New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-23
The New Whal,nx Ground.

We have received number of the Hoj0f
Tov7 ifrri.t~ lSew South Wslesj oi Nov. -. l-i-.
Which cortalas n communication from Lieut Alex.
ih. oi tee r lyal Navy. 10 relation q tho newly lis
covered whaling ground in the southern Arctic Ocean.
Lieut.. Suth. lesrn Il, ru the Adr0fseI was the
con. yani.u of Captain Ioss "a tle strcu'urpus and
.uccsff. voyage ~ ine Erebus 90 the Soliheru seas
sBd therefore writes with personal knu~edg' OF the
subject The whale fhy junior frst Glass vessel irc m
ibis port owned by Msrsrs d Z Greene 20 e uow,
a. learn, touad % that destination. Lieut. Smith
ssys
Van D.emrns Lsn5. from "a hishly favored situa-
ton uust eventually Become the frat Ia that pursuit.
possessing position hns hsrbcr' bes, building mate
ras in The world. abaltsnce of tine finest and cheape,
provhions. and a.res5y sesmea ranking among tho
aD'esf
The shores o. THE i,'iad formerly sbornd.d with
black wtals which for many years. Afforded arrs.
prfnls 20 tie shore pa'ie6 engaged it tne capture
Year sfer yfar tne c.frncti0n has i''n very great
ult ~ last il hes a tui ceased Tie whale has been
driven orr snd IA. been sought u I1ore turbulent
par's of be coasts the southVest Cape Van Diemen.
Land sni west Coast Of Now Holland believe is nov
ihs prir riqa hshirg attended with great rex 20 fh ps
and bosts from the frequency snd violence o. the gales
u.Id ogen - tne nth Fsr1 oi CO.. hch stn con
vincei would richly repay The enterprisiug master
there From I'll parts OF fne ocean the whale has been
driven and in a. numbers that 20 wsn sccustorrd
g. the ususl wls.ng Voyages. 10 would sppesr almost
Incredible. Having accompanied Sir James Ross on
the late Autarcuc Expedited a tew re earEs may Oe
valuable o. any ore making the attempt
Leaving = sn D.smens Land sbouttts middle OF d..
cefnn4r would run with too usua westerly wind 70
la, co. into the meridian Of I1t after passing h tho
south of that l.tlie expert. need smoother water
finer sesther and winds prevailing easiTrly Inc 81
iceberg IN o = il4 J.. on the <itn December
from ,hai time they rapidly increased 10 ~ snd r. N
IL s5i at oue time December 81. lat M, = l.l " T.
the weather most heau'li The quite calm, wo fell
Ina with the rack lee whch distance seen from soit
appeared fu5roken but 81 we approached H. u opened
out into 1nc open pools oi water and in small pieces
Zach day from the 66- 10 making the pack, whales
| syere rlost numerous From tho ltt would wof (
ooy the ge 0f the ice 10 the esstwsr' being guided
by tho weather in closing tho ice why recommend
proceeding. % the eastward IN preference % the we 81
ward ls thst tte land discovered by balny the Amer
can and French Espeditil ns In lis and l-s extend
ing westerly from lto D. u nearly ly1 runs nesriy N
the parallel Of s, on which apefpenicula "aii ol
Tee UPWARDS OF 100 ieet high cEtends many miles and
n in the event OF heavy gale from the north"ard from
tho mp0ss1ty of the ics having space 10 drl 10 any
ordinary bu.t ship 90 unfortunate as 10 act emOHyeo
would he certain Destruction Vheress % the eastward
4 of ifS there 10 t. known space of many hundred
