Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-10-30

soldlers-a small tombstone of white marble in
the grave yard Of Anceuis, raised by Landfean
over the corpse of the murdered babe, are all
that is left to tell the story of the ilstared roy.
alist gentleman and his unhappy wife! The
chronicles of La Vendee could furnish many
such an episode as this, but there are few who,
like Jean Landrean, would seek to make the
story known. He reverts to it even in his will
and leaves an annuity to be bestowed for ever
on the oldest boatman on the Loire, in order to
commemorate the unhappy event which, against
his own desire, had been the Foundation of his
fortune.
0F We trust that the length of the follow
ing interesting article, which we cut from the
New York Daily Times, will not prevent its Pc
rusal by our readers.
The Arctic Expedition.
THE RETURN OF THE ADvANCE-CURTosITIEs
The unexpected news of the arrival on Tues
day, of the brig Advance, which was fitted out
some sixteen months ago, by Mr.. GrinnelI, of
our city, for the purpose Of obtaining informa-
ton in relation to the expedition of Sir John
Franklin, was received with the greatest enhu-
slasm ;-and when it was known that all who
had left in the Advance, and in her consort the
Rescue, were safe, he feeling OF Joy was un-
bounded Hundreds visited the Navy Yard,
some to crafty mere curiosity, and others from
higher motives The officers and men of the
Advance have brought with them many curiosi-
ties, description of which will not be uninter-
esting to the readers of the Times, and to this
end we went on board the Advance Yesterday,
and through the courtesy of the officers, and
Lieut.. Lowell in particular, we are able to give
a minuter account than has appeared yet, owing
to the numbers of persons making inquiries, and
the excitement of the occasion, it is not as COM
plete as we could have wished.
The race Of people who nhabit the country
so little known, than anything in relation to them
is caught up with avidity. This arrival furnish
Gs US with a sight of some of their distinctive
characteristics, in dress and otherwise. The
dress of married lady is composed of pair of
short seal skin pants, for outside, extending
nearly to the knee joint where 1t meets the leg
of the boots, made of the same MATERIAL or OF
deer skin. The upper part of the person is cov-
cred with "jumper," or kind of sack with
hood for the head, and sleeves, made whole with
the exception of a place for the face and arms.
This also is made of seal skin, and in the warm.
er weather is covered with fancy colored cot
ton cloth sack. In the coolest and wet weather
the cloth sack is removed, and seal skin cover
ing, without fur, placed in its stead This com
poses their whole dress. The dress of an un-
married lady is distinguished by broad band
made of fancy figured webbing about two and
a half inches wide, sewed on each side of the
front Of their pants, extending nearly the whole
length of them. married woman can also be
distinguished from an unmarried one by the hair,
which in both cases is tied upon the top Of the
head, and the ends Of that of the married are
colored blue, and of the unmarried red. This
enables gallant to act the amable without dan.
ger of making advances to some aheady married
and getting stray shot from an injured hus.
band The boots are made very neatly, slender
and well proportoned, The upper leather is CO.
lored. They tan deer skins with urine, and their
seal skins are dressed in beautiful manner
simply by drying and rubbing them with a
smooth stone. A pair of slippers completes the
wardrobe of lady in the Esquimaux country
these are made OF deer skin, and neatly fringet
round the tops with white rabbits fur The
clothing which was shown us was made in a We
ry tasty and strong manner, every thread useC
being made of the snews Of the deer, and o.
course very durable. The dresses of the maet
are very similar to the married ladies', with the
exception that they are longer and rather heavi-
er. The Danes are scattered about among the
foreign articles they may want, which are limit
ed TO steel for their spears, and some few orna-
ments, for their dresses, and cooring for the
hair and ladies' boots. The seal furnishes then
with almost everything they seem to require
food, clothing and even fuel,
"Kyacs" are kind of boat used by this peo
pie, and are certainly very curious affairs, fou
of which we're broughtin the .Advance. They
, are made by stretching seal skins over ligh
| frame work Of wood, shaped very much like
, hattened cigar, both ends being very sharp, wit
hole in the top, about 13 inches in diameter
| The whole length of boat is about II feet, b
;. Ia inces in width, and inches deep at the cet
g IRE. The boatman slides his legs and hips thr
@ the aperture in the top of the boat, extending h
S legs engthways while from his hip up are ou
side. This part Of the body is covered with
d seal-skin, made the same as Jumper" al
n lashed with drawing strings, at the bottom, to
h rim round the aperture in the boat. The boa
@ man propels his craft with double bladed pa
:. die. about seven feet in length, made of lig
e wood, and slightly made the main part but
& bout I-2 or inches in diameter,and the blad
e 4 inches wide, and ornamented with ivory
" With this he moves his boat through the waite
T. at q very rapid rate. BY dexterous mozeme
3 with his oar, an expert boatman will complete
IN t,,YY HE ho,t oyar and came I'm nn the ODDOsl