New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-23
FROM THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION,
Dispatch received by the Navy Department
from Lieut.. Z. j. De Haven, Command"
ing the Expedition in search OF SIR Iohh
ErunII LIN.

Dispatch received by tac -N"'S
from Lieut.. Z. j. De Haven, Cominanu"
IN, tho Exuedition i'm search Of Sir John
ff"hhiih' United STATES BRIG ADVANCE,
OF Port Leopold, Aug ~ 1917
c,p. boye thc honor to acqualnt you WIN the
proceedings Of the squadron under my colninanu'
since leaving the Whale Fish Islands, whence my
last dispatch was dated. %
We sailed ON the 29th OF June, but OWING to
caIms and very light winds, we did not reach the
lati+nde nj Tppernayick till the 9th OF July. Up
IN this Mace no obstruction from ice was met
with. We found a clear passage OF from 10 to
% miles in width, between the land and the
"pack" The latter was sighted daily, and had
the appearance of being impenetrable.
To the northw ard OF Uppernavick, many streams
Of fine ice were found extending from the main
mack close into the land. Through these, with
fair wind, we found little difficulty N forcing our
way until we approached Batlins islands, IN the
latitude of 10 Here the ice appeared so close
and continuous along the land that our progress
in that direction was arrested AT the same Tune
a clear and wide opening presented itself, lead
inc to the West We had fair wind to enter
it. and it was so directly in our course .ior Ian
caster Sound that | could not resist theltempta-
ton, particularly the passage looked to be
almost hopeless by the usual Nofthem route
through Melville Bay
For several hours our hopes Of speedy and
direct passage appeared to be confirmed, but at
ter run Of 40 miles, ice ahead and IN
continuous line. w had but entered Il decp
blight in the main pack.
TO return to the eastward, whence we came
would perhaps have cost us days, with the uncer
tainty Of being able to get along even then Be
side of the only three accounts OF attempts to
make the passage through the pack III about this
latitude, two were eminently successful The
third did not succeed so Well
In view of these facts, thought it advisable to
enter the pack and endeavor to push through 1t,
in direct line, for the theater OF our researches.
We accordingly did So and for several days
succeeded in making some Roadway, until at last
the ice became so tight and immovabe that 1t be
came impossible either to advance or retreat. In
this hopeless condition we renamed until the 18th
of JOY, when, by a sudden movement of the foes,
an opening presented itself to the north. a south
east wind springing up at the same time, we
availed ourselves Of it, and, with press OF SAIL
succeeded i'll forcing our way into clear water
On the following day we were brought up again
by the ice, having made 4 run OF more than sixty
miles The wind by this time had treshened to
gale which, together with thick fog, made our
position not little embarrassing. The vessels
were placed in secure position as could be
found notwithstanding which they were III lmml-
nent danger from the heavy masses OF ice driven
before the gale, which pressed upon them. They
withsood the shock, though, bravely. The dan
ger was over on the gale abatlng.
We were now in latitude 750, longitude GU III
the usual Melville Bay route. 1t did not appear
much more favorable than the middle one, from
whence we had just escaped However, by
keeping along the edge of the land ice, (which
had no appearance of having moved this season,
and extended full thirty miles from the shore,)
I'VE We're enabled to avail ourselves Of occasional
narrow openings which appeared with the changes
nFtbe Wind so that with the aid of warps during
calm weather, we succeeded in reaching Cape
Yorke on the 10th INST.
petwcen Cane Yorke md Cape Dudley Diggs
we had onen water, but were DELAYED by Gains.
W. fool, advantage of the delay. and hauled the
,ossoIS INTO the shore, at the Crimson Cliffs of
rel, - where we filled M our casks from
n,onntoin strenm. These cliffs are so named from
t1o rnS s,,o,,, An tbem snecimens of which were
ohtaine5
inw miles TO the east or Cane Yorke, two Es-
on;manx We're met With. The ONLY thing we
ronld understand them to saw was, that more of
their people were living not very far distant
On the 18th we got fair wind, and passing
Cane Dudley Diggs shaped our course for the
western side of Batin's Bay. The pack" was
soon met with. but il was in streams and very
loose, so that little obstruction was found from it.
On tbe morning of the 10th we cleared it en-
tirely. and n decided swell of the sea indicated
that We had reached the north waters
The same day fell in with the squadron OF
two vessels under Capt Penny. They had oeen
unsuccessful in their efforts to enter Jones s
Sa ~, wore NOM. bouod in the same direc
'IVui'S'
''V o. 'S . ,o;, &c tl,e 1a,h we entered the
;-ie,t .,ola ,o,no an from the 90 ST.