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


Report Of tho Proceedings OF III M. :. Nr4-
terPriss and Envcstixasor,
BETWEEN THE 18TH OF july, 1913, AND THEIR ARR
VAL IN ENGLAND, ON THE 3D NOVEMBER, 1919.
The following Communication win be psrused With
profound interest being full report Of
Of her Mssstys ships Enterprise and Investigator un
der the ommand Of Captain Sir James sss between
the date o. his last dsspsch to the Secretary Of the
Admiralty from Uperpavik in Juiy lS4S and the srri
val Of the expedition Off caborongk the 80 Of this
prest at November:
In accordance with the intentions expressed to the
Secretary OF the Admiralty in letter OF the 18th of
July l646 her Majestys ships Enterprise aud vesti-
gator sailed chat day from the Danish settlement Of
By inning through an intricate sschipslago Of
islsnds which Hes OF the main land and Asers keep
off the pressure OF the main pack. succeeded in
passing the position In which whale shiTs had
so long detained and made every day some advance to
the northward M slrhe Goth when we made fast to q
berg aground of Cape Shackieton
Here We joised " the iord Gambler (of Hull,
MIR. II. Hill mssisr, Who informed me that, having run
to the southw vita eli the rest OF the whaling
and having carefully examined the pack edge for any
ope niDg that might lead hem to the eastward hs had
chance from the ooee, sompaco and heavy nature Of
the ice for ship crossing to she west coast OF
Bay this season He had therefore returned to the
north and ted that Ill the other ships would oon
fellow him and endesvouY to round the north end OF
the pack he spoke very confidently OF being sois to
scctmplish this by ths hrst week OF August and
missed at any rate to remain ia company until
the Sd of August We cast Oh fom the berg early the
next morning wing the ships through
of Ice towards lanes OF water. wuich had ed
out during the calm which prevailed all might
Our progress was, however slow duriss this and the
next few days and our situation often difficult and
embarI aseipg
On the morning Of the goth when OF tho Three
Islands of BafAn in lstituds74 degree We were sur
priced on the fog clearing OF the Lord Gamble
about eight distant standing under all sa 20 the
Of fsrssaaps Of our .rooeed
inss to their lordships aud this was the more an-
noyns had only the eveoi0g before passed within
q quarter of mile Of her when upon any signal OF
their int nion a going to the routnward We would
have placed ocsrd % her al our letters aud de-
spstcbes. Her sntsrsrss'rg commander deserves the
highest praise for preserving alone far beyond ell
his fellows, and had depended on him ! believe ne
We pu' sued our course to the porthwsrd under
varying circumstances Of perplexty anxiety and sue.
cess for although could not but feel Assu sd that
We should eventually get through the Melville Bay
barrier yet cslu, ana light winds so greatly impsdsd
away upt, the seasou had far advanced as TO pre-
clude every hope Uf accomplishing mush II anything,
before the setting in OF winter ,.a "a t.,s .a,.n.
tage Ct every opportunity OF pushing the ships for
ward until the goth August daring hsavy breeze
from the east the ships, under N the sail they
could carry bored through pack Office Of but mode
rate thickness bat having amongst 1t heavy masses
Mingled with the lighter Ice that covered the larger
surfsse through which 1t necessary to drive
ships at al hazards. The shocks they sustained
during ths ,evere trial were great bus fortunately
without serious damage to them
We gained the clear water four p. NJ on 10th Au-
gust In latitude ith degrees and Longitude os
fell assured Of meeting ~itn the whale ships, any
,houd have crossed to he west lApd and might learn
from them The Erseus ana terror or te.,r party IN
view to comm unioat- with the hsquimaux who an
nusy visit the oosst, and fr IN whom Ne might have
derived ation Of our absent friends.
ON the a3d, made the land about ten miles to
the ard Posd Say aad could trace the Inns
a the main psok cioss In against the land 81 Eta
tsnoe OF three or foar the Inward so closely
pr. I'D hons isaes room for rips OF on~s 10
ppsss between IL una the shore We Hsst stouo into
f.nds Bsv and hove To- within half = m,le OF those
points upon which tbs Esquinaux are snosn TO place
their summer Residences nrIns guns every Dali nour;
and With our glasses coseiy examining every part OF
the shore, without being ebls to disccra any human
being
of the coast to north ~Ard keeping the ships eoes
In along the land 30 that neither people nor boats
could have psred Without our seeing them vppyssda
between tso aud three knots through tins water, We
found by the result Of all our observations Is well ~
BY unsrring the land that We we're sometimes
carried astrfp against the wind
On the 2sth We arrived of Possession Beg, and
party on snSrs - having soschsS At ,sis
general point Of rendezvous Nothing Vas found but
the paper left thsr, recording the Wait Of sr Ed"i
Parry In 1919 The paper Vas very much damaged bus
by careful washisg aud hitting together, nearly every
word was saIly dsciph.rrd "a IL preserved
Fr.m this point continued the sxsmnauoe OF
the eoest With equal core fully expected every
hour 70 see Of whom sere IN seAion aud the
m oct vigiant look out was Kept siois anu from ths
ON the lat OF September we arrived OF Cape York,
aud party sent ON shore 20 seek Tor our Ienus,
.Ya 10 Ak a cons picuous mark ~ this rsmsrksb.
