Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-17
Kehn,es. Straits Ct Beganieaa, VASCULAR island r!
,nra Jiarbor, SC.

Kehnes. Straits Ct Beraniea, Iasquar island fyl'
staar,s Sunday.
Rio Negro Cape horn, orange iiaipOi'
Antarctic Continent.
The yincennes left Manila The 2is; Of January,
Sna,nore ON the 25,h of February, Cape Town on The
I'm Of A pr and ST. Helena on the I'd OF May g,
Tn, T. s. bfigs Porpo,'e and Oregon sailed from d.
Helena on the 24 Of April for New York, wa ilo ue
Ia,e,ro and NAV be expected about the 3Clh oil June
Til. following st of officers Of The three vessels
v,ycr>xrs-Cha,lcs Wilkes, Esq, commanding
Exploring Expedition William L. HUDSON tate
commander Of the United States ship Peacock VIM
ps,rv Thos A. Budd, Sam. R. Knox aud George Nj
To,ten. l.ieuienants; R. R. Waldron, Purser and
snsc;al AGENT William May and Henry Ed, Acting
Masters Jas c. Palmer, Surgeon; J. s. WhIt,ie'
Ass;s,ont Surgeon; James II Howison, Clerk; +. ID
stewart. Clerk James l.. Blair, Egbert Thompson,
George w. Ilamersly, Geo. w. Clark, w. II. Hudson,
nd : B. Elliott Midshipmen Sam " Hewk,ns,
S,;lm,ker; John G. Williamson, Gunner; William
smith, Boa,swan; Amos Chicks, Carpenter j. W.
DYER. NJ. Mate r. ?. Robinson, Pcrsers Clerk:
SSr'ryrIrIc CoRrs.-Charles Pickering, Naturalist !;
Titan R. Peulr, Naturalist; Nm Rich, Boianlst !;
lanes D. Dana, Nlneralogis; Js4ph Draycn, Artist
Aid Agate. Artist VIM. ID. Breckenridge, Hertz
c,,l,nr,lsi John G. Brown Rppairer of Instruments,
&c: Horatio Hale, Esq Philologisi; left at Colum
bin River, Oregon, TO return overland.
u" vandoy one Of the principal Chiefs Of the FIJI
,oun If Islands is on board the Vlncennes as pr
soner. for having attacked and killed part ct the
crow Of an American vessel, after which he and his
followers teasied on their todies. (Ile died in New
York on Saturday. w.,
mander James Alden, VIM. l.. Maury, James H..
North. George T. Sinclair, and VIM. Reynolds, Leu
tenants: John l.. Fox, Acting Surgeon Joseph Z.
Sanford, Acting Master Thos. w. Waldron, Clerk ;
! d. Freeman, Sailmaker J. Frost, Acting Boat
swain; W. II. Morse, NJ Mate.
OnrcoS-Lt. Comdt Orerton Carr Commander !;
Edwin ]. De Haven, Augt. S. Baldwin, and Alonzo
q. Davis, Lieutenants William Sneden, Purser !;
Silas Holmes, Assistant Surgeon G. W. HARRISON
man J. Dbblc, Carpenter Thomas Lewis, Gunner !;
Thos Bell, Boatswain r. Powers, Purser's Clerk
The tender Flying Fish sold nj Singapore, hay,
ing been nearly used up in the service, and her OH
GERS and crew transferred TO the other vessels OF the
squadron. o.,
Died, on board the vincenncs, on the 18th March,
Mr. B. Vanderiord, of Salem Massachusetts, Master S
Mate, aged about 81.
Loss IF brig U1or, of Mystic, Conn, Capt Joshua
l.. Stevens, OF S,onngton Point Conn.
The Uxor was cast away the South side OF the
most Southern of Prince Edwards Islands, on the
2S,h of October, 1871 all the ocers and creie sared
WIN. II. Eldridge, second mate, and John Weller,
Geo Hall, Ed NicoIs, +. Mclntyre and j. Antonio,
seamen, being part of the crew, took the boat ana
went over to the Northern Island, in hopes of find
inc vessel TO proceed and take off the captain and
crew They remained there until the month oil re-
bruary, when the English schooner Regent Packet
of Cape Town, took them of, but could not reach the
Southern Island, where the captain, Stevens, the
first and second mates Patrick and Austin, five Ame
rcans, and the Others foreigners, left in October
Eldridge, Hail. and the other four above named, were
placed in charge of the American Consul at Cape Town
and taken board the Vincennes there in April, 1872
for passage TO the U. 5.
Edrdge states that he found the North Island the
mate and four men Of Portuguese brig, formerly the
American brig Athenian, which was cast away there IN
August, 1871. Captain and twelve men lost
The Islands prince Edward's) afford sea elephant
seal. penpuin, albatross &c. The were comfort
able having made huts of grass and turf, aud covered
them with the skins Of the elephant. The hippers
heart, &c, Of tie elephant were made into SOUP and
the bnbber used with grass for fire for cooking, and
keeping the men warm.
There is an abundance of eggs, which are deposited
by the sea iowl-so those left behind are not likely to
freeze or starve before they taken of.
Vessels go there after elephant oil, seal skins, NC
Our whaers cruise in that vicinity, but seldom never
communicate with the shore.