The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-30
TIE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.
TIE NORTHWEST PASSAGE AT LAST
Highly Important Geographical and
Geological Discoveries,
Thrilling Account Of Meeting Of English OFF,
GERS from the East and West on the lee,
&C., &C., 30.
Iron the London Times, Oct. s !

Commander Inglefed, of Her Maesty's ship Phoenix,
has arrived in town, and announced to their lord
ships the gratifying fact Of The safety OF Her Ma
jesfy's ship Investigator, Captain Mcclure, about
which great anxiety began 70 be felt Commander
Egiefad also brings dimgs Of the discovery of the
iosg sought for northwest passage He Is the bearer
of dispatches from Sir Ed ward Bslcher, Captain
Mcclure. and Captain Kellett. No trace has been
discovered of Sir John 'rapklin's expedition, and
Captain Ingefeld announces the loss of the 3readaL
bans. the consort ship of the Phoenix and the death,
by drowning, Of . gallant officer OF the French I'm
perih Navy Lieutenant Belot. The despatches
thus received are flied with long aud highly inte-
resting details connected Nth the expedition; but
gathered from the following extracts made from Capt
IsRle6eld's official report
TIN MAJNrY's STRAIN sIoop PHayIx
OF Thurso, Oct T. 1858.
Sal have the honor 10 ort TO you for the nfor-
nAtsa Of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty my
arrival ON the Arctic resions bringing with the inn
Ae discovery Il ne northwest pissa9c, though unrppay,
ic8hoa finding e slightest traces IF he missing erpNios,
either BY this route the field Of search occupied
the squadron under Sir Edward Belcbers nmand.
Am the bearer Of desPstches from that officer and
whom appointed from the North as supernu nerary
to this ship charged with the letters and journals Of
AS his journal Is Of BILE length will endeavor
to ac4uaint you with the substance of it, that their
ships may thus be early informed of the leading features
u the Investigators discoveries but enter 1o this
matter deem to be duty scquant their orishps
with the result of the expedition have he honor
structions to the letter trust their entire salts
faction il has not been without great difficulty consider
abls peril to the safety of this vessel the total loss of
life.
This unfortunate event. occurred on the morning
Of the 2lst of August off Beechey Island no human
err could have avered and vessel which at that
time had the transport actually ia tow barely escaped
similar fate receiving nip which raised the stern
several feet and aed the deck destroying the
rudde and screw one of the beams .rd sprung
and the port bow partially breaking of the ri
ders, and forcing in the piankng THIS latter damage,
there is some doubt have been sustained heavy
gale the morning Of the 18th of August when the ship
severely nipped OF Cape Riley The ice is Of
opinion it received in Melville Bay while forcing
passage under full steam through heavy ice; how.
ever this may be- have lit lie doubt but that for
nature Of the sorags of our hold and the strengthen
fate as the unfortunate Breadalbsne.
Commander Inglefed then proceeds to give mar
rative OF the principal events connected With the
petition Of the Phoenix, from the time of their arr
val at Disco. In this statement he makes the follow
ing mention OF the death Of NJ. Bellot brave and
entNrprising Frenchman, who seems to have been
attracted to these explorations in the Arctic regions
from the very dangers by which they are surround
ed. Captain Inglefield, writing the 10th OF Au.
gust, moment OF extreme peril to himself, says
While thus employed received by official letter
Captain Puen, copy of which enclose maj ked L l. a
report Of the melancholy intelligence Of the death of
Ballot who had been sent by Captain Pullen his
carry the original dispatches Sir Edward Belcher
This unfortunate occurrence took place the night Of
the gale, when Bellot, with two men, driven off
from the shore on foe; and shortly after, while
notering from the top Of hummock he blown or by
violent gust of wind into deep crack in the ice, and
pershed BY drowning The two men saved by
comparative miracle and after driving thirty
hours without food enable to land and reoin their
fellow avelers, who gave them provisions and then
turosd to the ship bringing safety the
but three OF them fit subjects only for INVADING.
