The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1851-03-14
MISCELLANEOUS
The Frozen Ship.

At this period, when so much anxiety prevails
respecting the fate of Sir John Franklin, every
thing relating to the polar regions is of interest
The following sketch is one ofthe most thrilling
we have ever read, and is extracted by the
Philadelphia Ledger from the Westminster
Review:
One serene evening in the middle of August,
IT'S, Capt. Warren, the master Of the Green.
land whaleship, found himself becalmed amoung
an immense number of icebergs in about az deg.
north latitude. On one side, and within mile
of his vessel, these were closely wedged together
and succession of snow.colored peaks appeared
behind each other as far as the eye could reach,
showing that the ocean was completely blocked
D in that quarter, and that it had probably been
so for a long period Of time. Capt. Warren did
not feel altogether satisfied with his situation;
but there being no wind he could not move one
way or the other, and he therefore kept a strict
watch, knowing that he would be safe as long
as the icebergs continued in their respective
places.
About midnight the wind rose TO gale, Far
ful evidence that the ice was in motion. The
vessel received violent shocks every moment;
for the haziness OF the atmosphere prevented
those on board from discovering in what direction
the open water lay, or il there actually was any
at ali on either side Of them. The night was
spent in taeking as often as any cause ol danger
happened to present itself, and in the morning
the storm abated, and Capt. Warren ionnd TO his
great Joy that his ship had not sustained any
serious injury. He remarked with surprise, that
| the accumulated icehelgs which had, on the
preceding evening, formed an impenetrable bar
| rier, had been separated and disarranged by the
wind, and in one place a canal Of open sea
wound its course amoung them as far as the eye
| could discern.
1t was two miles beyond the entrance of this
canal that shipmade Its appearance about noon.
| The sun shone brightly at the time. and gentle
breeze blew from the north. AT first some in.
tervening icebergs prevented Capt. Warren from
distinctly seeing any thing buther masts; but be
was struck with the strange manner in which
her sails were disposed, and with the dismantled
aspect of her yards and rigging. She continued
| to 90 before the wind for a few furlongs, and
| then, grounding upon the low icebergs, remained
1 motioness.
Capt. Warren's curiosity was so much existed
that he Immediately leaped into his boat with
[several seaman, and rowed towards her. On
approaching he observed that her hull was mis-
/ eraby weather beaten, and not soul appeared
on the deck, which was covered with snow to 9
considerable depth. He hailed her crew sever
al times, but no answer was returned previou;
to stepping on board, an open pors.hole near the
main chains caught his eye. and on looking int
/ it he perceived man reclining ba3k on chail
1 with writing materials on a table before him
but the feebieness of the lighs made every thing
lindistinct. The party went up on deck, am
i having removed the hatchway which they iount
closed, they descended TO the cabin. They frs
j came TO the apartment which Capt. Warrer
viewed through the port-holc. A tremor seizet
him as he entered it. lis inmate retained h
former position, and seemed 10 be insensible 4
strangers. He was found to be corpse, and
green damp mould had covered bis cheeks AM
forehead and yelled his open eye-balls. He hai
/ a pen 10 his hand, and Iog.book lay before nim
| the last sentence in whose unfinished page raj
thus: