Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-09-07
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The American Arctic expedition in search
of Sir John Franklin, which sailed from New
York some months since under the ahpsices
of Mr. Grinnell, Of that city. has been heard
from by an arrival IN England, The little
squadron was pretty well onits voyage. Ey
cry thing was going on pleasantly, but nothing
had been heard of the lost navigator.
The New York Herald Of Saturday contains
a letter from one Of the officers If the U. S.
brig Advance. We give it, with some unim-
portant omissions:
U. s. BRIG ADVANCE, June "a, 1850.
Whalefsh Island. western coast Green
land, lat SO 50 n, lon. So I3 w.
We arrived here this morning at O'Clock,
after passage of 32 days from New York,
which was rather long. owing TO unfavorable
winds we had.
On our arrival here we found an English
haroue at anchor; she is a store ship, having
brought stores and COIL out for the squadron,
which bv the way, sailed from here yesterday,
consisting of two barques of 800 tons each.
carrying sixty men. and steamers OF about 100
tons each, with from forty to fifty men; they
are all hound in search of Sir John Franklin.
The baioue sails in week for England, which
will rvee us all fine chance to write, the
only one am afraid we shall have for some
time to come. We have been very fartunete
i'm sending letters thus far, for boarded YES
sci off Newfoundland bound into ST. Johns,
about tire lst of this month. We have all
sent letters by her They were from st.
Johns, bv steamer to Halifax. and from there
to the United States.
After leaving N. Y. we kept company with
the Roscoe. by keeping under short sail until
the 9th ult. when, finding it impossible for
her to keep up, we made sail and lost sight of
her in few hours The days.after we left New
York, gradually grew longer until the 18th of
this month, Tin lat. 60 so NJ when We could
really say we had constant day, much SO,
that we were able to steer without lighting
the pinnacle lamp thing never saw before
but now we have sun shine the whole "a
hours; we hav'nt got use to it yet, and hardly
know when turning in time comes. You have
no idea how strange it appears TO come on
deck at midnight Tor rather what ought to be
midnightl and find it broad day light. We
still discriminate one twelve hours from anoth-
pr, and appropriate the part We call night for
sleeping. or rather portion of it.
After leaving the coast of newfoundland
we feIl in with ice until we were about TO
make the coast of Greenland, when we found
the ieehergs in great numbers. We made
Greenland on the 2Ist. 1t certainly is the
most dismal, rocky, barren country ever saw or
eXnpct to see Thin morning we met 81 many
and such large bergs. that we had to keep
strict watch to steer clear of them; however,
we managed successfully, and came into the
,harbor of Whalefish Island, with u fine breezr,
and anchored at O'Clock. l expected to find
something of town. and when we came in
asked where it was, and was shown two shan
ties and half dozen Esquimaux mud huts.-
In one of the shanties the governor lives; he
is Il Dane, sent out by the government as a
kind of missionary, &C.; he came on board this
afternoon
The Esquimaux are ugly and greasy Men,
women and children; all dress alike, in seal
skins. Their dress is a short jumper, with
hood for cap. pantaloons coming down to
the calves Of their legs. with hnots to meet; all
made of sealskins, with the hair on we aIr
each going to have suit before we leave. ]
bought pair of sealskin stockings. which are
very nice and warm; the only objection TO
them is, they are not properly cured. To-
morrow the doctor and are going TO Luielv
miles from here. to see what information we
can pick mp.
2Tth. arrived few hours since from Lni-
civ. after pasnage Of six hours. On our ar
rival, found the Rescue had arrived, and
that we sail Tomorrow At Luiely we found
rather more of town than at these islands
About IA Danes live there. 100 Esquimaux.
We we're treated with the greatest kindness
hv the inspector al Lniplv. who is kind Of
govrrnor-genrral of all these islands.
The principal thing we went after was seal
skin cloathng for the officers and men. We
succeeded in getting about $50 worth or about
10 suits. have fine coat made of young
deerekin. pair Of seal<kin pantalonns and
stockings of the same, and large boots made Of
dogskin. Ny chances for keeping
warm are pretty good.
The Inspector of Luielv, who has been out
here wears, told US that we would not feel
the cold as much at 20 deg below z"ro here
as we would at or deg. at home. The in
spprtor Mr. Olrick. is going home to Denmark
to remain this summer and when came
away he give us every pair of pantalpons he
had of sealsI,in. except tn" pair he had on, and
most Of his coats. saying he could get more
when he rrtured.
We expect to 90 to place called Upper
mark. about two hundred miles from here
from there we GO to Melville Bay. thence
across Lancaster SounI to Cape Walker;
from there we shall try to get up to Melville
Island, and as much farther as can. We
expect to winter at Melville Isle; but that of
course will depend very much on circumstan-
,es.
This is the last opportunity we shall have Of
writing for long time. unless we have the
rood luck to fall in with whaler bound either
or home or England.
Your affectionate brother,
w. S. LOVEL
Tomato CaaSup.