The despatch proceeds with the following il ustra
t0a Of what Arctic navig alton Isl
She ice closing again obliged quit Cape Riley be-
fore midnight and in endeAvorng push the ships
blight an the land foe the Phoenix touched the ground
but came OF again Immediately, without damage. The
whole night was spent in struggling to get the ships into
the westward, when $50 A NJ of 21st of August
the ice closing all round, botk vessels
edge but with steam ready to push through the in
slant the ice should loosen.
Shortly however, rapid Of the outer foe to the
westward, placed the Phoenix in the perous posi-
ton ordered the hands 20 be turned up that augh
could be done but to be ready in Of the worst
provide for their safety; the ice, however easing OF
Breadalbane which ship either received the
fsvorsbly less equal to the gency, for it
passed through her starboafd bow ard in less than
fifteen minutes she sank in thirty fathoms of water
giving the people barely time TO themselves and
the had closed over her Anticipating such catas
trophe got the stern OF the Phoenix the
transport struck, and beside her when she filed
and can unkesatingy state that no human power could
have saved her Fortunately nearly the whole Of the
government stores had been landed.
a. wing tai en- board the shipvrecked crew. every
recaus used with regard TO the safety Her Ma
jesys sea vessel but it till the morning of the
22d August that we succeeded in getting her safe
position in Erebus no Terror Bay the ship was
again secured to the land Zoe
Another example of the same kind occurs further
On, and Ia as follows -
We arrived at Ley ely Disco the 9Th OF September,
ana Immediately commenced coaliug The barometer /
threatening utterly gale induced to pass through
the Wagat " escape IT, and II the darkness II night,
cunning under full sail and team, nearly going
stem 10 iceberg 100 feet in height avoid which
roun3ed to- hin half pistol rot Of rock awash At
The entrance OF the Molgae and which, though laid
down in the charts supposed the ship was well clea.
Of strong set through the channel 70 the northwar
nina bayp "A The decer
The following extract from the despatch may in
terest geologists:-
AT Iaeyely obtained information Of coal aine oboh
tuens pe ,rile' from tie hate, he ouhern SHIRE c h
rland, and old that ge coi 10 te obtained here Is IL
such quantities that ship Dhi take 600 TINS. For burn
ing il stoves is preferred By the Danes TO English coal
obtained sufficient quantity OF an infeli sort 10
make trial in boilers copy Of the chief engineers
report enclose marked - and have retained
board -four casks of this fae Tor their loships disposal
The latter part of Captain Inglefeld's despatch is
chiefly occupied BY summary Of the I from the
Eies made by Captain Mcclure in the Investigator.
BE says -
And now sir, beg to narrate, in a summary manner
the intelligence CLEANED from the searching squadrons
and, 6ret with rel. Sir Edward Becher. have
little else 10 say but that he winered in spot he had
named Northumberland Sound In latitude rs So and
longitude o. W, the posts markell in the
charts Of Wellington Channel Cape Sir John Franklin
From Captain Pullen learned that not the slightest
OF the missing expedition had been met With either
by ths the western branch Of the searching squadron
and that il was evidently The intention of Sir Eiwi
Belcher to return 10 Beechey Island possible.
For the rest Sir Edwards dispatches will convey all
further details
Captain Kellett wntered al Deay Island Mslvils
Iiand he bad narrow Of losing his ship the
night OF his departure from Beechey sand She grounded
OF Cape Colbourn and only got off after the had
set down upon her ing her her broadsc and
with the - OF sixty feet OF her fake keel
was party frcm his vessel that discovered the de-
spatch OF Captain Mcclure at Winter srbo ami was TINS
led to the nvesg aor's position brief the
voyage and discoveries OF which sel will nov relate
Their lordships will remember that Il the 9th II
August 1860 that the Investigator last running
10 the poriheastward with suddiny sails set. They
rounded Point Barrow with Iuuch dicuity
At tse river Colyle in $50 degrees W.. they were de-
tanned days and then thick weather ogs con
trary winds set in the latter proving rather adyan
tage kept the ice OPEN and the necessity Of working
to windward between the Polar pack ard tho gradually
sopng shore gave them tn. Of avoiding dangers
On the 26th OF August they reached tho Of the
Mackenzie the pack at this part being upwards ninety
miles dis ant On the Both they Oh Car Bathurst
When At Cape Parry open water 10 the northward in
duced Captain Mcclure to push for Banks land and