New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-26

| submit details OF
ship, itey will. wi.bsu; Doubt nearly coincide wifi, ,b
o:hsr vessels OF the sGacron, the rep
from which viii tend TO verify our operations
AMER unsuccessful a.iemp, 10 penetrate through the
ice The l2ih OF jan. proceeded 10 the westward
working along the barrier with bead winds and og and
| lai 65as :.
On ,hs IF tte 1stt IF January ard 10 tie,
and e. RIA Indications Of being IN It's htaaeats
reitg sach pen siH seeds s, the discoiora.on Of ~.
But tie ipere'ra5s harrter Of cs prnlrsd cur
Gpprsah TO II and the same day we again the
Peacock the 5. and w We were N long l5 y E. and
On the "a we fell in with large clusters bodies Of ice
and nnumerabe islands and gnt! The 18th were IN large
bay formed by ice, examining The different points hopes
eecns eirance 10 The South bat were disappoiaI-
We have reached the latitude Of 81 OF IN longitude III
being the iaesl south penetrated Appearances Of
distant land seen 10 the eastward and we>wars bat
all parts except The one we entered presented an
barrier We here filled up our wafer tanks with ice akes
from iceberg along side the ship We Isde our mag
observations the ice. The dipping needles
81 SO for the Dip and our aiLnuh compass was 50 sluggish
ice that being aga,ed and bearings taken again
gave nearly three points difference The variation being
u s.. A few days after about loo miles west We bad no
variation and thea it rapidly increased IN westerly vaga
tion which am OF opinion that when IN The iceberg
could not have been very lar rom the sooth magnetic
This bay named Disappointment Bay as it seemed TO
nut am end 20 all hopes of further progress south.
On the 9Th fell il with the Porpose III long liz 20
f. lat. Is 81 s. aud parted company shortly aterward
Ga the 2sh. noon, sitter thirteen REFUSES we reached
long 50 and lat 66 So ;, where we again discovered
lard bearing SOUTH having run over 80 miles, heky stud
ded with ice-bergs The same evening we had heavy
gale from the E. with snow; hail and thick weather,
which rendered situation very dangerous aud compelled
course by the touts winch we ad nteed
During this gale unable To see the ol,tasce OF
quarter OF mile. constantly passing near iceoers which
surrounded and rendering necessary 10 keep all hands
| on deck.
by the route TO reach The land where The dan
gerSwe had encountered the preceding night and our pro-
yidcnlia escape, Were evident TO all
ran toward the land about 20 miles when we reached
small bay formed by high ice citt5 and black yoleanie
rocks, with about 60 mles CT ecest IN sight reaching 10
great distance toward the southwark in hSh mounainou,
| land
landing, and compelled Us TO run out Sltsr sounding SO
ahous of water and another hours after that the ship
again reduced TO her storm with heavy gale from
the southwark with sleet and heavy sea continuing
ST hours and possible more dangerous than that OF the
18th and Goth, owing the large numoer of ice Islands
around Us. After which received resorts from tie nedi
cal officers representing the exhausted state oil the men
and condition OF the ship of which The following is an
"The medical officers duty, under date OF the 3n
January reported that the number on the sick list this
morning is ID Most OF these cases are consequent upon the
extreme hashp aud exposures they have undergone dur
ing the last gales OF wind when the ships have been sur
| rounded with ice.'
"rhis s,nmber not large but il necessary that
The general health of the in cur opinion dreadiuy
effected, and that under ordinary circumstances that list
would be very much increased while the men undcriEe
presen, exsences acuaed by to do their
duty the last refrain from presenting themselves as up.
| plicnnts to the list.
already undergone wonld reduce the number OF the
crew BY sickness such extent 10 hazard the safety of
| the ship and the lives OF all on board.h
After which the Surgeon being restored 10 daty reported
|
respectfully report that in my opinion the health OF the
crew materially affected by the severe fatigue wan, of
Sleep and exposure the weather 10 which they have
even Tor very period will entirely d>quniy great
ton TO the health and their future efficiency and
usefulness demand the immediate return the ship oa
| mild climate"
Deeming it my duty, however, to persevere, decided
continue, and seered again for the land which we had
named the Antarctic Continent We reached ii on the ID
February about eo miles 10 he west OF 'ne pons hni
where found the coast lined with solid perpendicular
ice cliffs, preventing tbs probability OF audng and the same
| mountains tending TO the west.
