Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-11-08

One thing however, was 10 small comfort totuE Our
Yankee expedition was up b fiaas. II anything, were
nearly week from Disco.
THE GALE INCREASING.
r Before midnight the fogs had tIiickened around
and the storm was al s height Everything on deck
even our anchors and quarter boats had fetched
away; and the cabin hreless and coniortless,
ahoat with hall frozen water We sivered and chatter
ed aud barked that night without grumble. We could
not forget to be cheerful, remembering the morning
and our loyiul haillng
BY this time we were within the Sound but it was
black that kept our position only by dead reck-
oning 1t bold navigation, but justified by its sue
cess. We passed Cape Wanender, and on the 2lst
sighted the high trap shores around Admiralty Inlet
SAIL SEEN.
Here again sail was reported Is A. NJ Of the 9th,
but this time ahead 1t was top sail schooner CLOSE
reefed with scandalize mainsail, and a little rag
OF jb, uterng along like crippled bird, right before
the gale. launch OF about twelve tuns burden foated
asern.
THE ANCIENT MARINER.
We gained on her; and again came the hailng, and
the interchange of news. These also were bre hren in
in the cause and the noble old Arctic Venturer Sir John
Ross, in his schooner, the Felix | shall never for.
get the honest exuItaton with which he--the hailing
oicer-sang out Oh and are ahead of all oithern.
Such was indeed the fact Commodore Austin had
two vessels in Ponds Baynews seeking and two others
on the orh side 1.-THE entrance to the sound
ploring Captain Sir John Ross and Lieutenant Edwin
De Haven, further ahead than any Of the search
ers
He is victim to the criticism OF ehai theorists but
to whose indomitable energy and engleness OF
purpose, the Future will do hgher stce, Ile has been
wounded in four OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES desperately, and
this is his fourth Polar Voyage. was painful though
it elevated the spirit, man. past The three
and ten allotted human life, pressing his way in such
acockleshe SO far from home, and through polar Storm
to the rescue OF brother adyenturer.
Here then are, the 22d OF August, the sound free
from ce and the harbor of Port Leopold not more than
forty miles ahead. Now let me help you to
lecture of our Future
The attempts to penetrate the ice by Upernavk lost
us part OF the opening season; but concurrence OF
fortunate circumstances has put ms ON par with the
English expeditions. Still we are all behind the year
October is an impracticable month; and indeed the
latter part OF September is 50 inpeded by the young
Ice that we may look upon our for successful ope-
ratons, at the very utmost, d kdays With this be-
fore us, if the water and the winds Should combine in
our favor, much may be done. Asfor the mere matter
q distance the proposed sa & search = no.osy19d
therefore 90 10 work with ali hope but without The
purpose Of being much il we do not prac
tcally achieve great deal
I'D Harbor, aboat oOs5e yhiob suppose may have
~ charge, we meet of y as2lg At the mouth OF We'll
lngton Channel. Sy ,the Drth Star gives US
no word to th IL sroeeed 81 toward Mel
vile Island & " nm than three Hundred miles off
Should the Nh S4gg VIZ open, we shs Il however not
remain, on hi w there, but driving on be-
yond the WesNSS55 44sits yet attained, pursue our
way toward q sssAEME sd aud then make Nothing
rapidly aHdS#aE ksthe approaching winter will |
pH9nt 1t may b. and Of this shall give you news
men leaving the North Star"--that we will attempt
Wellington channel;oF it may be. that continued open
water 10 the westward may euahe us to dispense with
the Northern progress of which have spoken, that
push on past Bankes Land, and toward the I
Ssfaiis. Any plans may form will be much modi- ,
fed by the ycssitudes OF this precarious naygation
Al all events, we are fairly in for something Y
CUT OF Ave expeditions that have wntered in ms M
ard its appendages, one--that OF Sir James S3s III
~ or 90
Dor now fifteen miles ahead Of the Commanders d
The Others Perry lost the Fury, Sir sohn soss deserte
the Victory, alter Struggling with the ice for our year
But the Sound open(now our vessel staanchs ~
strong, its offQ ght well, and Tie crew, considering
their original al was not the best, enjoying re-I
ill., There was q single case OF
scNry6G Rescue, bus it yielded easily TO t.
tra1 pth vessels have adopted the same :
d dieteties we have been free Of |
grated poiat2ss D.