Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-07-13


spread His protecting shield around,
Their lives to guard, their foes confound.
Where savage beasts raised fearful cries
Cities in stately grandeur rise;
Where thorns and briars alone found room,
There harvests wane and gardens bloom.
This day demands grateful song,
Let praises dwellon ev'ry tongue,
The subject ev'ry mind employ,
In ONE exulting strain Of joy. X. Y.
ACCOUNTOF NEW DISCOVERIES,
MADE BY CAPT. J. HADDINGToN, IN THE NORTH
POLAR SEA.
| In the month of April last, the Roy
AL Society of London held a meeting
with a view to researches made by Cap
tain Parry, and to ascertain to great
er extent the stateof the polar regions.
Hitherto their efforts had been render
ed abortive by the obstruction of the
lice: but the meeting came to conclu-
sion, that one more effort should be
made, and if that failed, the project
should be abandoned entirely. Accor-
dinghy they passed a vote that ESQ, 900
should be raised for this object, and that
a vessel should be fitted up on new
lplan, and the command given to Capt.
James Haddington, an experienced ma
1vigator, who had long been engaged in
successful whaling and sealing voyages.
The ship was built Of the most substan-
tial materials, copper sheated, and COM
lpletely inclosed in strong net work Of
iron to serve as a defence against the
wearing or the conclusion Of the ice;
she was likewise provided with two
steam engines, one for propelling her
as occasion might require, and the 9th
er for working set of saws, SO adjust
ed as to move with astonishing force
and rap;dity and TO be capable Of clear
ing away the ice, without materially
obstructing the progress of the vessel.
IShe wascaIled the F Falmouth, and d more
durable ship was never launched.
| Captain Haddington set sail from
Falmouth on the lst of May last, with
crew ofone hundred and eighty sea-
men, all hardy and experienced hands,
who had been employed in several voy-
ages to the northern seas. Every man
was furnished with four thicknesses Of
stout flannel to serve as underdress, a
fur jacket and overcoat, cap, mittens,
and neck tippet. In the ships cabin
were eight furnaces for the purpose Of
burning sea coal. Accompanying the
expedition were DR.. VIM. Bently, F.
K. s., Mr.. John Goldsbury, A. NJ, Of
Oxford University, and several other
scientific gentlemen Of high attainments
in geology and natural history. The
Falmouth arrived on the southern coast
Of Greenland on the 3Oth Of June, with
out having met with any unusual occur
renee, all THE hands being in good healtl,
and fine spirits. They stopped short
time to reft, some Of the hands in the
mean time amusing themselves with
catching seals and shooting bears. The
weather, however, becoming more in
tensely cold, they began to be more re-
|luctant to venture abroad, and Captain
Haddington not wishing to DELAY the
voyage, set sailagain ina north BY west
direction. He was now compelled to
make use Of the clearing engine, and
found it to answer very good purpose.
In two or three instances the ship came
very near being foundered by the ice
bergs, several Of which accumulated to
the height Of eight hundred feet He,
]. however. escaped by passing rapidly
between them. The intense brilliancy
i IF tho nnrfharn Erhts enabled him r.