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having made last there on account Of the
state OF The ice, Capt. Penny had again
consultation with Capt. Austin, with
view 20 aching IN concert.
The following morning, the more IA
vorabie appearance Of the ice induced
him TO make an attempt to reach Cape
Walker; bn. after proceeding twenty -five
miles, the ice became packed, which.
with heavy fog caused him to put a.
bout, and make Tor their former position.
The hourly increasing thickness OF the
bay ice, which had now become such an
obstacle that with a strong breeze the
ship stayed with considerable difficulty,
rendering il absolutely necessary that a
place Of safety should be Obtained for
the vessels. he accordingly made for this
harbor. The SisIof Augustth the imper-
vious ice OF the Wellington Channel un-
der went q complete disruption, and by
the 9Th, several vessels penetrated 70 the
4 CornwallIs side. Such, however, was
the impehe,rable character OF the pack
10 Lancaster Sound, that by The 10Th Of
September. the entire searching squad
ron were again concentrated about eight
miles south OF Grifiith's Island.
This was the forthes' westing attained
BY the American expedition.
1 .'he Lady Franklin brought up at III
A. NJ, on Thursday, the 18th of Sep
tember, and shortly afterwards the Felix
schooner Capt. Sir ). Ross came IN and
brought up; two boats were sent ashore
and hauled up, to fsli back upon should
further progress De made; but being an
able 70 get out by the 2Oih, so as to be
nseluliy employed, preparations were
commenced Tor wintering.
or The 18th OF September, the Amer
lean leit the British expedition Tor the
purpose 81 returning home, and The
BRUSH expedition having been divided
INTO several parties, explored on sledges
Wellington Channel and The land which
might be iound at The head OF that greai
MET. Ihey travelled much by land anu
sea, but did not succeed in obtaining any
further traces OF the missing ships Ere
bus and Terror. In fact, none were
found such as would warrant the risk OF
a second winter, and The English expedl-
non returned home.
On The night OF the 18th OF Septem-
Der aiier parting with the British ships.
and the Advance and The Rescue were
frozen m by the ice opposite TO Weillng-
ton channel, and from this point a driii
oi ice commenced which Is without pre-
cedent. The vessels werecarried to 10
deg, 30 min. norsh latitude. The highest
ever attained BY any vessel on that merid
ian. Thence they were carried on the
drlit south to Lancaster Sound, which
they reached IN November, when The
thermo,netor fell 10 II degrees below
zero Such was The commoilon Of The
fields OF ice iha, they could not light
lfes while the bedding was frozen, and
lcicles hung from the ceiling OF the cab,
IN. Even The soup and coffee iroze.---
Here i was that seursy first broke on,
among the crews. being produced by ex.
treme molsinre combined with extreme
cnld. Their gums were badly affected
and u required all The care OF Surgeon
hane and his assistant % arrest the pro-
gress OF the disease. All were attacked
except three. To the credit Of the doc
tors. we have the great pleasure OF sta
tug iha. not death has occurred in el-
ther vessel, from scaryy or any other
disease, and both crews are all well -
Al leas. The crew Of the Rescue were
well when the vessels parted company,
n storm. on the i3shoi September, oti
Newfoundland
The drItt q zee continued along Lam
caster Sound hil !, broke up against The
capes, and the most fearful conmosion
was The consequence. Two plains oi
Ice. N meeting together, would crush %
pieces an ordinary vessel; but the ses-
sels Of this expedition were SO strong that
the result was that, instead Of being
smashed, they were forced up out Of the
water six feet seven inches, with list Of
Two feet to one side. This was on the
lth Of November, and the crew were
all out on the ice. with their siedges pre-
| pared. and clothing and provisions to
start 70. the land. They lost all hope
OF ever returning in the ships. In the
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