Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-07
,1ERICAN ENERGY.

The late departure of Lieut. Kane in his almost desperate
search after the navigator Sir John Franklin mas caea ~
MANY striking "reminiscences OF his ndetaugaoie peto
rance and courage AS fitting pendant 70 inc WV
eennhc quotes the following graphic description oy COL
gsnton of party setting out on an eXPcdon across e
Rocky Mountains;
~ come 10 speak Of that route and 10 see sna s." -
~ expore H. There ell the heads OF tne party Pon"s "
nriniendrnt Beae end Mt Harris Heap young IN years
hu old in experience and wel.tried In all Inc u
dangers Of distant and adventurous ~ ,vssr n
endsnr has made above dozen voyages oy ahu OF "ae "
California-has been the comrade OF fremont oaon' a'
other mountain men-has seen on na' hiou.i.an S iI M
no rivers and deserts coi and heat, savages and WHO
can show between the Mississippi and the Paclnc;
md triumphed all But that 10 only the ocgihn@ nc
has na ygaed every sea, and aversed every ano-Sou
rca ne well as North America; Europe Asia, and Airi
ca: and never encountered difficulty or danger hat ne
had not resource and courage to meet ana suoun-
ind We, he is only (tweny esht when 'h career
Of heroic life is still ahead He is grandson OF Commo,
doe Truxton, and worthy OF his descent mr. HeaP e.
Younger also has been in California and seen Europe
and Africa and done travelling IN every form IN whc II
could be- riding his mothers coit-you know "hat
s-(signs OF recogniton) up by mules and donkeys 10
cames and domedaries and very sorry that ne mas
dromedary here skm at the rate OF one hundred
and l,y miles day the praes, carrying ms master
food and finding his own He is the ncphe" o oo"ouoe
| Porter, and worthy 10 be 3d. n
.Thev take small party and all for service-hree Dela-
ware Iudans trained under Fremont trench 1oyaSeur,
some Mexicans and LerouS for GUIDE lhey eSpes. Two
more frIends-Mr Elisha Riggs, OF the house Of Corcoran
from Washington CITY, and ce do lhere but abandon
mo the ease of the city for the pleasures OF an exploring
n 10 the Pacific lis small party but great in the re-
onse qualifications and goes unencumbered with suPer-
iuitips-oo wheels-lwo three mules piece and pno
pemmcan and beef dodgers for their principal support
h,ve cony OF the inventory oil their provision purchases
liable furniture and cooking utensils ncuded-and II con-
ras. wully with some outfits that have read OIL Inc
cost is Sa6 3O and here is The detail Ut particulars he
cost OF each article annexed: 49,, o- ,o,,
"a bushe pounded pach corn (pinoi 81 9o lVio. pem M
cap (puverzcd dried mca S cans beef dodgers sa w
,bs chocolate 81 25 pilot brtud SD iOi Do IDS g,ouhu
coffee $40 o. los ea 50 25 sugar. l5O os sa W. ~
snlt IL cents groGnd pepper 81 CENTS Chile pepper SV
crn,. SOAP 81 5 lbs pork 50 l3 boxes satdines ~ o
tobacco 20 lbs So; camp kettle 81 o. | lea kete, %
cents; coffee boiler 70 cents; flying pan oo cen's gnu
ron 5b cents lin bucket 10 cents; Tin plates o| cent?
Tin cups S and helves, S3 20; hatches OK
travelling bags sll 3D. gunny sacks 81 cents 'fanu To-
tal sS5 3d. .,,.;.oeIi, Ii,oh-
"hs is the lis, Of the supplies all told inclusive OF sch
on and table furniture and exclusive o! lodging; io "h
blanket piece The earth and the sky are 10 p:oyide NO
rns Some rifles TO keep off lndans and 10 bring down
are 10 supply the of guards and The dehcencs
Of The arder; and flannel aud leather haoimenls "H
dispense with the service Of aundress INC extra supply o
soap being chiefly for the OF the chet o Tue coohe
deua tmenl-an Office greatly subject 70 lhc ~
being sinecure And This is the ouiht TOT MY aays WI"
derpess jauut of young who at home ceGT Gne e
and fare sumptuously erery day. cerahy sussess,
Of many conclusions, ina, they are not goVeinsn
narty do moi eoup at public expense did NOT graduate
West Point do intend TO break down unoef ,e
portaon Of wla, is called TIN the reTnacull VI s s
belytmoer.' [Grcat applause"