New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-08

TIE NORTH WEST PAssAGE-The London Times of the
sh ult publishes the dispatches Of Commodore Mcclure
to the British Admiralty relative to the Northwest Pas
sage The great point settled by Commodore Mcclure
this-he has managed force his ship the Investigator
far enough through the icy mountains of Behring's
Straits to point from which she could communicate
with others which had entered the Arctic Seas by the
Atlantic Passage 1t is well to note this fact particu
arythe impression having been created that the In
vestigator had sailed from to ocean, which is not
the just ystbut it will be by Com McClures
Dispatch below that he has doubt he will be able
make passage to England through Daviss Straits.
There are two remarkable discoveries mentioned in
Capt. McClures journal, viz smoking hlocks and
petrhed forest lie also states that during his inter
with the natives he only met with any hos
tile demonstrations This occurred Port Warren
the Mackenzie, where attempting to land, two ma
tives with threatening gestures waved them of 1t
not VII mt much daculty that they pacfed and
then related that all the tribe but tie chief and his
sick had fed seeing the ship alleging
that they feared the ship had to revenge the death
of a white man they had murdered some time ago
They Through IL nterpreter) related that white
there boat, and that they built themselve.
house and lived there at last the natives killed one
and the others escaped they knew not where but ths
murdered man was buried in spot they pointed out
thick fog coming on prevented Com Mcclure from ex
is the probable position where boat party endeavorng
to return by the Mackenzie would have encamped
wemake the following extract from the Commodore
journal
The currents along the coasts of the Polar Sea appear
be influenced In their direction less by the winds
hut certainly the west side Of Barring Island there is
permanent to the eastward At time found
much two knots during perfect calm and that
the food tide sets from the Westward we have ascertain
ed beyond doubt the opportunities afforded during
detention along the western shore OF this island gave
ample proof
The prevailing winds along the American shore and In
the Prince Wales Strait we found to be N but upor
| the coast s s W to N. W.
ship stands chance Of getting to the westward b,
entering the the water along shore being
narrow and wind contrary and the pack mpenetrable
but through Prince of Wales Strait and by keeping alou
the American coast conceive practicable. Drift
in great abundance upon the east OF Prince
Wales Strait and the American shor, also, much game
In this vicinity the hills abound in reindeer and hares
which remain the entire winter have been very for
| tunate in procuring about 1000 lbs.
The health Of the has been and still continues ex
ceent, without any dimnution in numbers nor have W
! felt the slightest trace of scuryy.
1t my intention if possible to return to England thi
touching at Melville Island and Port Leopold bu
should be again heard of, in all probability We sha
carried the Polar pack TO the westwar
of Melville Island in either Of which any attemI
to send succor would only increase the evil
crushed therefore depot of provisions, ship
Winter arber is the best and only certainty for Il
safety Of the surviving crews
No trace whatever has been met with or any inform
tion obtained from the natives which could by any
sibity lead the suppo.tion that Sir John Franklin
shores have visited searched have been mt
fortunate with respect to the Enterprise not having
her since parting company at the Straits OF Magellan
the 10th Of April, 1850