The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-30
the ship Their record deposited at Winter Harbour
the year following Clintocks visit, while employed

the ship Their record deposited at Winter Harbour
the year following MCntock's visit while employed
Captain Austen's expedition
fhTs are srmdTkGl discoveries mentioned in Cdsain
RClUTe journal rts some smoking Aocks and prfsf
forest he also states thai duifng his intercourse o tie
natirvs only nth any hosiie donsrions This
occurred az Pant Warren, The MdcAen-e, sche, on at
tempting 10 ond tuo ndtircs nth threatening gestures ,oar~i
them oD ~ ito ma lcitoia much difficulty that they urre
pdefed and then they related that al their h1s bat the Chief
and has sio nom had hed secin9 us ship. alleging
that they taref The ship had resn9e tie
death II ,ce they kad murdered time ago They,
Through the nterpretsr) related that some white men
had come there in boat and that they built themselves
house and lived there At last the natives tered
and the others escaped they know not where but
the murdered buried in spot they pointed
thick fog co mig prevented Captain Mcclure from
examining this locality which is much to be regretted
here the probable position where boat party en-
deavorng to return by the Mackenzie would have
camped
have only state further for their Loriships'
informa ton this head, that Commodore Mcclure had
carried out few days later than the opporune arrival of
the officer from the Resolute, and that Captain Keett
sent his surgeon to report upon the health Of the
de also desired that should there not be among them
twenty men who would volunteer to remain another win
ter Captain Crre TO desert hi vessel The Intrepid
expected Beechey Island with the crew and Sir
Edward Belcher had cred the North Star pre-
pared on her arrival TO proceed TO England sailing the
1T Of September and leave the Intrepid at Beechey
have now in concluding the intelligence gained
corning the Arctic searching squadrons to quaint their
the dangerous which the North
Star passed the winter shortly after left seecaey Island
last year in my yacht the babel vi lent gale which
encountered in the straits drove the North Star Shore
where she remained during the whole winter, and was
only got off this spring without much difficulty.
In natural history able 10 add large collection
OF minerals museums; nearly 900 specimens of
and earthly substances have been obtained at differ
ent parts of the coast Of Greenland Specimens also of
the flower leaf and root pant of all the kinds have
met with, are carefully preserved and such crusaceou
and other creatures from the ami mai kingdom our
limited have allowed to collect prepared
the paturaiss.
careful meteorological Journal has been KEPT tide
register at Hosteinborg and great many observations
made on the direction, dip and force Of the magnet
These have been carried by Mr. San'on and the late
amented Bellot, whose industry in his branch of
science well proved by the Of valuable matter he
has left behind.
have only now TO beg that their Lordshps will &C ,ept
OF the perfect satisfaction have received
in the conduct of every officer and in the expedition
during per cd of incessau labor continual hardship
frequently imminent peril each has done his duty
with zeal and alacrity that find 1t hard to inividu
alize.
The following despatch gives a description Of the
intended progress OF the expedition during the pre-
sent year.
Eka MAJEsrY's DEcovEsY SHIP INVESTIGATOR |
Bay Of Mercy, Barings Island, April 10, 1858. !
SiR-ln the event OF our not getting to England this
year think it to acquant you for the nfor
nation of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
what our operations viii be to effect that object in 1854
that their Lordshps be enabled to take such
rave measures for our relief as may appear expedent
Should the ice break up in this bay sufficiently early to
permit of getting through the Straits this season.
