The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-27
The arctic Exploring Expe dItion.

We find in the London Times of the 10th inst.
letter from Capt. Parker, of the True Love
whale ship, giving an account of Capt. All stin's
expedition up to the 18th September 1850
The statements contained in this letter fully
confirm the reports received by the Prince AL
bert, of Sir John Franklin's expedition having
passed the winter of 1856, in the neighbor.
hood of Cape Riley. They place beyond a
doubt the safety of Sir John Frankin's ships
up to this point, which was their first winter
quarters, and during heir sojuurn at which
there is not The slightest ground for supposng
that any disaster of any description had &C.
Cured, beyond the ordinary casualties of life
among such number, three men having died
out of the two ships companies up to April,
1916, about which period they would be pre-
pairing to push forward on the main object of
the expedition. .. ~ ...-.
The follow ing letter from DR.. Kane, of Phila.
delpha, surgeon to the United States expedi-
ton, will be read with great interest. The
persons whose graves are here reported, formed
part of the expedition -
On the 9th, Capt. Penny's parties reported
graves. These were at once visited by Capt
De Haven, Mr.. Penny, and DR. Kane. They
bore respectively the names of w. Brnine, r.
W.. and John Hartnel, Of the Erebus, and John
Torrington, OF the Terror; the date Of the
latest death being the 81 Of April, 1886.
Added to these sad but unmistakeable evi.
dences, were the remains Of the observatory,
carpenters shop and armorers' forge. Upon the
hillside and beach were fragments Of wood,
metal and clothing, with stacks Of empty meat
tins. Everything indicated permanency and or
ganization. There can be no doubt that the
cave between Care Riley and Beechy Island,
facing Lancaster Sound, was the first winter
station Of the missing vessels. On the 3lst al
September, the iupervious ice Of Wellington
channel underwent a complete disruption, and
by the 9Th, several vessels penetrated to the
CORVALLIS side. Such, however, was the i'm.
panetrable character Of the pack in Lancaster
Sound, that by the 10th Of September the
entire searching squadron were again concen.
trated about eight miles south Ct Gri1ith's
leland.
This was the furthest Wrestling attained by the
American expedition. The latest dates from
Comm dore Austin are &C the 18th Of Septen,.
her. They were then in momentary expecta.
ton Of making winter quarters, and Il is
probable that small hirbor discovered bv Capt
Ommanney. about three miles east Of Cape
Martyrs, will be the haven selected.
Thence the American vessels, whilst proceed.
ing homeward. were frozen in opposite yelling.
ton channel, drifting during the ensuing winter
from latitude of 1925 throughout the chan.
mel and sound into BrfIin's Bay. Their liberia.
ton, after much exposure and trial. took place
on the 10th Of June. 1851, at point south Of
Cape Walsingham 65 30--a linear drift exceed
ing 1850 miles.
The commotion Of the ice. with its attendant
uncertainty. was their chief source Of trial
Every officer and man had mark ed scorbntic
disease. but no deaths have occurred. The
crews are now refreshed, and the expedition is
cndeavoring TO regain the seat of search. ]
have, &c, T.. X. KANE,
Surgeon 10 the Expedition.