Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

One Of the most important geographlca' oisC"'e,,'
the age is made known through the LONDON MORN
ing Chronicle of April 18TH copy OF which reached US
by one of The packets,-the Garrlck or Engand-tha'
arrived on Saturday from Liverpool is no less lhan
solution of the long pending problem, "hethef OF no
there i, a communication by water from the Atlantic Il
the Pacific Oceans around the Northern portion OF Inc
American Continent II is now ascertained that ther
is such communication. The narrative OF s disc"
very, as published in the Morning Chronicle IS SUB
Joined together with the introductory remarks OF ina
paper, accompanying the narrative
From the Morning Chronicle
The question which has been geographical prooieh
for upwards Of two cenuries-ae North west passage
around the Continent Of Americas at length deter
mined and we have the satisfaction to lay before our
readers in another column abstract OF the journals
Of the intrepid discoveries by whose enterprise The oo
ice, has been accomplished and the progress of which
they have evinced intelligence activity aud hardihood
not inferior TO any OF Those daring and enduring men
who have preceded them in the arduous path of Arctic
discovery.
Referring our general readers 10 the manly and un
pretending narrative Of the gentlemen who conducted
this expedition, honorable in the annals OF British
commercial enterprise beg leave 70 point out 10 our
more scientific readers the interest belonging to the ge
ographical, and may almost say the toPograPhics'
oues,ons determined by the observations OF Nlessrs
Dease and Simpson. The fact OF the continent OF Anne
RIGA being acknowledgement determination OF the
latitude of its Northern extremity In The attempts 70
ascertain which many expeditions dlheent nations
have been unsuccessul-the knowledge that the great
the most Northern parts Of the American continent pre-
known actually reaches The shores OF The Arctic
Sea All these highly interesting discoveries, and
we owe them, as we do many other valuable geo
graphical discoveries, 10 commercial enterprise
We BY no means dispsrage The efforts OF Government
in the sue honorable career or the excellent qualities
and admirable conduct of the gallant officers rho have
in our own times well in former periods, been en-
poyed in Arctic discovery but the facts are notorious
Hearne by whom the Coppermine River and the Arctic
Sea were first discovered trader in the service oil
the HudsoaS Bay Company Mackenzie, who first ex
pored the great river, which still bears his name, and
who frs. crossed the chain Of the Rocky Mountains
and reached the shores of the Pacific Ocean, part
ner Of the North Vest Company, long the rivals Of and
now incorporated with, the Hudsons Bay Company ;
whilst the browning enterprise presented to readers
has been planned and carried into effect by the Hudson
Bay Company now constituted at their own charge ;
and we with much satisfaction that the same gallant
party who have been successful in the examination
of the between the extreme discoveries OF Captains
franklin and Beechey now, while we write, in &C
tua preparation for further survey Of the coast to
meet the Eastern extent of Frankns discovery "Poin,
Turnagain," with Back "Great Fish River" and Par
rvs "Slras Of the Fury and Hec!a any other open
ing which may be found 10 communicate with Hudson S
Bav.
In referring our readers generally to the narrative
which we have the satisfaction TO lay before them,
cannot help again abiding to the simple, manly, and
unassuning in which the details given of diff.
fcules and hardships scarcely conceivable by those
who have not seen something resembling them, and the
result appears TO prove that even in boats the North
ives, passage is impraccable since with all The credit
due and that can be given to Mr. Simpson and his brave
comoanions if they had not found the Esquimaux, and
Got their skin canoe is evident they could have
reached Cape Barrow and many other similar expedi
lions might set without Of them attaining the
same success.
HUDSoN's BAY CoMPANY'S ARCTIC DISCOVERY
EXPEDITION
The lively interest which the British public have FOL
such length Of time manifested in the further discove
Al. nHnC he nd IN
Company TO determine equipping an expedition sole
" at teie expense, and composed OF their Of
6cers and servants with the view Of endeavorng 10
pee the survey of the northern shores OF the American
Continent.
The formation and equipment of the expedition were
entrusted 10 Mr. Simpson, the residen, Governor in the
spring of 1886 That gentleman on his arrival from
England, at Norway House, Lake Winnipeg in the
month of June the year, beat up for volunteers
for this arduous service; two active and enerprisne
leaders, Nlessrs. P. w. Dease and Thomas Simpson
and twelve men were Immediately selected and for
warded with the necessary supplies to Fort Chpewayan
Athabasca Lake where they passed the winter of 1886
81 Immediately after the opening of the navigation
on the LIST June 1887 the party started from Fort Chi
pewayan small boats which they had constructed
in the course of the winter descended the Slave river
PASSED the western END of Great Slave Lake. where
they were detained several days BY ice and descended
Mackenzie's River TO Fort Norman where they arrived
on the lst July. From Fort Norman they despatched
Of their party with two other men belonging to Fort
Norman to the eastern end Of Great Bears Lake, for
the purpose of erecting small establishment at which
they ght take up their quarters for the following win
Ter and of laying stock OF provisions preparatory
TO an extension Of their survey in the summer of 1888
These arrangements being made, Messrs. Dease and
Simpson, with the remainder Of their people, forming
party Of twelve in e continued their route down The
Mackenzie, and reached Fort Good Hope, the most
northern establishment belonging the company the
4t where they found assenblage of Hare and Lou
cheoux Indians from whom they learned that the Els.
oumaux had killed three U their party short time
creyious, which prevented the discoveries taking an in.
On the 9th of July. they reached the ocean by the
uo westerly mouth Of The Mackenzie, making it's stu.
alton in lat 6s deg 40 min 23sec N long 1856 deg Sc
min IS. sec. w. They had proceeded bat short dis.
lance 70 seward when party Of 10 Esqaieaux wen,
off te ahem from Tent Island who showed disposition
to be sroubesome but resurned to their eacampment
when they found the party prepared to defend themselves
il neosss.y The pogess Of the party along the coast