and nnding the water open TO the eastward Of Leopold
Island it would be my object to push forward without
stepping TO take board any provisions from Port Lei,
pod; but if the contrary the ice should be thick
towards Lancaster Sound, would, if possible pro-
coed to Port Leopold, and complete twelvemonths
provisions, and then risk wintering in the pack
getting through, in preferences to remaining at the
bay until next year, ii will then be requisite to
leave towards the end of April, and make for Port
Leopold, where am aware there is a good boat,
house and ample supplies, and when the navigable
season proceed to Ponds bay coastng along the
south aore Of Barrow Straits Arriving at Ponds bar
and finding from the Esqui that whaers have as
yet been there should there await their appearance
long as provisions would admit and then 60 down the
cot shore of Bains bay keeping close along the land
foe where whalers their boats almost certain Of
being met With. Failing this should to Disco with
the hope OF getting passage in of the Danish
sells which there annually and leave about the be-
ginning Of September being too late for them, either
charter purchase of their coastng schoones which
believe made among the settlements she was capable
OF standing Atlantic voyage Could neither Of these be
must Of necessity remain until the fol-
lowing season at that settlement Should any of Her
Maestys ships be sent for relief and should
quilted Pert Leopold notice containing nforna ton Of
our route will be left at the door Of the ON
Whalers Point or picuous position; if how
ever, on the contrary ntimaton should be found Of
our having been there it may be at surmsed that
some fatal catastrophe has happensd either from
being carried into the Polar sea smashed in Bsrrsws
straits and survivors left If such should the ca e
which, however, will no. anticipateit will then be
u unnecessary TO penetrate further to the westward
IN relief by the period that any vessel could reach
that port we must from want of provisions, all have per
he'd in such case would submit that the officer may
BE orectec To return and By the danger
Of losing other lives place of those who will be no
more As, however may occur las the with
sir John Ross that the ice NAV no, break nm in Prince
Regents Inlet curing the whole IL well to
provide against such contingency. If su III should hap
pen would be necessary to wintr at Port Leopold
less aFpised Of the locality OF any ship that might be
ent our relief which think, might be accom- pii. he'd
without any very great difficulty as although such
ay not be enabled to ge. far up the Straits, yet,
Admiralty let would be rety of being clear Of
Ice she light proceed thither and in bay
freeze in, and when the Sraes firmly frozen over
about the middle OF October, small ira Yelling party
could be despatched with the intelligence the whole
would then proceed to her, and although rather late in
be disco uraged by little cold.
Whatever may be the final termination OF this long
tedious but hore not unimportant voyage, beg, sir
that you will their Lordships thai in every stage
have been guided entirely by what have considered to
be my duty IN prosecuting to the utmost the object for
when the expedition fitted out, and although
have not succeeded in obtaining any information which
could throw the M yhtest clue upon the fate of
ing countrymen, hope that the services performed in
tie tracing very great extent Of line the disco
very Of much new hnd-a portion inhabited by sim ple
md print i've people not hitherto known-and, above all
he accurate knowledge Of that passage between the At
ears has bailcd maritime Europe-ts very existence
icing almost nsdered sceptcal-wiu be considered
vents sufficiently interesting and important to ect from
heir ordshps favorable Iteration of services.
have the honor TO be, sir your most obedient humble
ervant, ROBERT MCCLURE, Commas der.
The following is an abstract of the proceedings Of !
ler Britannia M8Je:tyS discovery sup ln7e5tigaJO
ince parting company with the Herald upon the |
list Of July, 1850, off Cape Lisbourne:-
At $40 A. ~, August 2, in lat " n, long 166 INV,
made the ice, which did not appear heavy but upon
ering it short distance undeceiyed and out
Aug 5.In running along the pack edge, eneavoringto
and open ng exchanged numbers with the Pove aud
nj il a. NJ, made low .hinge beach TO the eastward Of
Iret, and al Liinght rounded Point Bar
in seventy three fathor bait IRON the foggy state
OF the weather did not see 1t.
Aug S-1.45 A. NJ, being of Point Drew, sent Mr..
Court second master ard Mr. MeItsching interpreter
TO deposit notice Of having passed, who met Es
qunaux that had arrived three days previous These
trade with the Russi,ns and very friendly; there
sent letter with the chance Of its reaching the Ad
miray We also heard rom them that last year three
boats had passed TO the eastward with white and
Indians which most probably ieutena1 at puen In
the evening erected carn and buried another notice at
Point Pitt.
Aua. 9-Passed the C,lye about 40 miles from the
entrance in three fathoms and half
Aug. 1l-Ieposited a notice upon Joness Island,
which thickly strewed with drtwood Ia the fore
tive badars, aiming twenty four natives, came
alon gside The chief possessed gun, with "Barnet,
1870 the lock, obtained from the Russians. Barter
ed tobac for salmon and ducks IN the afternoon
nh another partv exceedingly in