The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-03

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havsS mnenced and after two or three DAYS we an
was fs.e ~ting our ships into position OF com oar
eeeced tst Rough with only foot or two of wat
i've sarety - nring tides; but the winter had no
to spare At fS*s severity il was Impossible to ke,
SET IN Win so 80. employed at such work wtho
ps.PS any m 'ath and their suffering fro
''tsa' .s s'. evening of s Of octGsss the .
hov. into their writer PEA, ''A' "'A ~'' yAf'
Of each other ,ra ..S.., A. r.
terpiss TO sow. distsnce to she ~stwtrd, but any
tempt lesvs the chips under the cifO Hmstsooes
their situation would have been hghNy io IN
probably have led to csiami bst tbs paSs WIS
sealed the harbors mouth the night after We ehtere
IT. never admitted chance Of even best nnshins re
way out; and the Hthmus, % far ~ We ooul'
discern from the hiiis, the tame extensive n,sss o
heavy. hummocky icS which We had coasted along II
search Of an opening N tn. early part Of hS,
OF o7th Sc merset and --nsiped Gxed THREE through
out the winter that the Enterprise had been able
to gee Of the harbor he could not have procosded far
and would likely HAYS been confpelled either &c
pass the winter IN the pacs To have returned t.
England and thus have defeated all prospective mes
surcs for the assistance Of !cns absent friends
Ard, although could not bat feel extreme disap-
pointment at the small advance we had been able &C
make during FIRST season, yet We had much to Ii
thankful for in having been permitted TO gain seeurs
winter quarters at Port Leopold position that Of al
others the most desirable II any one spot had to
be selected for that purpose; being at the junction
the four great channels OF Barrow Strait Lancaster
II hardly possible for any party after abandoning
their ships to along the shores OF any OF those In
lets, without hudir Of the Proximity Of
expedition
The winter was passed as are all winters In this oil
mate but long experiences aud liberal means gave us
many comforts that other expedition had enjoyed;
yet it that heath of the suffered
more during this wiJter than any former occasion.
Our want Of success might have tended IN soIns mea-
dsprsas their spirits, and, unfortunately, the
cold Of winter prolonged unusually far into tho
spring before could give them more active employ
ment
During the winter a great many white foxes were
taken awe in traps set for the purposes and as It 10
we'll known how large tract of country these crea-
lures traverse in search Of food caused copper COL
Lars upon which office of the position Of the ships
and dspos OF provisions was engraved 70 De cisnched
round their necks and then set them at liberty again
with the hope that Of these messengers might be
the Of conveying the intelligence TO the Erebus
and Terror the Of those vessels would assu-
redly be eager for their capture
After several th0rt Prel minsry journeys In April and
the part ofpex month carry small pots OF
provisions to the west Of cape Clarence and to the
south Of Cape Ssppings left the ships the 10Th OF
May with party consisting OF Lieut. MClinsock aud
IL men, with 40 days provisonn, which, together With
tents, clothes blankets and other necessarss were
lashed upon two sisdgss We we're accompanied. for
command of o large fatigue party which Increased
numbers to forty-tvo Tie would willingly have
extended his valuable assistsnoe eth further had not
felt that his ut the ships would b. more bsne
ca to the service IN sending forth such other partes
and ompleting ssch further measures as ! proposed
should be adopted during my absence
A setaisd account OF this journey may be found Ia
Journal IL be sufficient here TO mention that
the .xsmipstion Of all the inlsts and smaller indenta
Of coast In which any ships might have found
shelter Piled large portion Of our time and cost
much labor but was necessary that every portion
Of the coast passed along should BE- thoroughly ex
The north ,Aore OF North Somerset trends slightly
to the porthward of the west until after passing the
extreme north cape of America, te. Cape
nell this point trends slightly TO the SOUTH
ward 81 west, until after rounding Cape Bunny, when
At suddenly assumes nearly south direction.
