The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-30

with thsn fss I'd that thsy belonged TO tribe now
Caps Bathurst Who were catching whales. and the
being ,hick and getting into az fthoms anchored be
tween Bailis's Islands and the mainland.
Aug. 3l-Proceeded TO Cape Bathurst. Tribe consisted
of 800 very friendly would south in three weeks gave
them dispatches for the Admiralty, gun and ammuni
ton to the chief AMI many presents among them aud
judging from their intelligence and cisanly appearance
have great recitation Of their reaching
Sept. l-O6 Cape Bathurst, many natives came OF
board and being nearly calm remained until the evening
when breeze sprnging up took dna leave Of h'
Equimaux upon the American coast fully convinced thai
neither the ships any OF the Of Sir John Frank
Inns expedition have reached their shores they
pear quiet inotiensive people, with the exception
those at Post Warren whoa the Cape Bathurst trb'
have no dealings wh and would assist any white people
thrown among them.
The whole of this coast 10 shallow but With the leat
may be safely the soundngs being very regular
The shoals terminate about thirty miles to the eastward
OF Yarborough inlet, and water varying in breadth from
mile to forty may be calculated upon along shore be
tween the beginning Of August and 10th Of September
according to the wiz, less ice eneumbcred bu
the natives state that every year the ice opens from
the shore We found the prevailing winds from T. S.
sept Cat IL 80 AM, being to the northwara q
Cape Parry remarked high land from N. by to n E
Sept T.-At 80 AM landed aud took possession OF
the discovery, and named it Barring Island The land Il
bold upon the southern side being upwards Of
in height its northern being Banks Land cited sig
nslpole with black ball and left notice in lat II N
Sept. 9-observed land N.N.E. Named it Prince Al
berts Land which continuous with Woston and Vic
tora Land and extends north to Lat 70 Il NJ long is
Sept 1l-shp beset lat. ~ So, long III w., but ic.
in motion.
Oct s-snce the 18th of last month have been drift
ing in the packnarrowly escaped destruction ,ever
times until, with heavy nip at M this day which
Of 3 n 1t thu
oct lV-reok possession OF Prince Aiberts Land dis
tant four miles.
Oct 1s-And to cay OF the Princess Royal Isles lying
in the centre of the Prince of Wales Strait distant
miles from the ship There la erected large cairn pole
and ball upon ITS summit in lat Y 40 NJ long III a 10
W. and have deposited three months provisions for sixty
six men, besides leaving boat and anition
Oct 2l-The Captain, Mr.. Court and party started t,
trace this strait to wards the northeast
Oct 26-Dscovered the entrance into Barrows Strait
in lat 10 80 NJ org. la II w. which establishes the
existence Of northwest passage
Oct. 80 Five nusk shot upon Prince Albert's
Land, which Terminated our opera ions for 1850
April Is, 1s6lTais day despatched three travelling
parties to search the coast line under Lieutenant Has
to the southeast towards Wollaston Land Lieutenant
Cresswe in the direction of Banks Land and Mr. Wyn-
Matt mate to the northeast who respectively reached
the pos noted below and tracked the coast as Der
accompanying chart.
JuIe 2-csptan and Mr. Mertsching, (hs inter prefer
communicated with the Esqaimaux upon Prince Alberts
Land about 60 miles south of position who had pro-
viousy been met by Lieut. Haswe they traced the
line as mari ed in the chart and state that there
of their tribes inhabng the land towards the south but
that hsy know of to the northward they kind
simple people and have before the white man.
AZ whom they were evidently alarmed.
July l4-The ice opened without any pressure and the
vessel again fairly aHoat but so surrounded with it
that only drfed with the pack having bsen aps to
sails but twice and then only for few hours up
to August when attained furthes northern DO
sition 10 Prince Of Wales Strait lat 70 IA 49, long. lis
32 SOW.
Aug. 16-Iindng passage into Barrow's Strait OBJ
sructed BY nor beast winds setting large of
the southwark, which had difted the sap 10 miles in
that direction during the last II hours bore up run to
the southwark of Barring bland.
