The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-07-31
An Interesting Narrative.

An Interesting Narrative.
WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN.
The following narrative Of the wonderful
adventures Of a young American, which we
copy from Philadelphia paper, will be read
with interest:
Our readers have already been apptised,
that an Arctic Expedition, intended TO
search for the missing Sir John Franklin, has
heen fitted out by the munifcence of Mr..
GHnnell, New York merchant, and has
starred under the auspices OF the General
Government. which, by authority Of Com
gress, has consented that The officers Of the
Navy shall lead the daring enterprise. A
mong these officers, we observe the name Of
Surgeon Elisha c. Kane, son of Hon. John
k Kane, of this city, who volunteered for
the service, and is now principal Surgeon of
The expedition We saw Tue announcement
of his name among the officers, with surprise
lie has been suffering from combination of
infrmties, the result &C series OF adven-
lures, such as few men living have undergone,
and such as still fewer would voluntarily en-
bark in out of pure love Of danger, aud the
spirit OF seeing the wonders and the peculiar
tiles Of otter parts Of the globe. Having en-
joyed the acquaintance of this brave young
man, we are able TO state what follows OF his
career, even il we should use that which was
communicated 10 Us in semi.confidenral in
Ieryals. No American, Of his age, has ever
seen so much Of the peTils of the world, or OF
the world itself. lie was Surgeon of the A
merican Legation to China, and on his way
TO the Celestial Regions, he spent some weeks
on foot-lramp through the orange groves OF
Brazil and about a month in tiger hunting
near Bombay Hence, after a dozen unsuc-
Icessful attempts to smuggle himself INTO the
forbidden lands Of China, he went oveTlo the
Philippines, and Ly the aid Of the good
Monks OF the interior of Manila, explored its
businesses and volcanic wonders.
He was the fist man TO descend into the
great crater OF the TIel, lowered down two
hundred feet over the brink, by bamboo
rope tied round his middle, and brought back
a bottle full of its sui phur wafer, burning of
his boots in the lava cinders. Leaving Chi
na, after a second visit, in which he encoun-
tered shipwreck, he passed to India as ply
stefan of the Dremandhar Dagore, and was
the wonders of its mountain architecture, the
ancient glories Of CaEdy, the siupendous
passed OF Chant county. visiting Madras,
Pondicherry and every spot that VIC have read
of in the trial of Warren Hastings. Next, 10
Upper Egypt and Abyssinia, crossing the
desert on his camel to the basis of Jupiter
Ammon, climbing at breakneck risk TO the
top stone Of the sounding Colossus Of Mems
non, and exploring the tombs Of the Phara1
obs for fortnight or three weeks, with Pro-
lessor Lepsius and his associates. Wrecked
again while passing down the Nile, and
wounded in an encounter near Alexandria,
he pushed across to Greece, and lraYcrsed
every scene Of classic interest, climbing 10
the llippocrene Spring, and sleeping on the
shore of Marathon. lie returned by Italy,
France and England, only to rest a few
weeks before a cruise on the coast Of Africa.
Renewing here some acquainlances which
had been formed 10 Brazil, he was allowed to
inspect the entire machinery of The slave
trade, and TO pass up into the interior, under
the frman Of Desousa, the great Intermediary
between the chiefs of the slave making dis
tricts and the Brazilian carriers. Tho coast
fever was his pay for this trip, and he was
sent home by Commodore Read, invalid
lmperfectly patched up from the effects of
this visitation, he volunteered for service with
the army in Mexico, and was ordered, with
Idespatches, Gu dare devil race, through
the country our roups had left, to overtake
Gen. Scott. Awaiting himself at Perole, OF
miscreant escort of jaj! binds, haI General
Worth had employed as spy company, he
got into a series of fights, in the last Of which
he received the swords of Gen. Gltna and
Gen. Torrejon, and had his horse killed un
der him, and was himself desperately woun
ded, whilst protecting The lives Of his pris.
oncrs against his own men. Since then he
has been cruising and practising by drogras
Iphy on the coast survey, up TO the moment
of receiving his telegraphc despatch, accep-
ting his urgent profer Of services for the
Arctic Expedition. He had The rice fever in
The Canton river, 'hc plague in Egypt, the
yellow fever at RIolhe congestiva al PuebIa,
and the African fever on the coast. These,
and wounds, and an organic disease of the
heart, which he has had from boyhood, have
been his preparations for the hazards lie is
encoun,ering now.
Altogether his history is evenl(ul and Thrill
ling for so young a man, and induces us
cordially 10 hope tha! he may return from his
last adventure with new honors and rcstore
ed constitution.