The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-28
John b. Evans, David Pisros G. Prise, A. a. Rich.
arcs son. Sr Lorraine, Bart Csrk's AssistAat-J. D.

.rssn. SIR Lersiss Ban; Cisrts 1ssssts.t-J. D.
We indebted 70 ono Of ths oosrs Of the rrncsna.
lee for some interfering inelsnts Of her voyage This
vessel remained at Honolulu nom Nay 10th to June lst
port Entire good feeling existed between tbs Bnsis
and Russian ocsrs, attsoding balls aud frAtsrniIng
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tice had been received 70 that effect Thi, made NO
cnerence, however. - regarded the Tnconaee Being
carrying supplies for their relief she was BY the usases
Of nations not Abs to any attack A. In the Ochotsk
usual thus resyuP tSs r.n her sssDtos
Point Bsrrow much sooner than expected. No news mad
been obtained Of tho Investigator and there is bat little
the continent and search for them be abandoned
alter this season II to be hoped that like Captain
Atlantic ace Of the continent. Not word ras heard
Of the missing whleshp by any Of the Arctic dron
and the made of the great scarcity Of
provisions in thai region in the winter tune Is very dis
eartenirg to the friends OF those on board
The Trlncomsee arrived ct Port Csrencs situated at
OF Caps Prince Of Wales, on the a5.h Of Juus, 1854
having passed through the Pass OF the Four Mountains
one OF which, bearing south south.eist, Is voc.no
The snow caps there slsnds, which al assume conssi
form to within about for feet of the waterths ,sn
height Of the four being about sen hu feet Tais
PISS recommended there being less current than IN
voyage was to deliver stores to the Arctic Ihe
Rsttlesoake has built store to receive the provisions
ship Investigator Es the Irincomaee bore oroers tOr
both the Ralesnsks ami tbs Power to return in the
summer of 1865 may therefore conclude that should
not Captain Colinssons vessel any Of her crew fall
back on either Poin: Barrow where the Plover winters
or be heard OF at Port Csrercs no further searth will
tie made on the Pacific side beyond this season
An excursion was undertaken Toto the interior from
Port Carepce by officers OF the Trincomalee who
succeeded in entering the river AgGpuc in boats TIE
bush tree to be for mica Tho highest tres seen
by party was after leaving their boats which stood
NJ npfh fQAt vntna rff1 AnrE and hArA
are very numerous 10 arrive at tho river is there
series Of Ahes ranging twenty miles from Port Carsnce
Situated on the Agepuc are some ice cliffs" con-
tanning mammoth remains some OF which Ars in Pc ses
si,n Of the officers Of the Rattle,nsse.
The TrincomAlee fell In with the ice of Norton Sound
the Gath OF Juus 1t had cleared from Port Clarence
fortnight beors her arrival This straits at trait lime
clear thr0ue hout. The Rat.esnnks frozen in
the previous year about the middle of November.
Cur informant says hat Port Clarence appeared bet
ter place winter than Grantley harbor pressure
OF the ice being found less in the former place The
mosquitoes are numerous there than even In any
part Of Central America sligh. air carries them of
but during calm day It Ia impossible to walk without
veil sncircpg thu hat Our informant states that he
inhaled mouthfuls Salmon, salmon peal and trout are
taken In large quantities there
The natives are extrc nelly doce and very intelligent
but, as the cause with the Equimanx generally very
lazy The only wood they procure Is that drifted
from-no one knows where-out Of which, by manage
ment Of walrus usks and whalebope they contrve ad
mrabe spesrt and bows and arrows, for killing the seal
and bear which animals their winter stock food is
reduced to state Of semi sarvat,u and then are even
content to eat tbs hides of animals in which fare their
dogs q nobe o looking bresd-have share.
One mode thsy have of cat thing the bear is by pes
of frozen bubher In which is doubled piece Of whale
bone. The snrnsl greedily swallows 1.-THE bubbsr
thsws the whaeoone STRETCHES and the brute dies In
sgony.
since the above vas in typs Wa have hal an inter.
view with officer late OF the b. B. H. ship Plover,
sent TO the assistance of the Northern Discovery ships
and bave obtained from him the folio wing additions in
formation
Their ship wintered at Point Barrow in the Arctic
during the winter Of 1853 and 1854 While lying thsre
party from tha ship msde excursion far Point
Bserings few miles the east ward of the river Col
vie where they fell in with party Of Indians but not
understanding their language could not make inquiry Of
them regarding the Investigator Capt Collinson, X
OF whom the Plover in search or Of any wrecked
ships They frozen in at Point Bsrrsw, sept g.
1885, ond entirely freed from the ice July 2 1854
arriving at Port Clarence August /.
About the Goth of July. of Point Hope, spoke ship
out. (bad tax en- oil in the Arctic) who gave them
inform ion Of the p.obabilit, Of the European war;
and alto the fact Of Captain McClures discovery Of the
northwest passage There but few whales in the
Arctic. OF Bort Clarence boarded from tins ship
William Rotch, Morslander, of Fairhaven, which vessel
had lost tncaor and taken whale in the Arctic.
The Ployer of having received board her stores
from the iacomiles lett Port Clarence for Point Bar
row. where she xil, pass the win.sr OF l8S4-'55.
our Informant thinks that any vessel had been cast
away the chores of America, they shoud have OBJ
tanned knowledge OF the fact in their intsrv
with the natives, who had evidently travelled from the
point where shpwrscked would probably be- and
he OF opinion that ii the missing whAler is heard
from, 1t viii be on the Asiatic coast.