Aug. 2o-Lat. "a 81 N, Ion. l22 80 W. Have had
clear water to reach thus far running within mile of
the coast the whole distance when progress was i'm
peded by the ice resting the shore Secured to large
grounded foe piece in twelve fathoms It TO have
but recently been de- ached from the coast
Aug 29.-Ship in great danger of being crushed or
driven on shore by the ice coming in with heavy pres
hundred yards of the land for half a-nle heenp her
10 deg, and raising her bodily one foot eight inches
WSsn we 20 again became stationary and the ice quiet
land into the main pack with heavy gale from the south
Sept 1.-Succeeied in getting clear Of the pack, and
122 20W
Sepe 9-Cear water along shore to the eastward cast
OIL ana worked in that direction with occasional obstruc
tons, and several escapes the stu pend us
Polar ice until the evening of the 3d. when ran
upon bank having six feet water under the bow
and i've fathoms astern hove of without sustaining any
damage.
Sept "a AT daylight, observing Burrows Strait full
OF ice, and large setting this bay determined
upon making this winter quarters, and finding a
well sheltered spot upon the south side shoal upon
which we last night grounded in and anchored Ia
four fathons, lat "a N, long III 81 W. This night
were frozen in and have not moved The position
is most excellent being well protected from the heayy
ice by the prog ction OF the reef which throws it clear of
the ship eco Yards.
The currents alor the the Polar Sea appear to
be influenced in their direction less by the Winds
but certainly the west side of Barring Island there
permanent set TO the easward At time wo found
as much as two knots during perfect calm; and that
the no0 TIDE sets from the westward have ascertaned
beyond coubt a. the opportunities afforded during our
long the western shore Of this island gave
pie proof
II prevailing winds along the American shore and in
the Prince of Wales Strait found be Me- but upon
this coast SSW to NV.
ship stands chance Of getting to the westward bv
catering the Polar Sea- the water along shore very
narrow and wind contrary, and the pack impenet able
but through Prince Of Wales Strait and by ping along
the American coast, conceive it pra tcable. Drift wood
in great abunda upon the of the Prince
OF wales STRAIT and on the Anercan Shore also much
game.
IN his riciniy The hills abound IL, reindeer and hares
atch remain he entire utnbr have been very ortu
late in procuring upwards OF 4, 600 pounds
The health OF the ere has been and still continues
excellent, without any dimnuton Of numbers, have
we felt the slightest trace Of s;urvy
II is my intention, il possible return toEngland this
season. touching at hev Is Island and Port Leopold but
should we not again be heard Of in all probability we
shall have been carried into the polar to the west
ward of Melville Island in either of which cases any at
mpt to send would only be increase the evil
snip that enters the polar pack must be inevitably
crushed therefore, depot Of provisions, ship at
Winter Earbor Is the best and only certainty for the safe
ty of the surviving
No trace whatever has been met with or any informa.
tion obtained from the natives which could by any posi-
billy lead to the suppoaition that Sir John Franklins
or any of his crews, have reached the
shores we have visited searched have we been
more fortunate with respect to the Enterprise having
seen her since parting company at the Straits of Magellan
on the Goth Of April, 1850.
This notice deposited by travelling party in April
1852, consisting of captain Mcclure, MIR. Court second
master John Calder captain Of the forecaste Sergeant
Woon, Royal Marines; George Gibbs b George Boun.
san, B.; John Davis A. b.; and Peter Thompson cap
tain of the ioretop.
Whoever finds this, il Is requested it may be forwarded
to the Secretary o. the Admiralty.
Dated on board Her Britannia Majestys discovery ship
Investigator, frozen in the Bay Of Mercy lat "a NJ
long. III 81 W., April IL, 1852.
ROBERT MCCLURE, Commander.
Unless there s vessel at Melville Island 1t not
my intention to revisit it, but make the best of my way
down the straits r, MCIURE.
Leuept Hasve lat 20 80 long 1I5 Lieutes ant Crcss
well lat "a 6 long III 40 W.. Mr. Wynnatt, lat ~ N,
long lU ~ u. X.
Meeting OF Commander Mcclure from the
East and Lieutenant PIN from the West.
The frat meeting Of Lieutenant Bedford Pin with
the party from the Investigator Is thus described ia
private letter from Captain Kelett C. B 4, dated
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