From thence proceeded to the westward along the
ice barrier which appeared make from the land, ill the
sd, when we again encountered severe gaze from lbe
southeast with thick weather and snow, until the 7h Of
orr way clear and again approached the perpendicular
barrier OF ice similar tina, which had previously
stood along the barrier about 10 miles to the westward
when it suddenly tended TO the southwark, and our fur
After an unsuccessful examination for "a hours all d.
rcctions continued to the westward along the barrier
(eing 9th in lou III OF e., lat 65 os 81 We had SIM
liar appearances of distant mountains but The compact bar
rer, extending from E. N W. by s., prevented nearer
On the nigh, OF the 9th OF February, being the clear
night for time witnessed the Aurora Australls
W. continued on The 10Th and ll,h 10 the westward with
southeast winds and fine weather, close along the barrier
which wa,mors compact with immense Islands OF ice en-
closed within the field ice. the 18th We again saw the
d.a. mountains, but unable TO effect nearer ap
proach being in lon l2 lG E. "a 81 g, and ags
| compelled go TO the westward.
me ,ohope that we should again succeed in approaching
the supposed line Of the coast Ga the 18TH at
noon we reached long. l07 As f. lao65 IL s. with
toleabe clear before and the land plainly in sight,
continued pushing through The ice until we were stopped
by the fixed barrier about Is miles from the shore and with
| little prospect OF efecting landing
haulei off for the short night and next morning made
another attempt different point but equally
cesstu, being able to approach on or miles Dearera
appeared perfectly near us were several Ice.
landed and obtained numerous specimens of saHdsoue,
quartz, congomerae and sand, some weighing one hdn'
This am well satisfied gave us more specimens than
the land coald, as we SHOULD no doubt, have ionnd
| ness We obtained a supply of fresh water from
| pond in the of the same Island. Our position
long loo 10 b. lat Co. 81 s., and upwards OF ~ miles, The
coast in sight, rendn9 the same as that we had previously
Although had now reached the position where our ex.
arnnatons were to terminate by my instructions TO the
squadron, ] concluded to proceed on to The westward
along the barrier which continued be much disco!ored
by earth and specmen, of rock &c were afterwards OBJ
uined frcm ice Island a leopard seen the
! ice, but the boats sent did succeed 10 taking him
On the 18th Feb, in long. 81 80 e., lat "a s land was
again seen at great distance towards the $ w We now
ouc ourselves closely ebayed and unable proceed IN
tey dreciisn, and the ice barrier extending around
to the N. and E, compelled Us TO retrace our steps.
We had entered deep gui! its southern side audit re-
qued four days beating aroud its northern shore 10 get
out Of during this time our position vas critical the
weather changeab,e and little OF weather; it
fortunately held up until we found ourselves with clear
The ice barrier had now ended 10 about 60 degrees of
latitude, the wind having set in from the westward with
dark weather e prospect O seeing the land or making
which might be spent to advantage our whaling iais
rests at New Zealand determined to proceed North On
! the evening OF the 2st
There brilliant appearance of the Auslrss
| on the
18th February in Long. 81, 80 Lat. GA, COS
I'D :" lD3, SO E." 90, I0S
18th III 81 E. So CO.'S
| Ist March "a 1877, 90 E" a. sos.
The results stated in this report lead the following
conclusions:
ist From discoveries from land through degrees
OF longitude and the observaoas inside during this interest
ing cruise with similarity of information and position Of the
ice during our close examination of it, consider there can