From the high land In the neghborhood of Cape
Bupby obtsin.o sztsns-se viss and ehsasvsd
that the wacis aos between II ana Cape Waksr TO
the west, and Wellington Chsnn,l to the porth vas
occ apcd by very heavy hume'ocky Ice whilst TO the
soutLwsrd IL Appeared more fayorsbls FOR travelling;
therefore mined tn divide the party ~ he'd
origin ally intended until We should mud more prso
ticsbls point for their -xertions
Wa Therefore proceeded 10 the southward, tracing
all the iadents tons ct the coast gasu cur progress
became mucn delayed by several OF the party eseoang
useless from aroenes and debility, 40 that IL proved
fort ate that bad not divided the force which
could only under such oumstapcos have terminsted
in tie complete failure Of both for although the load
Of provisions vas every day b'oemipg i@ss the neees
atty OF carrying a the sufferers on the sledges
the loss Of the services ~ three others who Mad
scarcely strep 9Th 70 walk behind greatly Increased
IN, labor Of III. few Who wore no. able to work
The exsmin alton Of the coss. pursued uotil the
5th Of June. when, having copsumei more tAan halt
our provisions aud tbs strength OF me party being
further operations as IL vas moreover nscessary %
give the men dsy Of rest eu. that the time might
not be holly los proceeded With Sergeant Hurdtoh
ard William Tha psun seaman OF greater endurance,
the extreme south port In sight from our epcsrp
point we lad 90 nns vsw As faly TO reward FOR
sddtionel lsbour n"te sspee'sily sh.n ws ren-cted
that rsm the nature ~ No wee over snich VS., unen,
cumt.rsd had travelled with comparative ease. could
bardlv Lave been scconp isbsd BY the party In one
dsy whilst Il would have required another to have got
hack 20 their present snezmvmspt
he s1treu. point Of our operations is In latitude ~
degree 80 " . and longitude % degree 10 w it's the
west point Of small high pennsus ard the stste %
1hs being at tbs time peculiarly favourable
for d,nctnsss OF vision land 81 any great elevation
might haze been seen At the distance of 100 miles
fhs extreme high cape 81 the coast hoSevsr, vas
not more thar atty mes distant stil bearing nearly
south (ths bearings herein given are trueJ the lana
thus ndng for ape Nicos the nDrtberumoet point
which bad reached during my journey from the We
tory in iss2 and which hoped to have attained on
this occasion veil a. 20 have re-vist.d the Mag.
r.tc Pole in its Immediate vicinity and had not so
many 81 our party broken down ~ might have been
sccom plisfsd
We obssrvsd several small bays and inlets bstv.en
ne ard the southernmost cape, Of whose continuity We
could not be assured at 80 great distance yet they
are arked the chart which accompanies TN. &C.
count of our proceedings by which u v De perceived
that very nsrrcw isthmus f-parntes Prince Regent
Inlet from the western sea at CressTs aud Brsrord
On our return IN the eucampment found they had
ali BEEN s. occupied during absence Lieutentnt
NJ Cisiock had taken some magnetic oo-ervstons
which viii be Of great value from our being so near 70
the Magnetic Pole Two II the party had cut through
the 10. which they found TO be eight feet thick aud
xsd rcle by which ths state Of the tides -ss acer.
tanned aud s the rest that could ~ork had erected
large osirn Of stones high knoll just above the
tsnts, In vhioh copper cylinder vas placed contain
ing an account Of proceedings, aud ell necessary
for the guidance 81 any CT Sir Johs Frank
ins party that might journeying along THE coast
A,houah our resources jid admit Of ssy further
perseverabce part ~e could not but feei some
sNtisfsctiop In the sssursDce, that those on whs
10 search had 81 soy time been upon tos nor
or west csast 81 North Sonerfet' Ne must pave mel
with some tracss Of them The season Tor travelling IN
th.s. regions bad alec pssssd assy the thsw having
commenced; ard had they abandoned their SILT 81
N.viil. leland they must have arrived on either o.
tf shores long before this time. ~here they would
have found the beet possible position To- render
them assistance and coniuc. them 10 our vessels
We ct forward on our aomevsrs Journey ON the
evening oftbe 5th June, and. after sncounterins Va
ri,ty OF difficulties 70 which need not po~ further al
lode We rescht the sbp the 2Jd the party SO oom
pleisly worp out by fatigue that every msn VAS nou
stm. caus. or the doctors hands o thre
ve.hs and ain sorry say that two Of them are NO
Yet recovered -. -. a,
had walked In advance 81 the party 10 select tn
hest road hy Witch To the bthmus, aud as too
AZ cot ,jsht ~ the thips was net by Captain Bir
and Lieut. Mcclure. ron whom sas greatly Krieve
20 hear ~ the decesse a Mr. Henry Mstthias the ~
sistsnt surgeon Of the Enterprise, OF consumption
Witch bsd been deeply rooted IN his constitution be
fora lea wing pg sa lie vs.sa promising young man
OF sr.at anisb 81 disposition. universally believe
and reaess Several hers 81 the cress Of both shi
were In q dscliuiDg state, aud the general report