Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-06-26
An Interesting Narrative.


for the missing Sir John Franklin, has
been fired out by the munifcence Of Mr..
Grinnel. a New York merchant, and vaA
stared under the auspices OF the General
Government, which. by authority o. Con.
gress, has consented that the officers of our
Navy shall lead The daring enterprise,
Among these officers. we observe the
name Of Surgeon Elisha X. Kane. son o.;
Hon. John X. Kane, OF this city, who vol.
un,eersd for the sur,ice, aad is now prin-
cipal Surgeon Of the expo diiion. We saw
the Announcement, Of mis- name among the.
officers, with surprise. He has long been
suffering from combination Of in6rmities.
The result of a series Of adventures, such ~
few men living have undergone, and such
as still fewer would voluntarily embark in
out OF pure love Of danger. and the spirit
of seeing tie wonders and the peculiari,ies
of other parts Of the Globe. Having en-
joyed the acquaintance Of this brave young
man, we are able 20 state what follows OF
/ his career, even il We should use that
which was communicated TO US in semi
confidential intervals. No American Of
! his age. has ever seen so much Of the
perils Of the world, or of the world ITSELF
I He was Surgeon OF the American Legation
I 10 China, and on his way TO the Celestial
regions. he spent some weeks on foot
! tramp through the orange groves of Brazil.
and about month in tiger hunting near
Bombay. Hence, alter dozen uncuccess-
iul attempts to smuggle himself in the for
b;dden lands OF China, he went over 10 the
Philippines, and By the aid Of the good,
Monks Of the interior of Manila, explored
its Businesses and volcanic wonders. He
was the first man TO descend into the g.ea:
crater OF the Tael, lowered down two hIn-.
dred feet over the brink, by 5asnboo rope
tied around his middle, and brought back
bottle lull OF its sulpher waters, burning
off his boots in the lava ciuders. Leaving
China, after second visit, in which he
encountered shipwreck, he passed to India
as physician of the Dremendhar Dagore.
and was palanquined for some three months
through the wonders Of its mountain arch
itcc,ure. the ancient glories Of Candy. the
stupendous passes OF the Chant country.
visiting Madras, Pondicherry. and every
spot ,ha, we have read Of in The trial Of
Warren Hastings. Next. TO Upper Egypt.
and Abyssinia, crossing the desert on his
camel 10 the basis Of Jupiter Ammon.
climbing a, break-neck risk TO the top
stone OF The sounding Colossus OF ldemnon.
and exploring the Iomus or tho Fs'u'-U''-
for fortnight O. three weeks, with Prof.
Lesius and his associates. Wrecked again
while passing down the Nile, and wounded
in an encounter near Alexandra, he pcsh.
ed across to Greece. and trsreE,ed evefy
scene Of classic interest, Climbing TO the
Hippocrene Spring. and sleeping on the
shore Of Marathon. He returned by Italy.
France, and Ens'and, only TO rest few
weeks before cruise on the coast Of
Africa. Renewing here some acquainian.
ces which had been formed in Brazil. he
was allowed 10 inspect the entire machine
ry Of the slave trade, and to pass up into
the interior, under The frman OF Desouza.
The great intermediary between the chiefs
Of the slave making districts and the Bra
lillian carriers. The coast fever was his
pay for this trip, and he wcs sent home by
Cc,nc.udvre Pead, ;nvalided. ImPerfec,ly
patched up from the effects of,his visitation.
he volunteered for service with the army
in Mexico, and was ordered, with dispatch.
es, on daredevil race, through the coun.
try our troops had left. to over,ake Gen.
Scott. Awaiting himself, a, Pero'e, Of a
miscreaut esco-, Of Jail birds, ,ha, General
Worth had employed as a spy company
he got into series Of 6shta, il the esles' OF
which he received the swords Of Generals
Gaona and Torrejon. and had his horse
killed under him, and was himself despe
ra,ely wounded. while protecting 'hs lives
Of bis prisoners agains, his own t,:en.
Since then he has been cruizing, and prac-
Using photography on the coast survey,
up TO the moment OF receiving h:s tele-
graphic despatch, accepting his urgent
profTer Of services for the Arctic ExPed'-
ton. He mad the rice fever in The Csr'oh
river, the plague in Egypt. the yellow fe- /.
YER a, Rio, the conges,ive at Puebla. and
the African fever on the coast. These,
and wounds. and an organic disease Of the
heart, which he has had from boy hood,
have been his preparations for the hazards
he is encouniering tos. -
Altogether. bis history is evenifui and
thrilling for so young man. and induces
us cordially TO hope that he may return from
his las, adventure win new hono!s and a
restored cons,ituiion.-Psn PsnnsyIuanian.
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