miles the and belDg traced BY sir James Ross into tie
20 where the expedition was stopped y barrier OF
Ice ron O 20 300 ee nigh under the walls OF which tue
ship sailed due easi 800 niles 80 thst 70 the eastward
Of fG rud gale blowing the ice viii De- found - crfe
almost As iast any ship hove o., and little tear ner
exist ~ being beset taking care % have sufficient ci
da. .hatth- ice may have time 20 get IN motion. North
ery vact We generally found accom- panied y ia thick
weather seuth esstery gales brought snow and south
and westerly clear hard westhtr Tee barometer nj ~
range is Gn inch lower than an Deinens Land ia
! moan rsuse about ~ - and IS invaluable guide
Tre seas which soon rise with gale - rapidly tall
ant srn convinced pats work Ter easier than on
! the cost Of |sn DlemCus Land. In the lat OF TIE
pack ice We ID not tad the temperature belo~
! lo Fahrenheit, with some OF the mos; transparent
clear dag. ever witnessed. The United states I
yorrg Expedition consisting oi four vessels leit >
ney on the 26th of December. lsa9 for the Aniart'
-ass The hrsi ic-berss met were To- at Ui aud ltli
T. Longitude meeting the pack Ice 10 a. and ia L. %
t.c llih January Two OF the shps stood 20 the wes
ward a. Jar - pa T. between f6 and % latitude &C
| fsrf Barrier
which appears not q extend % The sOuthWsfi OF t
| Each ships .0s makes mention oi TIE "nhe' De p
mosi numerous chi,ty Of The black KIND and on "
lih OF .bruary, 10 llJ' T.. great numbers oi sPefu
/ wts'es were seen.
10 The pulshcd account Of Sir James Kosssvoy age
/ are tha folio ~.L. remarks
Dec .g-lst e., 10 Ion great many whales seen
greatly r-s-tns bot sac 70 - cisulcl nom M Dree
land ard sperm. ~ vel as tumpDa,S wls-s s4,9 wst
Observes, ~ he comm N bisck tind We nixI nav
Lied any r4nyrr We p-aArd --y spp7-., pp ~. ~ - ~
49, .afgs sz- and t04oless ye.i gr~.i q1aliy u o
80 ssrn- lsl cor sh % 50 ns a. ga -. -. - :
afo ilrn- a ne ail-flt 'n sii io-l> >.-s - - =
WEisf peff-e4y m0Olh Jsn s--i-ff r-no-f' oi Nueo
see1 Jan H-ia ne ccuise Of ne DAY sfes nlfuel 7
whales we're observed i1iny were ccli-1 A. uL1 '.l1
va 1rrc ions acd cunng th- wno.e dayf "lrI-F-
yo1 lu~lsl your syea their bsss were 90 Do seen Inr
~ere clisty % lsrseszs AID ine mp1seA - O.iy
few sp-rm whales wee dsgcgu.shed among hen oJ Ne
reCl iar manrer - blowing, or spOlnng "a OF oi
slen W., 80 b~a s-rar 10 tte.r csptuf- called o. ht
ec beyond he r-a-n = l-ir p-f'-c-.'la 7' a.. -l
ioyec ne of uarCalflY And tecurtN hul VII roN .
3t =. r,.s- Z, r-fre 10 the wealth - our clgrify
pr1pouou ne energy Ard pefseFefalcs oi -
rierchsns Az lles-, ~ s-A Eno"' H- y no Me,A
ne a.c-r.ae ff.,a s1urce u n4g01s A11 i1dl sd4i
weatn = hls opcc-t 20 commercial e11rfP s. Ad pa
sued wth 1o.11-sa and perseverance, cAiho' AL - %
| G1Uulanf.v productive
Ag,ia % an IS. whales 70 cousterso.e n1nDtr'
ald DO lot remember dlrnS The Whole voyage "ll-
~ hish southern A..ludes day Ms- "ha-s we're l
.--n srd an Gure the su-upi tas ooly - Dc msd- A.
success sure o follow Already his season one Amer
60 sbip has i I'd AID ane nsr ne 'Jgncr . a01l
f,ov. IL = nv rosrt-,uirn NiI be backwsrc, 80
nav a. Dens an. Lsnd h.1as .ach superior advantage
T. I lsk- tl- "a. share lS % sssi q h-s1