Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-09-30
BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

From the general anxiety felt to hear intelligence Of the
Arctic Expedition and of the voyage undertaken recently
by Sir JAMES CLARK Ross to ascertain, if possible the fate
of Sir JoHS FRASKLIN and his party that any
account from that quarter, however meager will be gratifying
We happy that have received through the at
tenton Of Stromness correspondent notice OF Sir James
Ross and the progress he had made up the date Of the ID
of July. Of it s premature yet expect Of
Sir John Franklin, the ships that in search Of him.
having left England only in May last have hardly had time
penetrate the higher attitudes The point however, which
they had reached the date above mentioned and the cheer
ing of the condition Of the crews give every
hope that before the lapse Of another months the object
Sir James Ross voyage Of discovery may be attained The
information have received is derived through the arrival
Stromness, Tuesday last Of Hull vessel the cutter Bee
Captain Weldon which went out for Goldfish and has
ed with 5000 From the logbook Of the Bee
pondent copied the following intelligence
"JuLI l6-Spoke the schooner May flower Smith, who had
seen American whaler Mcclellan of New London Jack
son. master, with forty Of OIL The American reports
her Msesys ships under Sir j. c. Ross having reached
Leyey Disco island, the I'd instant all well and Captain
Ross had left dispatches for the Admiralty to be forwarded
BY the first Danish vessel for Europe and that Captain Ross
Immediately proceeded in search his friend Sir John Frank
lin The crews were all we'll"
Slender this intelligence s gratifying as indicating
the which had up that time attended the expedition
Of discovery Disco island lies the coast OF Green
land the Of Bans Bay 20 degrees Of a
iudc is dreay spot with scarcely any vegetation, and
inhabited principally by reindeer. The bay Of that is
extensive being about l60 miles in circuit voyage Of five
or SIX degrees tuner norm VIII lead 10 baffows sa and
those regions where intelligence Of Sir John Franklin is
likely be procured The circumstances under which Sir
James undertook his exploratory adventure most favor
able The two ships the Enterprise Of 470 TONS and the
Investigator, Of 420 built strong wood and iron
could make them, with due regard their sailing qualities.
They larger and elegant in appearance than the
Erebus and Terror which fitted with screws, worked by
under high pressure The disadvantages resulting from
this plan obvious the valuable portion Of the vessel
being occupied with cumbrous machinery In the present
expedition these inconvenences avoided To each ship
is attached aunch-boai, fitted with scew-propeler and
these boats constructed be easily slowed amid.
ships whilst the steam machinery, which Is light and port
able occupies bot little room, and be shipped and unshp
ped in very short space Of time. The intention Of the
launches for the double purpose Of being servceabe in
towing the vessels and in exploring open during dead
calm. The ships fully provoned for three years. and
amply supplied with instruments for msgnetca and meteoro
logical observations Is to be hoped however, that long
before the prospective term Of these preparations shall have
expired the expedition will have accomplished its object The
discovery Of Sir John Franklin be made in the
the present year. he heard Of at all and therefore
shall look with great anxiety the arrival Of Sir James
Ross next dispatches. Edinburgh Advertiser