| EREBUS. | TERROR. | ||
| Captain. | James Clark Ross. | Commander. | Francis R. M. Crozier. |
| Lieutenant. | Edward Joseph Bird. | Lieutenant. | Archibald McMurdo. |
| John Sibbald. | Charles G. Phillips. | ||
| James F. L. Wood. | Joseph W. Kay. | ||
| Master. | Charles T. Tucker. | Master. | Pownall P. Cotter (acting). |
| Surgeon. | Robert McCormick. | Surgeon. | John Robertson. |
| Purser. | Thomas R. Hallett. | Clerk in Charge. | George H. Moubray. |
| Mate. | Alexander J. Smith. | Mate. | Peter A. Scott. |
| Henry Oakeley. | Thomas E. L. Moore. | ||
| Joseph Dayman. | William Molloy. | ||
| Assistant Surgeon. | Joseph D. Hooker. | Assistant Surgeon. | David Lyall. |
| Second Master. | Henry B. Yule. | Second Master. | John E. Davis. |
The complement of each ship amounting to sixty-four persons.
Every improvement that former experience could suggest in preparing the ships for the service, and contributing to the health, comfort, and safety of their crews, was granted by the Admiralty; and from Mr. Rice, of Chatham Dock Yard, to whom I am indebted for the memorandum of the fittings of the Erebus at Chatham Dock, inserted in the Appendix, I received that zealous and able assistance which, from his high abilities, but, I regret to say, unrewarded merits, I had reason to expect.
As opportunities might not occur of replenishing our stores and provisions, it was desirable to carry with us as much as we could possibly stow away. Preserved meats, according to Donkin's invention, in consequence of their portability and excellence, formed a large proportion of our provisions; these were chiefly furnished by John Gillon and Co., of Leith, and proved most excellent of their kind. I would, however, suggest to them and others
