New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-22

suc how long he expected tfem TO las. stated that
lie had provisions for five years, aud II II we're ne
cesssTl ne could make them SPIN out seven years
and he sall further, TIA. ne would lose no oppor-
iuniiy Of killing oIds, sni whatever ese Vas useful
that came IA the Wv, TO keep UP Their stock, ana
that ne had peutv Of powder ans shot for the ppr-
pose That Sir John also stated that he had already
got several casss of bins salied. and had tnen two
shoOiHg TueS oui-one from each slip. Inc
0Ios were very Pumtrous, many would IN A.
SlDge srot, and the cPclarast has himself Killed
foty al . OF With wbIIe pease. Taa: the BIRDS are
rerS agreeable food, ~ taste AMI size SOM What
lie young pigeons and are called by the sailors,
"rochts'
That on the 26th or 18th Of said month OF July.
two parties o. Sir Johns officers who hal been out
shooting, clned with the oeclaIant board the En-
leIpIise. There was boat with SIX from eIcn snip
Their conversation was TO the same ete : a. SIR
Johns. They spoke of expecting 20 be assent -four
OF hve, or perhaps six YEAS These officers also
salo That tie ships would winter where they could
fEd CONVENIENT place and In spring push on as far
rs possible, AID so year after year as the deter
nilat'0n was 10 push on as FAR as practicable.
That on The following day an ioyIs,tion was
hioughl 10 the ceclarant, verbally, TO dine win ST
John. but the WIND shifted and the Enterprise nav
ing cut through the ice about a mile and ahalf the
dsciaraIt was obliged to decline the invitation
That he saw he Erebus and Terror for two days
longer they were still lying at an iceberg and the
Enterprise was moving slowly down the country.
That so numerous were the birds mentioned, AMI
favorable vas the weather for shooting them tnat
very large number must have been secured during
ore time the oecarant was IN sight OF the Two shpS.
The Prince OF Wales whaleT was also within sight
during the most of the time That from the state of
tie wind and weather for period of 10 days during
part OF which the oeclarant was not IN sight OF the
TWO ships the best opportunity was afforded for Sc
curiI the birds. That the birds described are not
10 be found at all places on the hshing ground our
le the whaling season but are met with Ia vdst
numbers every season certain feeding banks and
places for broodi0g agd appeared at the time 0y
he ceciarsnt to ne most fortunate circumstance
that The Frehus and Terror had fallen IN with SO
many bids, and that the state of the weather was SO
iatCIabe for securing l,rse numbers Them. Inc
,scli aut has INSET had supply OF the same des-
crip'ion Of birds which kept fresh sni goDd during
hrte months at DAVIS Straits, and the last we're as
g. 90 as the first of them.
Which declaration. above written, is now made
cOBscieut.ously, believing Tie same to be true.
ROBERT MARTIN.
Declared be fore me at Pe'erbeai tins 80 h day Of
Dcce inter, ISL K GRATH, Provost of Peterhead
(Sea OF PeteIhead afiixed.l
4 Cal tain in the British Navy publishes
letter IA The London Times discredlting the above
affidavit.
Sir Roderick Murchison states that he
has Intelligence from Lieut.. PIN, at St. Peters
burgh, to the effect tha! the Imperial Government
after having taken the most lively interest in this as
IN every former case 10 rescue the missing expedi-
ton had satisfied itself on the unanimous report OF
the persons who bad fully studied the subject that
the execution of the plan which the noble and c0u-
fageous devotion of Lieut.. PIN had led MIN ID con-
ceve, was opposed ny inSurmountaoe Obstacles
Under these circumstances the Emperor could not
consent to allow the lie OF a British ohcer 10 pc
periled in vain : but that still, being DESTROYS OF
DONG everything which might be possible, the lm-
psrlal Government had placed our countryman IN
communication with NJ Ivan and NJ Mddendor'-
TIE one the explorer of Nova Zem0la, the other OF
Northern AMI Eastern Soerii--in the hope that oy
rome ether plan additional chances nigh. be obtained
OF procuring the desired tldhgs.