON

London on the 18th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1877 .