mint In witch Was placed paper for the guidsncs OF
any party that might fall In with ~ Ihs service was
p.Yferm.d by Lieut. MCrntock with much skill under
Es.ry day wer. In the prsctcs OF throwing over
board essk from each snip, containing papers .tn
InforuatIop of all proceeding. guns we're nred
dining fossy weather, and blue tights snd rockets
DUNG the hours OF darkness the ships being ksps
under such easy all that any boat seeing theHsnAi
NIL hi have reached thsm.
IL genera tenor OF the information thus distribu-
ted along the eoa,t vas 20 seiosint pr In, hsS ~,
been bls 10 cross the west land OF Bsfn Bay they
could have hope Of assistance from them ana re,
eouuspoinr them TO make tor Fort Leopold, sh.fe
i,t.ud.d 20 form depot OF provisions aud perhaps
leave the Investgstor TO winter there they "ou,o,
AZ an, rst. with the provisions hud notice OF tue
po.tion In which the nearer ship vas Pasing tue
IL re became necessary 70 push ft Port Leo
mold to fulfil tibet. promises, for had any a ms party
met With enc Of these notices they -ou.i A'ssrsaJ
have gone to that Ioiut $500.
n AZ an. anti ss cam. in with IN. edge OF PACK,
tco denss fer to prD.tst-, lyine betseth Us hha
Leopold leland about fourteen mhs. otosa oas $50
eo,ia perceive that A. It'll In notion We h"Pvd
that fee days might produces fsvosass ou4oss
and IN the meantime stood over 10 ,os nosn su1'
81 Hsrrow Strait TO seek b@roor further 70 tns vest
AL 40 e.smip. the iples Of that shore
maxwell Dsy aud several smsil-r ina.n tsu"ns NoIs
thoroughly espicred, ana sthoegn We 80. s. ~ Ics
trance 81 Welding on Chsnoel toe nrin PATTI, oi os
Witch stretched scr-Is it aud which haa NOT oeosen
away his season. convinced Us al Vas i"PrA''0~o's
we nov stood 20 the southwest TO sect Tor = maroon
near spe Kennel, but found heavy bodJ o. Ice st
t.ndir from the of CORVALLIS Island Ia 0oI
psct u,ass, 20 Leopold Island casting hong 'n,s
pscb during stormy aud fossy ~ssther ws hsd dmsul
~ n ke,ptns The ,h,ps fr.. Ing the nzht inr be-
sve 30 sr,st qusnti'y a ice rAs never D''"fe see"
in Barrow stsft at this period Of toe sea on =.
with the Thermometer ct 10 degrees every uisn.i
young ice formed rapidly and oeo.n- Sc .nok - ~
fususte oil sxsrtoss to pas through tome o. Use
loo.er dreams Nevertheless after some usys oI ~,
ious md arducus work succeeded IN
the mach Witch stil fingered shout Leopold sAna suo
n T. ape, aud .ptereo the hefoor OF rort ~eopois On
IN. A. IN ~ pt ub.r Had not got into port Oh tnst
d., ~ uould have been imputsble 70 have oone 20
dsy afterwards, the main pack during tss AZ,
ing cosed the land and completely sealed the mourn
Of the barber 49, ....u.,.,
". had nov at any rate accomplished one mstensi
,oipt ard ~-r@ rpoced ind enc nchorsgeoi wnioh
We he'd before been much 0gobt we'd ad.pteo 70 our
purp,se spd as ~ as asatable 20 sesuf. sooo po-l
titn for ship resolved that IL should DC bns
quarters ter the lnvestisstor - a. a.,
ttsa much satisfsaSup the next morning 20 nno
how 1.rfecty our steam launch fUaiied oar expects
ton. IN an .yp~rim.Btsl crus. abo1t tbs nat or De-
Tor, procs.dns In her 60 the westward 10 sesoh %
habur for the Eutsrgrtse a. u vas mes osyooa
in az