The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-08
VIII render the fullest just 90 TO the claims Of
Capfaip Ia Hovau .cI h,s .&o~-.


London Illustrated Ne~s, an outline chart :" of the
discoveries made by the respective searching parties
from the Arctic expedition under the command of
Captain Penny" Compared with the maps sad
charts of all previous discoveries this outline in
very conspicuous manner illustrates the industry Of
Captain Penny from the numerous new islands,
lays, and peninsulas laid down. His energy, and
the admirable system of all the movements by land
and sea- under his direction certainly deserving
of all praise. The names awarded to two localities
on Wellington Channel, to wji;-Kane Bay, CATER
DR.. Kane, the sklful surgecn of the Advance,) and
Cape DE Haven, (after che American Captain)-
are also evidences Of Captain Penny's desire to
share the honors a. ne shared the dangers and
labors of the general enterprise. On one or two
other points, however, and no doubt in ignorance
of the previous discovery by the Advance, the
chart of Captain Penny does manifest injustice to
Captain De Haven and the liberal protector OF the
American expedition.
Captain Penny, in his explorations Of yelling
ton Sound, passed over the track of the Advance
and the Rescue, and bis results accord COM
plesely with those Of Captain De Haven. We
think it will also be discovered that eight months
before Coptain Penny's enterprising journey, the
American ships had attained . latitude of 20 deg
26 min. north; and that, from this point, they
discovered the extended shores which appear in the
running survey of Captain De Haven, as g Grinueu
Land the same which appears in Captain PEN
ny's outline as "Albert Land" The proprietor
ship lies between Mr. Grinnell and Prince Albert,
and rests upon priority of discovery. The Ameri-
can vessels being some eight ,nths ahead of Capt.
Penny, and having actually run within sight of the
and and named it, appear to have the RICH. and
title Of the christening. This land appeared lofty
ard continuous DR.. Kane looked upon it as a con-
tinuation Of the primary formation of Lancaster
Sound and Greenland, markedly different from the
limestone which lined both sides of Wellington
Channel, in which they then were. Ons peak,
which occupies prominent position in Captain De
Haven's charts, lying well to the north, has, we
see, been called BY Capt. Penny, " Sir John Bar
rows Monument" From a comparison Of dates,
we doubt not, Captain De Ravens claim to the 6rst
discovery of that "extended coast" will be found
valid, and satisfactory to Captain Penny.
comparatively icsless sea, (only indicated to
our expedition by the dark appearance known as
the alter sky, from the reflection Of the water.)
has been actually discovered by Captain Penny
This clearly points to the Poeniya, or open ocean
around the pole. 1t is melancholy to think that
sea, shut out by impossible fields of ice, from
escape or assistance. Under this faint hope, We
understand that application has been made to tae
British Admiralty, TO renewthe search with steam
propeller. By the late British expeditions, the ad
vantage of steam was practically tested Their
little steamer did good service, and was powerful
auxiliary to the squad on; and i. may be possible,
with properly constructed propeller and tenders,
not only to reach the op,n referred to, bat the
passage to Behrirg Straits may be accomplished.
The ice diff by which the American vessels were
carried away, put IN end to the plans Of Captain
De Haven. He was for more than q fortnight
within sight of Cape De Haven, Kane Bay, AMI
other points courteously named after officers by
the British commanders, but the inevitable CON-
pulsion of the ice swept his ships irresistibly far
away from the intend ID feld OF their explorations
Drifting with immessurlble icefelds, high and dry
anon the ice, in an unknown sea, for . thousand
miles, i. is almost miraculous that the Advance
and Rescue escaped. Still more wonderful is it
that they return without the loss Of q man, after
two years Of active hardships and suerings, under
the perpetual winter Of the frozen ocean, which
shuts in with its icy barriers the open sea around
the pole.
In conclusion, the recent expeditions have not
been wholly without useful results. They have
exte nded our geographical knowledge Of the Arctic
ocean and its numerous islands, and We must
peat, they have established the utter impractica-
bility OF northwest passage, for any useful purpose
whatever. The fate Of Sir John Franklin is still
q painful mystery Hope of his recovery now, or
Of man Of his ships crews, seems like hoping
sgsnst inevitable fate. II Is possible hs may be
bourd up somewhere in the ice, domesticated
to the life Of the Esquimaux; it is possible
that his ships may be aAoat in that Mysterious open
sea discovered BY Captain Penny; or they may be
waiting inside its icy walls in hope Of ultimate
lief. 1t Is barely possible that Sir John some Of
his crew, may yet appear on the Pacific coast
or southwark between Hudson's Bay and the
mouth Of MsKenzies river; but time, the sky, the
ocean, the land, and circumstances are all against
them. The fate CT the President steamer may have
been the fate Of Franklin and his ships-they may
never be heard Of again. The civilized world would
rejoice in their recovery, from it's sympathy with
the noble Il irded ana strong hearted woman, whose
eonstauey of faith and affection gave courage
ard hope and something Of confidence, to the brave
seamen in search Of their lost brothers Of the sea;
out tho expeditions have reported, and the mys.
terry still remains. Percbsnee, the missing seamen
we're lost amid some tremendous conflict OF those
fearful cehelds in storm; perchance, the wrecks
Of he missing ships may yet be found. on some ice
bOuud inland shore, or in sone of TIE reaches Of
open sea, drifting like spectres under the wildly
ulurnina ted twilight Of The Areti; circle
FINANCIAL PANIc.-During the past Elk weeks
there have bsen numerous failures AMI ramors OF
failures. Hardly a Gay has passed that has not
given rise to q dozen reports. We have carefully
abstsined from publisbirg the names Of even those
houses which have failed, aGd have eDdeayored to
keep cut Of our elegrBpbic oespstches aud sores
poroeDce the names Of houses in other cities, re.
ported TO have failed Not xithst andng all our