The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-21


The Herald publishes a letter from one Of the OFF,
Of the expedition sent out 10 search for Sir John
Franklin. We give it, with some unimportant
omissions.
L. s. BRIo ADvANcE, June %, 1850.
Whaletsh Island, western coast OF Greenland,
Lat. go So N, long. $50 ly w.
We arrived here this morning at O'Clock, after
passage Of thirty-two days from New York
which was rather long, owing TO unfavorablc winds
VIC bad.
On our arrival here we found an English bark at
anchor; she Is storeship, having brought stores
and coal out for the squadron, which, by the way,
sailed from here yesterday, consisting OF two barks
Of about 200 tons each, carrying sixty men, and
steamers Of about 100 tons each, with from forty
hfty men; they all bound in search Of Sir John
Franklin The bark sails inr bout a week for Eng
land, which will give US all fine opportunity TO
write, the only one | am afraid shall have for
some time to come. We have been very fortunate
in sending letters thus far for boa rded weasel OF
Newfoundland, bound into St. Johns, about the
LIST of this month. We all sent letters by her. They
went from St. Johns by steamer 10 Halifax, and
from there 10 the United States.
After leaving New York, VIC kept company with
the Rescue, 10y keeping under short sail, until the
18th ult, when, finding IL impossible for her, TO
keep up, made sail and lost sight Of her in few
hours. The days, after leaving New York, grad.
ually grew longer until the 10th of this month"; lin
6Uo 90 north lalitude) when We could really say
VIC had constant day, 80 much so, that VIC were
able 10 steer without lighting the binnaclc lamp,
thing never saw before; but now have sun-
shine the vhole twenty four hours we have not got
used TO il yet, and hardly know when turning-n
time comes. You have no idea how strange il APP
pears to come deck At midnight Tor rather what
ought 10 be midnight) and find il TO be broad day
| light, with the up. We still discriminate ono
twelve hours from the other, by calling them night
and day, and appropriate the part We call night for
| sleeping, or rather portion Of it.
Alter leaving the cOast of Newfoundland, we fell
in with ice until VIC about to make the
coast Of Greenland, when VIC found the icebcrgs in
great numbers, We made Greenland on the 2lst.
II certainly is tho most dismal rocky barren ooun
! try ever or ever expect to zee. This morn
ing we met SO many and such large bcrgs, that we
had TO keep strict watch TO steer clear of them;
however, we managed successfully, and came into
the harbor Of whslctish Island with fine breeze,
and anchored at O'Clock. ! expected to find
something ofa .own, and when we came in asked
where it was and shown two shantics and half
a dozen Esquimaux mud huts In one of the shan
ties the governor lives he is Dane, sent out here
by Government, as kind OF missionary, &c;
he came board ship this afternoon.
The Esqumaux ugly and greasy. lien,
women and children, all dress alike, in seaskins
Their drcss IL short jumper, with hood 10 IL for
| a cap, pantsloons coming down 10 the calves Of
their legs, with boots to meet; all made OF sealskn
with the hair on we are each going to have suit
before we leave. bought pair Of sealskn stock
ings, which are very nice and warm; tho only OBJ
lection to them is, that they are properly cured