Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-25
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tNe thAeu States prik dardRcc, Lieut. Con.
maudine De Haven. Z. 5. N, which. with the
uailed States brig Rescae. composed he Grin.
/ nell Ariic Exploring Expedition ia search a Sls
John Franklin, Feluned 20 this port on Tuesday
morning. passed Sandy Hook about Ave . clok.
A u and anchoring opposite her berth Il che
/ Navy Yard, Al eleven o'clock A. NJ The ia
rance with the Rescae, sailed from this port on
the 2Sd Of May 1850 and an account Of the
greater par Of her cruise has already been re-
ported by way Of England bul we have learned
! some Interesting additional particulars from II.
Commanding De Haven and Surgeon f. X,
Kane which We will proceed 70 lay before oui
readers.
The search, as far % The recovery Of Sir John
i concerned, was, as the English account led Us
q anticipate, WHOLLY lfailess and nothing Il al
satisfactory wasdiscovered concerning The where
abonls Oh proceedings ofihe lost party after leav.
4 ing The camp where they were supposed ID
have winiered Ia 1876. Nevertheless. We find
il so be he opinion Of The officers Of tbs expedi.
j ton that Sir John is vel alive with bis party,
though so hemmed 10 further north by ice, that
/ il is impossible ID all pFo5ihilily ever 10 reach
them. III these laliludes, ifihey are ystalise,
1they can subssi on whales, seals, bears, &c,
end 50 prolong lie few years longer. and ii the
lend, perhaps, be able. by means Of overland
progress, 70 reach some port visited BY whale
i vessels.
4 an illustration of how easily lie may be
sustained inihese attitudes, Surgeon Kane men.
/ lions that he Eall in with q Dane over seventy
years II age. who bad spent fly five years 81 his
life north ~ deg, subsisting during thai PERI
Cd entirely on birds, fish, bears, and other sni-
NAL food. He had not seen a vegetable The
who'e lime.
an the officers and crew ofihe Advaace have
returned alive and well. and large quantity 81
/ the prepared meats taken out have been brought
home Ii 4 perfect condition.
Ills The opinion Of Mr.. Grinnell and the OIL.
GERS 81 the expidition, that steam propeller Is
the only vessel which can now be used with
placiicability Ii q further prosecution Of lie
search. With vessel Of this description, 1t Is
supposed ~ much progress could BE- made IN d
month Al III six months ID an oriinary sailing
vessel, and probably with much more satisfactory
result thanaIy that has yet been obtained
The Adrancc and the Rescue. penetrated ibe
Asaiie regions as af as Gsiiih's island. Bafs
ROWS Straits, where they made some obserya-
lions, without discovering anything IN reference
~ the lost explorers. On attempting 10 return
they found fhe channel mprnetrably closed by
THE Ice fields, and their further progress fur The
srason being iinpfaciIcal,le. they laid BY, and
were finally troze inopposile Wellington Chan
mel, on the 18th September, 1850. Shortly hf'
Ter lie whole field began 70 drift 10 the north.
ward, and continued moving ID that direction I'M
Ill they reached rs deg. 80 min, the greatest
norshing ever attained inihat meridian 81 latitude.
fIhis point was reached ii gke latter part of No.
yfmbef, when Tie driIf look sculhefnysdrer-
Esion. md subsequently, carried the vessels into
Barrow Straits again, through Lancaster Sound.
and Lailinx Bay % latitude So deg. 80 MIN.
south.
During All this drilling, while The vessels we're
nncased ii ice. Tie Espedlonists endured I'LL
The rlgors IF d Polar winirf, The greater parrot
this period was one continuous night, The monol-
ony being relieved only BY The brilliancy the
superb Northern Lights From the / 9th of
September, when The ice first closed upon them
until June lO,cfihe present year, the Advance
.andihe Rescue continued Ice bound, the pro-
gFess 0l The diff being made known only By obs
seIsssionsdaily taken, and during two nonihs 81
h.ht j e ,bs ,ss' u. Ara q y
hl,out Noveml,er III III. tha Rescue he
ss.llSs N hs i.so s4ssela Waa .lessTIs.i Nh M
Win kbahsarI, i none E,,ow.
iug how soan The fearful pressure Of no ice
would crush The gallant lillle vessels. These
precautions, however proved happily unnecessary
HE holiness III iAs b.iss CAUSING Them "a glse
when ne cnsbipe commenced. s and ,beir pro.
sI;u;o,,s st,ensl enal.I;ny chem Il withstand The
uncommon pressure i, s,,rb ! degree I'M. H.
RI ANA. ,rben sba ,yas sc.;uhab;,ed II Nav.
"a lnd n M iT;,,.ed onIv III M M II bow,
snr;, ana rnIgater9 RE ,her,noraeter Il ~ lime
lbs Rese,,e MI dese,sed sgeFaged ia deorees Is.
Law ERA And III me.c.,rs seldom sank below that
ro;n. All ,s;n,ey e b,,,,,a, be;,g
Ks snd ~. 4, 81 IN
f,y o,,rs sv n IN ,on.
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