The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-02-28

Dispatches have been received at the Admiralty
from Captain Kellet G. B., of Her Majesty's ship
Herald dated at sea- the 18th of October, 1850, on
his return from Behring's Straits. The Herald
had communicated with her Majesty ship Plover,
on the 10th Of July, at Chamisso Island, where the
Plover had passed the preceding winter. The two
ships proceeded to the northward until they sighted
the pack ice when the Herald returned to Cape
Lisburne, in quest of Captain Colllnsons expedi-
ton, and on the 3lst fell in with Her Majestys
ship Investigator, which had made surprisingly
short passage of twenty-six days from the Sand
wich Islands. The Herald remained cruising off
Cape Lisburne, and again fell in with the Plover,
the 18th of August, on her return from Point
Barrow, Commander Moore having coasted in his
boats, and minutely examined the several nets
far as that point from Icy Cape, without gaining
any intelligence of the missing expedition Com
mander Moore and his boats crew suffered severely
from exposure to cold Captain Kellett, having
fully victuaed the Plover ordered her to winter in
Grantley Haibor, Cher former anchorage at Cha
misso Island not being considered safeD and then
returned to the southwark, on his way to England.
Dispatches have also been received from Captain
Conson G. b., of Her Majestys ship Enterprise,
and Commander Mcclure, of Her Majesty's ship
Investigator from which the following are extracts
In the ensuing spring, as soon as it is practical
BILE for travelling parties to start, should dispatch
as many as the state of the crew will admit Of in
different directions each being provided with forty
days provisions, with directions to examine min
utely all bays inlets, and islands towards the
northeast, ascending, occasionally, some oil the
highest points of land to be enabled to obtain
extended views being particularly cautious in their
advance to observe any indication of breakup in
the ice so that their return to the ship may be
effected without hazard, even before the expendl-
ture of their provisions would otherwise render it
| necessary.
Supposing the parties 10 have returned without
obtaining any clue of the absent ships, and the
ed tst nj
would then be to push on towards Wellington In
let, assuming that that channel communicates
with the Polar Sea- and search both its shores,
less, in so doing, some indication should be met
with to show that parties from any of Capt. Aus
| tins vessels had previously done so, when he
would return and endeavor to penetrate in the di-
| recton of jones' Sound, carefully examining
every place that was practicable. Sir, should our
efforts to reach this point be successful, and in The
route no traces discerDible of the long missing
expedition, should not then be enabled longer to
divest myself OF the feelings, painful it must be
| to arrive at such conclusion, that all human aid
| would then be perfectly unavang; and there
| lore, undsr such conviction, would think it my
duty, II possible, 10 return 10 England, or al all
| ey mis-, endeavor 10 reach some port that would
| insure that object upon the following year.
In the event of this being our last communca-
tion, would request you to assure their lordsbips
| that no apprehension whatever need be enter
| tained of our safety until the autumn of 1884, az
We have on board three years of all species of pro-
| vision, commencing from the lst of September,
| proXlmo, which, without much deprivation, may
be made to extend to period of four years as,
moreover, whatever is killed by hunting parties, |
intend to issue in lieu of the usual ralions, which
VIII still further protract our resources.
| 1t gives me great pleasure to say that the good
effects Of the fruit and vegetables IA large guam
lity of which we took on board at Oahu are very
perceptible in the increased vgor OF the men, who,
at this moment, are in excellent condition as il
is possible to desire, and evince spirit of conf
| dence and cheeriulness of disposition which are
| beyond all appreciation