The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-03
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avery unfit state to undertake tn nssvy labor which
they had yet 70 accomplish The SON q this place
50 w.: to ;. ...s 's
the h,Sor except only along ss o. Sss
mouth during the winter, and there Appe& ~sa out
small prospect OF any release this season.
extending the breadth Of a' tie S.ns 90 much a.
admit the ships to pass down ~ towards the point OF
sSrs vsrs OF the 18th August
when the canal being ns&rly fnia he'd the harbor zoe
Ds IL two :as
remained to all appearance hrnl nxed % during
IT. SSSd ru s sZ
| august that We succeeded in getting clear OF sns
Before leaving Port Leopold had eaus, ID house to
be built Of our spare spars, and covered ith sucn Of
.Gs W. S.s sSSa
also twelve months provions fuel otha rnscesss
Ss .s.s ' s.a ,s
purpose and now FORMED nns vessel capable OF con
,sy.s the whole II Sir John Esan!lin part, 70 Ss sni
oar ships in their prcsvsss to the westward. n.r-
nation of wellington Cbsnnsf, and possible, Of sn
out - , .h bn to
the fixed hand ice, which bad not broken sway ~ ~
was to bs esea TO the westward.
We kept the ships near that which appeared to 10
night present. Itself, when : stTors snd .udasniy
srsing the 1st September brought the loose pack
clo.sly besst the sbips At times, duras
days, they sustained severe pressure aud ridges or
that time the tsmpersture falling to near zsro forned
the whole body Of Zoe into one solid mass We were 90
ruddsr and when, by the lAborious operation or
saving AID removing the hummocks from under The
damaged end the chip was so much stran ID ~
the leakage from three inches i. ortnishs to
psrtance at present served TO convince that she
was not We had hitherto believed, invulosrAble
H., afafta tor Ia uvx. Tho
had so folded the lighter pieces other sad
they inerlaeed as to form one entire sheet,
extending from shore to shore Of Barrow Strait and
far to the and west the ssuld discern from
the masthead, whilst the extreme severity Of the tam
perstuls had cementsd the whole drmiy together,
that appeared highly improbable that &c could break
up again tbs season In the space which hsd been
formed leo fifteen inches thick and In some places
along the ships side the thirteen feet ss~s were toe
We had now fully made up minds that the ships
were axsd for the winter, sna aSms1 IS .ne pTO'p.os
the coast Of Ban Bay, where the grounded begs
In such numbers upon the shallow banks OIL tsst
thore render It next to impossible for ships In
vol, ed in pack to escape destruction
that on the wind shifting TO the westward, ~ perceived
the whole body Of tee begin to drive to the eastward st
our part was Totally unsvaiiDg for ne human power
could have moved sith,r OF ths ships single ineh;
they thus completely aiken out Of our hands SAD
in The centre Of asid ice than nfty miles in
circumference we're carried along the soathorn shore
After passing Its entrance the oo driI,od In
sou,herly direction, along the ~sst shore Of bsa Bay
until ~ abreast OF Ponds Bay, TO the sonth~ard
Of Which We observed . great number Of icsborgs,
stretching across cur path, aud presenting the sarfa
pros p.ct Of sntioipations. But when least
expected by US, release almost miraouously
brought about Tho great Geld oil 100 was rent late
Hope revived, snd our people worked Vito energy;
all ss made and warps run out from eash quxrtsr
rn nsoSsS an orsn sp.s. Of on ,h
evening Of the 2sth, but IL vas not untn noon OF the
9th S~ptsu that this Enterprise could clear the
pack ], isimpossibe 10 convey any dca OF tho senss
lion We sxperisnssd whom We found ourselves once
more liberty, whilst many grateful heart poured
forth Its praises and tbaDksgivings 60 Almighty God
for this unlocked for dsiveraDcs.
The advance Of winter had nov closed all the hsrb,rs
ssspst us it i'm possible 20 pssstrss to the
w.stssTd through the pack from which We bad jIst
been liberated made the signa TO the Investigator 81
n intention TO return to England.
s,sEdipg TO the ; r. came IN With the middle Ice
Balm within few miles OF the land, and we're
obliged In order to make retreat the more surs TO
along its wsstsra edge tot y until We resohed
the latitude ssA N, vbsrs Wa Rounded Its uorth snd-
on the 4h October In sight Of the coast OF Greenland
Favored by unusually hns weather ~ We Proceeded
TO tn. southwark, We psssed without any accident
through the cluster Of bergs while found
In lat N, and the 1sth recrossed the Arctic
Circle after which time we sAs no more Ice
strong westerly winds carried us past the meridian
ape Farewell the 18th. ard o. one a. NJ Of the
2sth. We struck SCUM dings OF Mould Head. At day
Ialt ourselves la the FArway bet North
Rou ad,ha and Fair Islsnd but souther- winds 80 in
p.dsd our further progress that was sts ON SATURDAY
arrived st the Admiralty early on Monday, the 6A
November
cannot conclude this report without sIprs'sisg my
deep atom Capt Bird for bis cordial
ton ppOrt throughout this most artaous
service admir- alton Of ia. conduct Of ths oRoers
aud Of both ,hips, whose msrtorious s1srnors
fully .ntitle them to the most favorable consdsrao
Of The Lords Commissioner. VI the Adsnira'y
JAMES G. ROSS, Capt, Il. ".