The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-21

DR.. KANE AND THE GRIENELL EXPEDITION Certain
y OF the age has graduated in such Of
preparatory discipline he 10 whom is now ntrusted
the search for the long lost navigator He has taken his
diploma in the College OF Dangers. In the brief enume
ration OF his studies, find him irampng for several
weeks foot, through the orange groves of Brazil (;
then for month chasing the tiger near Bombay; then
surgeon OF The American legation 10 China, where af-
ter numerous unavaing endeavors 10 penetrate the for
hidden portions OF the Celestial regions, he goes the
Philippines, and succeeds, through the good Offices Of
the monks of the interior of Manila in visiting its fast
nesses and exploring It's volcanic wonders then, with
bamboo cord around his waist descending Two hundred
feet below the brink, into the great Crater OF Tae,
turning with bottle OF lis phur waters, and leaving
his crsped boots amid its cinders and lava; then again
visiting China and encounierng shpwreck, he passes
TO India physician OF the Demsndhar Dagore and for
three months from his paanqun looks upon the go
res of that country which displays in prodigality its
physical wonders and gathers around it the most
lie associations; then trace him in Upper Egypt and
Abyssinia. imprining the temporary footsteps of the
camel the shifting sands raversng the Sahara TO the
base of Jupiter nmon-at the imminent risk OF life, ap.
plying his to the lips of Memnon that speak their
morning words high in the clouds for several week
with Professor Lepsus, disturbing the ancient dust of the
Pharaobs; again wrecked as he descends the Nile
wounded in combat Alexandria then bunting on,
each of interest in classic Greece and sleeping
whrling through Italy. France, and England then crus
ing the coast of Africa, he avas himself Of his
Brazilian acquaintance and is permitted to penetrate the
interior and examine the whole machinery OF the slave
irade then fighting with the coas, fever, and though
coming of conquero, yet disabled TO be obliged 10
return home invalid; then volunteering for Mexico
carrying dispatches 10 General Scott in mad race
through the country troops had left a, Peroe OBJ
tanning escort OF misceant spy company, and becom.
ing involved in series OF fights he received the swords
OF Gen Gaoaa and Gen, Torejon had his horse killed
under him. and was himself desperately wounded in
protecting the lives OF his prisoners against his own
men then engaged in photographic service the
coast survey; then, surgeon OF the expedition in
search of Sir John Franklin, spending long and dismal
winter the frozen waters OF the polar seas; then
turning amidst the congratulations Of his countynen he
descends from the altitude OF iceberg the heat OF the
lecture ROOM and lays before the people the results OF
BIZ, northern investigations and now we see him. thus
amarized with every peril and acclimated in every
gion-haying successfully struggled with the rice fever
in the Canton river, with the plague IN Egypt, with the
yellow lever Rio, with the congesiiye al Pueba, with
the African fever the coast with organic disease
OF The heart which has from hoyhood been assang The
citadel OF life, with dangerous wounds Thus disciplined
and accredited, we this young, slender, and plastic
beyond home and country, reighng his stout ship, now
in our harbor, with the implements and means OF sub
slstence which are necessary 10 enable him 10 under.
take second and novel expedition TO find, II be posi-
bic amidst the ices OF the pole the form, living dead
of that gallant explorer whose unknown fate the
lyeest interest Of The nations-N, Y. Times.