Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-10-11

eAteni' lney again proceeded norlhward
along the Greenland coast, leaving TO the
west the masses of floating ice, and penetra.
ted again into the upper regions of Baf1in's
Bay. Here new and far more threatening
difficulty befel them. They were locked up
IN the midst of huge icebergs which shut
them out completely from view of the hori-
zon. Some of them were $50 feet high, and
in the ligh, of the sum- lit was now constant
day,) the scene was spoken of as extremely
gorgeous. They had now reached the 10Th
of August, and even with an open sea they
could not have made Lancaster Sound before
the ice would again form, and it was deter
mined that the expedition should retrace lis
steps. They did so, and soon afterwards
reached our port.
The officers concur in stating that the win
ter OF those regions exceeds any cold within
our conception, and they were astonished 10
find that the steam generated fom their bo-
dies and from cooking became condensed
into water on their bedding and froze it TO-
gether so that it could not easily be separa-
ted. The extensive waste of waters between
the coasts OF Greenland and America become
cemenled together by ice, and all the region
including Hndson's Bay Labrador, and the
Straits Of Belle Isle become choked up, and
but for the Gulf stream, it would belt in New
FUundland.
Such is the region through which numer-
Gus, expensive and well planned enterprises
have been sent by various Governments at
different times within the last two centuries
for the purpose o! navigating around the
northern coast Of America, into the Pacific
Ocean, and now two vessels, the Enterprise
aud The Investigator, before spoken of, are
endeavoriug TO make the passage from the
opposite objection, and in the hope Of finding
the vereran navigator, whose fate enIists so
warmly the benevolent interest of all COM
mercal nations. The voyages Of Ross, of
Parry, of Back, and former voyages of
Franklin, are deeply interesting, and there
is now u commercial motive for prosecuting
them, which did not until lately prevail
The whalers are now obliged 10 proceed
northward though the passage between
Asia and Au.arica, for supplies Of oil, within
seven or eight hundred miles of the suppo-
will stimulate the spri, of discovery on the
Pacific side 10 an extent beyond what now
exists.
One Of the remarkable facts attending the
expeditions last made through Barrow's
s,rails-lhc British and the one in question:
is this, that they commenced win!ering
within IS miles of each other, fact that
was unknown, until the arrival Of the eXpe-
dition in this port, where tidings were OBJ
tanned Of the place of wintering and of the
unexpected return Of the British vessels
We have the materials on hand for a more
extended notice of the expedition, but we
omit it 10 day, in order 10 make room for
The deeply interesting letter Of Lady Frank
lin, whose earnest efforts in the important
duty which has devoved upon her, have
done so much 10 enlist the sympathy Of the
civilized world in her behalf, and i'll behalf
of her distinguished husband. 1t is highly
credilable 10 the management of the eXpe-
dtion that although exposed 10 severe sick
ness and TO vast perls, not single man has
been lost and the vessels were but slightly
= damaged prior TO the gale in September
The following are extracts from Lady
Frauklin's letter:
81 BEDFORD PLACE, LONDON,
Sept. IL 1851.
Mr. DEAR Mn. GRISNELL II write 10
you ia much agitation and confusion o
mind, which you will not wonder at wher
you hear that Captain Penny, with his twC
ships, has returned, and announces the ap
, preaching return Of Capt, Austn's squadron
: after being out for only half the period TO
which they were equipped.
d Capt. Penny's letter is to-day before III,
h Board of Admiralty, urging them in III,
: strongest terms TO despatch instantly pow
i erful steamer TO Wellington Channel, il
= which quarter, 10 the north west, he ha
i discovered the passage which there can b.
II scarcely a doubt the ships have taken sine,
Il it is the only opening they have found any
where, and hundreds Of ni1es Of coast hav'
II been explored in the lower western direction
i 10 Cape Walker, Banks Land, and Melville
j. Island, without a trace Of them. Drifwoo'
/ in considerable quantities has come out o
n this north west channel, and also small bl
!, of rather fresh English elm, which Penn,
e pronounces must have belonged 10 our ships
e and was probably thrown overheard
g Thus the right track of the north ives
= passage aud the course Of the missing ship
W are identical and can only regret that ou
p SQUADRON was not told they might aiiemP
m the making of the passage if they could, 70
" in that case we should have had no abau
n doning Of the search till many more strug
le giles had been made 10 get into Behrin
re- Straits. The barrier ot ice in Welngto
in Channel did not break up last year, nor ha
to done so this, when Penny left but his ca
al plorations, which extended 10 1870 miles fror
le the entrance, were made beyond il in boa
le sledges co miles beyond this he saw wale
y with land s.aating to the northwest. ca
"a hardly concetye how he conld resist follow