Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-09

was so much satisfied with the report OF
this voyage that Forbish.r was sent out
for the third time, the following year, t"
take possession of Meta incognifia
(Greenland) with Is ships and 100 set
tiers; but the ice opposing their passage
through the strait. and the season being
far more advanced, they contented them
selves with taking on board large guam
tity of the "plistening stones" and re-
turned to England.
The stones, we suppose. turned out 70
be pieces of that beautiful irridesceht
spar known by the name OF Labrador
spar
The unfavorable result of Frobisher's
third expedition seems for while to
have cast damp on the spirit OF enter
prise in this quarter; which, however,
was revived in 1888, when some noble
men and gentlemen Termed an associa-
ton for efecting the discovery OF the
north west passage, and John Davis OF
Sandridge in Devonshire, was engaged
to conduct the expedition. He left En-
gland with two ships, passed the SCUM
Hoint of Greenland on the 20th July, to
which, from its horrid appearance. he
gave the name of the q Land Of Despla-
tion,' then steered N. ". and making
the land on the 9th August, in lat. o.
40 ". he gave to a high mountain gilt
tering like gold" the name of Mount
Raleigh" Having doubled the south
cape of this island, which he named
b" Cape of Gods Mercy" he proceeded
up strsit Cumberland Strait OF modern
chartsl 60 leagues wide, to the distance
of 60 leagues, when adverse winds and
tides obliged him to return In 1886
Davis was again sent with four ships, but
made no discoveries of importance. aud
reached not beyond his former latitude.
On his Third voyage, in 1887, he WAS
more successful, having proceeded along
the west coast Of Greenland to the lati-
tude Of 7a' IL N. lie then steered
westerly course towards the continent
Of America, but being opposed by fields
and mountains Of ice, which alarmed his
people, he coasted to The southwark along
the same land he had Uncovered or his
first voyage-sow LumleJ's Inlet. be
tween 81 and 6S', and returned to Dart.
mouth by the 18Th September. In his
short letter to Mr., Saunderson, the great
promoter of the undertaking, he SAYS. al
have been in 7se, fading the sea all o.
pen, the passage most probable, the exc
cution easy"
The failure Of Davis, however, put an
end to any further attempt in that centu,
ry; aud in 1891, Sir James Lancaster
was sent with five ships. BY the usual but
circuitOus route Of TIE Cape Of Good
Hope. This officer. or some person for
him. having added to one Of his letters a
postscript. in which he says, "the passage
to the ladies is in the n w Of America,
in 6sdeg. % N" the report Of it once
more revived the question and, in 1909,
Captain Wavmost,. left England with
two A boats in search of the forth west
passage. He succeeded in passing all
the straits, and in reaching the latitude
of So IS " on the coast of America
(abou' Marble I,land;) but here his crew
mutinied, whirh obliged him to return
to England. Knight and Hall, in 1906
aud 1907, lost their lives in a scufle
with the natives before they had made
any discovery Of Importance.
From m Landau ponor
The sailing Of the expedition Tor disco
vering the No. tn Pole, and the Northern
Passage between the Atlantic and the
Pacific Ocean, has been deferred for
some days lsnger. Lord Melville visits
III ships this day at Deptford, for the
purpose Of inspecting their condition, and
the efficiency Of their preparations, His
Lordship will be entertained BY witnes.
sirg the activity and courage of The e.
quimsux, who goes cut with tie expedi.
tim as interpreter. in case of any COM
muDication with the coasts of Dayis's
Strait This lrdiaE las his carce on
board, with his fi,hiog apparatus. He is
not tall, but his form, though clsmsy, de-
notes great strength. Ills face is clear
and fair, and being dressed like an En-.
glish sailor, aud working with the other
men, he might at fr.t view, b. mistaken
for native of these Islands but hrs tea
lures are large, and the breadth and fat.
ness Of his .countenaBcs betray his origin.
The officers Of the expedition seem
4 a ~ II n At