The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-02-24
D.seovsrie, In tho Aecsl, Ocean.

tpHlV tlsu mas Tttti'l'N uttil
by the captain OLA Sag Ha,bor whaler, that
possesses no little in:eres, 10 the geogra-
pher.
Capt Royce, for long time, has helsv.
ed that new and more profitable whaling
gronld existed 10 the north of Behrng's
STRAITS, an opinion he formed from reading
the voyages of Capt Cook, Clarke, Bee.
chy and others. The principal reason
which induced him 10 put away for that
ocean was remark which he rsco!lec,ed
to have read in Beechy's voyages, viz
OF here we saw great many black whales
more than | remember ever 10 have seen,
even in BaHin's bay"
TIE Captain describing his voyage says:
IL entered The Arctic Ocean abou, the
milAle of July and cruis-d fom continent
10 ointment going as high as lat. 70, and
saw whales wherever went, cutting in
my las, whale on the 22d Of August; and
retained through Behring's Straits on The
2Sth of tn. same month. On account OF
powerful currents, thick fogs, and near Vi
| Guilty of land and ice, colrhired, with the
mpe. fectinn OF chars and want of iniorma
ito, respecting this region, found il both
liiicn.l aud dangerous to se, OIL although
!hee are plenty OF whales Hereafter,
doubtless. many ships will 60 there, should
they be Cas-: away-iney should not be lie II
to perish among the Indians who inhabt
these regions"
Daring the entire period Of his rruise
th're, no ice vas seen, the weather was
ordinarily pleasant, SO tina, the me could
work in high, clothing In mos, part. Of
the ocean there was good anchorage from
IA 10 80 u,hom~. During apart Of The
time tina, the vessel was there, she lay at
anchor. The first whale Wa. taken at 12
o'clncli a, night II WAS not difficult ",o
whale' the whole "a hours; so Ugh, was
thai at midnight it was easy TO read in the
cabin. The whales were qni,e tam", but
entirely different from any which Capt
Royce had ever beiore takea. He took
three different specie one Of the larnes,
yielding 200 barrels Of oil The first spe-
cies mu2h re-embed the Greenland whale,
yelling about 100 or 40 barrels: the sec.
ond was species called Polar whae n
few of whish have been taken on tie n
W. colsr, and the hiri snail whale pecnl-
ar 10 that 'direan. Tie last thee whales
which were taken yielded over COO bar
rels.
The American coast has been explored
surveyed, and found To be inhabited. Capt
Royce discovered that the Asatic coast
was also Peep led by numerou, Indian tribes
an he expresses the opinion tina, they are
well supplied with valuable f,rs, kat conId
he easily purchased. There are TO good
cha t. of 'he A,ia'r coast, uness they are
in the possession Of The Russians
On entering the stats, seven Canoes
Containing forty mon each were seen cross
ing from the American to the A,iltic coas,
There are l,nee small Islands situated in HE
passage heure rendering il extremely easy
for the dwellerS on the American aud Asia
tr mtinentS To pas and epass. Cant. !
RNca did not hold any communication
with the Indiaus. as his vessel was ont par
tally AIMED, and i, one instance the Indl-
ans showed that they were disposed 10 make
him n hostile visit when becalme; nnla la
vnrahle breeze springing mp soon carried
the vessel teyorh The reg ON # DANGER.
New CRUISING GROUND FOR WHALE
Sups. The su cess With has attended
the Snperi0r's crn.n 10 the Archie Ocean
will uudnub edIy simnla'e others to follow
her adventurous track. By ref'ri ing to The
cna,t- il vii appear, ,ha. at favorable sea-
son", ships may cruise over 10 degrees Of
Longitude, and as far roth as the 70lh de
gree AS lie attention fine whaling com
munily will row be directed 20 this part of
III ocean "a bnt yet very partially explo
red! especially on the Asalic coast it " iii
,, he necessary for cruisers 10 exercise grea,
watchfulness and precanlinn. The charts o
tina, ocean ale extremely imperfect A
'acfeh 10 Beechy's voyages, published in
London, 1881, there is well executed
chart Of TIE American coas, from Behring's
strait 10 Point Barrow, the most extreme
poin, of land as yet explored, lying in lad
tnne II deg. 20 min. In the op;nlon ct
Capt. Royce, This chart Of Beachy's is The
most accurate which ran 6e OBJ aiaed This
| ocean doubtless varies very much during
different seasons. Some seasons il il mnch
more clear of ice than others. Ships would
not probably be much endangered by foa'
ing icehe'gs, from The fac, that almost any
par' o''the ocean can ba easily sounded
The experience ofCapaln Beechy, whose
success encouraged Cap, Royce to max.
his exploration, sinsnlarly comedies with
The reports of Cap, Royce.