Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-09-05


ssBK1s ADVANCE, June "a, $780,
1x,h.Is6sb Is. Western Coast Of Green-f
land, Lat. 6s SO n. lon- IS l3 w.
We arrived here this morning at
o o'clock. after a passage of thirty
two days from New York, which
was rather long, owing to unfavor-
able winds we had.
On our arrival here we found an
English bark at anchor; she is store
ship, having brought stores and coal
out for the squadron, which, by the
way, sailed from here yesterday, con-
sisting of two barks of about 300
tons each, carrying sixty men, and
steamers of about 100 tons each with
from forty to fifty men; they are all
bound in search OF Sir John Frank
lin. The bark sails in about a week
for England, which will give us all a
fine opportunity to write, the only
one | am afraid we shall have for
some time TO come.
After leaving New York we kept
company with the Rescue, by keep
ing under short sail, until the 18th
ult., when, finding it impossible for
her to keep up, we made sail and
lost sight OF her in few hours
The days, after leaving New York,
gradually grew longer, until the 10th
Of this month, Gn go deg. so min. N.
Iat.) when we could really say we
had constant day, so much so that
we were able to steer without lig ght-
ing the binnacle lamp, a thing | never
saw before; but now we have sun
shine the whole twenty-four hours,
we have not got used 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 midnight) and find it broad
daylight with the sun up. We still
discriminate one twelve hours from
the other, by calling them night and
day, and appropriate the part we call
night for sleeping, or rather por-
ton of if.
After leaving the coast OF New
foundIand we fell in with no ice un-
Ill we were about to make the coast
of Greenland, when we found the
icebergs in great numbers. We
made Greenland on the 2lst. 1t
certainly is the most dismal, rocky,
barren country ever saw or ever
expect 10 see. This morning we met
so 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 har-
Dor of Whalefsh Island, with fine
breeze, and anchored at 9'oclock. ]
expected to find something Of town,
and when we came in asked where
it was, and was shown two shanties
and half dozen Esquimaux mud
huts. In one Of the shanties the
Governor lives; he is a Dane, sent
out here by government, as kind
of missionary, &C.; he came on
board the ship this afternoon.
The Esquimaux are ugly and
greasy. Men, women and children,
all dress alike, in sealskins. Their
dress is a short jumper, with hood
to it for a cap, pantaloons coming
down to the calves Of their legs, with
boots to meet; all made of sealskin,
with the hair on; we are each going
TO have a suit before we leave. ]
bought pair of sealskin stockings,
which are very nice and warm; the
only objection TO them is, that they
are not properly cured. Tomorrow,
the doctor and | are going to Luiely,
a small town on the Island of Disco,
about twenty-five miles from here,
to see what information we can
pick up.
9th. arrived few hours since
from Luiely, after a passage Of six
hours. On our arrival, ! found the
Rescue had arrived, and that we sail
tomorrow morning. At Lucia, we
found more Of town than at these
islands. About fourteen Danes live
there, and one hundred Esquimaux.
The principal thing we went after
was sealskin clothing for the officers
and men. We succeeded in getting
about fifty dollars worth, or about
dozen suits.
We expect to 60 TO place called
Uppermnik, about two hundred
miles from here; from there we go to
Melville Island, and as much farther
as we can. We expect TO winter at
Melville Isle; but that OF course will
depend very much on circumstances.
This is the last opportunity we shall
have of writing for a long time, un-
less we have the good luck to fall in
with a whaler bound either home or
10 England.
Your ever affectionate brother.
w. S. LOWELL.
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