The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-04

70 clear made push again to the nortc
this direction northwsst passage could be Effected
when the ice permitted They could. however, only
ward than they attained on the ding year aud
now an mpenstiabs pack deying tn further progress
an attempt was made by rounding the island to the
Melville Strait by the shores OF Banks Land latitude
Of and long HIP was the farthest point they could
sgsin froze them up on the 24th September, 1851 In
small blight on the northern part of Banks Land, aud
distant from Melville Island and little 100 from the
wiz ter quarters OF Captain Kslett lat year As they
had experienced the other side TREY found this
also hsmpsred with heavy ice, which totally prevented
their gaining the shores Of evile Island in the vess
and Mercy Bay they destined to remain until dis
covered by Lieutenant Pim Of the Resolute This officer
(whose name will be familiar to this society who
planned Il Siberian overland expedition) reached the In
Cemwe was desps, ched with Lieutenant wyniatt aud
party Of nvads to the winter quarters OF the Rssonte
From thence officers despatched by Captain Ks
lett to Bsschey Island WI ere they joined m, ship
thus the circuit OF the great continent of Ame
be- found on the coasts near which the Invesxa.or win
tered otherwise the three years provisions with which
support the nevertheless energy and strength for the
requisites and when by Captain Ke
letts party The so and enterpri ing hunter, who the
to alay the cravings of hunger, then found
spiritess and unequal the labor which had his
to abandon his .hip in the of 1885, and which
project to have been partly carried out the 10Th
81 APRIL w GAYS later shsn the sv 81
be decided to forsake the ship may be said left
in the hands Of tho to decide Captain Kellett
to get the ship through had ordered that uns twenty
volunteers could be und amongst the remain BY
the vessel she to be immediately deserted and the
people to join his pennant Thus sir, has bssn
solved the problem Of centures north west passage
to Cathia has been discovered but alas to little avail
that way has been found blocked with ice,
beset with dangers AID through such inclsment re-
gions to leave doubt to its perfect inuty for
ma nirrD ri Oa / will nat AOorn ach th0
matter Lieut. Cresswel have to lay before you, but
now briefly state in with the subject for this
mace by Captain Sir Edward Belchsrs expedition. Last
year informed your society," from this place. OF the
Wellington Chanue have now opportunity of ac-
qusntDg you with the search made by the Assistance
ploiI parties With considerable d culty Edward
Belcher reached spot In lat 70 81 and lon 97W which
he called Northumberland SOUND and here he passed the
winter Of 1913 exploring the adjacent coasts and Islands
to the nerthward and eastward determining the coati
nuaton of coast line trsnding towards Jones Sound
About thirty miles the Inward Of his winter quar-
tiers he discovered land, which named North Corn
wall, and further still to the northward group Of
TO the search for the missing expedition nothing
has been discovered to throw any light upon their
nothing that could be at all ,ad to the slightest
hope Of leading to their discovery II We except
No1hnmSeriard Sound and which Sir Edward Bschsr
HE'D workmanship shsn that Il the un utorsd Esqu
maux Many bones Of wolrus, deer and seals we're
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the position Of Wellington Channel ia .aer altered
as b. Sir Edward Belchsr's observations be makes
it to Ipn in more northerly direction than
captain Penny had supposed he whole OF the coast line
havrg been laid down too much to the westward TIE
branch of the searching squadron under Captain
Keett had reached Deay Island, where they wintered
but the extended travelling parties had returned
at the time that the officers left Resoute for Beschy
Island have means Of learning what they may have
accomplished On the subject of geographical discovery
have nothing to add, and my voyage vita the
full particulars Of the loss of Of the vessels IT my
/ bAFO fhn vuiM
net take more of your ime which will be inter-
estns occupied in the remarks Of Lieutenant Crssswe
| for his paper.
! Lisutenar Creswen was called upon and though he
given by Captain Inglened, the President urged him
to describe the details Of his OWE expedition IN
the Investigator explaining his course by series Of
drawings diagrams and charts, whish were arranged
around the room The drawings are very spirited and
will, doubt, whom they are engraved, become po-
puAr. The description given by Lieutenant Cresswel
merely embraced those particulars which have already
been published with much greater minu teness In the
dispatches which have appeared in the Daily Neaw.
Discovery OF Islands In tho Australian Sea.
From the Cslcu ia En- glshman. Sept. "a
The following account Of the discovery of two
islands has been sent us by Capt. Pearson, Of the
thip Cashmere. On reference TO maps we cannot
End any islands laid down near the position assigned
though is possible that the recent surveys Of Capt
much occupied about that part of the adjacent
to Australia. The position assigned by Capt Pear
son, viz, lat l6 deg. 81 min, and long. 149 deg. 81
min East, is about three hundred miles east from
Cape Melville, and about two hundred south of the
Lousiade Archipelago, where it is probable that
many islands and islets exist which have not yet
been laid down in the charts.
REPoEr OF TIE CAsHMEKE.-Ths Cashmere left New
Plymouth, New Zealand, July IL 1863 on her way to
India via Torres Strait For the part of the
experienced continuance Of heavy squalls gales
i Vi fYrn vif1 hoow
lat ~ 20 from whence souherly winds end 6ne clear
weather. On Tuesday, Augusta (evil tims) at P N,
taokei and stood to the southwark daylight nothing
,i.ible from the masthead bore away to the n. N. w.
with bushes from eighteen to twenty feet high aops
rently with dne sandy beach one bearing N N W., the
other n BY compass rot being marked In any Of
mp and laid the forsyard to the mast drift ed down
mid channel At Z A NJ, the following bearings were
taken BY On AEimuth c,mpass:-
East island north end, N. E. byE.hE
breakers extending three or four cables length from NV
West island, north end, 8. ". byw wv.
West leland south emo, W. X W., also with heavy
ship :. BY good sights lat ls IL s. long by chron
i4S 50 E., which By course made good since time
149 81 E., west eide west island, lat l6 IS s., long
14s 4s east side Visible from the deck between and
ten miles,
Should the above described islands not have been pre-
viously noticed fhal call them Wis's Islands, In com.
pliment to the owner Of the Cashmere.
Abiding to this discovery, the Calcutta English
man, Of September 26, says With reference to
the notice published by on Wednesday last, of the
Csshmere's discovery Of two supposed ne islands,
friend has pointed out to us in Findlays Directory
for the Pacific Ocean, vol. H. page l6i the follow
ing passage
dangerous Of lies in lat 18 ses s2min. south long
14edeg 80 min cart according to Capt T. simpsoa.
We have not been able to trace any further account
Of this than that mentioned Ia the Naut cal Maga-
zine for l84S, 574 but the date of the discovery
by Capt. Simpson is not given. If the latitude and
1t is quite probable, then, that the Cashmere's
Islands are Captain Simpsons shoals, which, taking
them to have been discovered ten or fifteen years
ego, may have gone on accommodating and perhaps
rising a. cora reefs often do, and covering them.
selves with tue vegetation Of the pandanus and other
trees, go well described By Flinders. We must on.