The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-11

rs,on Mr. KsDnisA BY order or the commander sakin
the esd compass in hxnd checked by Mr. Inskip, ths
master with his sompaw In the rear, each ofcer and
narAng and clearing the road after the pioneers with
sxss, cutAsses &c, the commander being foremost With
his are marking the trsee and Ueutenaut Moore And
Gordon and ono seaman measuring the road With tape
line ~ they went along In this manrer travelled al
day through dense forest being scarcely able to sss
rancho which We oalsd No q 1.-THE dspo. ct the river
being No. where encamped for the night
Thus .e travelled without any particular interruption
level plain, not having ascsndsd at any time ar
fee. above the level OF the ses each day marking the
oo -. scth. about poo.. w orrssd a. lo1os ,,uy
Touring east 100 yards psde not marked any map
Josesion Tbs distance from ranch No. the savanna
river, 70 this place Is twenty two miles. Az We we're
good deal prsed by arrival ct this river the sx
tencs OF which unexpected BY u.s. particularly 1t
thh part Of our routs the commander hell consults
tiop, when u decided that should remain there
NO 10y for the night, and send Mr. Gordos and Mr.
pskip with native and the IndiAn along
the banks Of the river with the view Of falling in with the
ndiaDs whom he supposed could be far distant from
the existence Of several plAntan fields the river s
their order. being TO obtain possible the name Of the
them provisions for themselves and presents Of money
tri, Acts, beads, H., for the indians.
commander and NJ. Kspnish With ave men, fordsd the
river and proceeded IN the direction Of their over
broken country for the distance three miles when
they 10 dno'h riuer. aerly equal IN sise the ty
kfL sOrg through the mOvosns yearly TIE s0me diyec-
t0 These mountains wsre OF sugar loaf shape, aAA
The summit Of one which they sstim stsd 81 about
7c0est high BY ascending tres they obtained glimpse
Of the Atlantic Through OF the gorges Of the
Cordisrss apparently about sx or seven miles distant
diaDs returned about two osock without having
able to discover them or obtain asy inselissnos and
returned also, with the intelligence Of the discovery
ths Ausstic
Our provisions being very short (2d January an.
other consultah, held 70 wlssher 1t wouli be
better at 10 the boats proceed farther
with the exploration 1t was then decided that some
should remain 1t rascho No TO- In charge Of the prov
soDs. arms ammunition 30, left there; and that the
commander Mr. K>unsl the officers and the remAiSdsr
the view OF reaching the Atlantic, each taking sm AL
portion OF biscuit tea and ugar, 30, for his
sumption The commander ordered tho ssamen 70 draw
AID which should remain 1T ths rancho In ciags OF the
p,ovstons &a whom 1t fell to the Of Thomas 9yds
and William Psykins royal marinss and Henry Windsor
and Henry Robins, sesmen to remain.
Here ceased to b eye witness Of this energetic and
spirited expedition As on Account Of the scarcity OF
visions had to return 10 the boats with the Others
whore arrived In two days. Travelling through toler
ably good and we'll defined road Of twenty two miles
which could have rode mule the whole way. What
further to state has bess communicated TO by
several OF the party on their return to the village and
can he fully relied on.
The ad,apoing party proceeded their way the I'd
Of January At about eight O'Clock p H. leaving the four
seamsn in the rancho and arrived 1T the second
river dscovereo oy tns oommAnder Aad NJ hsnsnn the
than mile and half, walking In the water the river
being low On the banks Of shs river they discovered
hsa che piping 10 the woods which ceased thsr
approach, and was heard no more Here the river De
waited from their course AND they then ascepdsd noun
tain Of considerable height t the bottom Of whch they
arrived 81 another Of considerable magnitude Touring
north WAich w0s The first rtoer thy encountered fo,oa1 in
that direction and consequently concluded tia. eptied into
the Atlantic TneV rsuahO No III. and here r6st3d
for the night
On N" Sd Of January they proceeded on their course
clear view OF he southwest "a FAR ~ the eye could reach
the ground they had come and also to the nth.
through which they conou the river they had passed
flowed but they could not osaia sight Of the Atlantic
the gap being shut up BY high mountain before them
on the right. Descending this bluff In search OF the
river they had passed. WITH the Obsot OF following
Its mouth through the gap In she Oorderas which Ap
pesred them be t the disanos Of from three 20
four miles they fell in nth another ripr Gowisg north
east but could not find the rive they in search Of
Here they made rancho No. IL an res cd.
On the morning o. the 4h they retrAced their steps to
where they saw the first river fswisg to the mort b.
which they supposed to be the Caledonia Here all the
officers With the exception OF the assistant surgeon pre-
native and three seAmen, leaving the rest be-
hind to prepare rancho for thsi' return, They
traced this river for about Swo miles
magnificent waterfall of mos, romantic app until
they cudsd that the fell iato Allan
nc and thereby considered thsis task accomplished
u the Their provisions being reduced to
few biscuits and about tw pounds OF pork to bring the
feea men back TO rancho No 10 they slept that night
~ No and started early In the morning. 70 No 10 On
arriving there they found of the es they
had LEFT and the rapcho and robbed OF all th
It oon0lned-nAmely ofosrs' clothes, provisions, AIMS
annubiuon and other vAlusbes, By which thsy we're
copvincs< that somethog serious had hAp pened thsy
consequently pushed ON with all the snergy IL their
cover On fheir re'H.t towards the boats, With
twenty Two miles OF read oefors them, and only few
ei n cutie fof Their msih'eo.ncs;
fseen raDenoe NOS sno o N short tnrn OF the
ro.o, 20 tner noIor Nd dismAy they suddenly cane
upon tniec OF tne missing men lying dsad 10 the roAd
my DAa oeen shot saooeo ana nAo sner fnroan cut
ana efe very sweeo oe surgeon considered that
they nso oeen oeso more than iorv eight hours they
mao ioscs Oh tnen oae0, wnish were unsouohsd the
IoAd was also fennd untouched close BY the
Geo pooes uu' no Aco Oh .ne man could 90 ouoo mel
tner cona tney ma any muskem nor cnuAsses, which
tney ougn 70 nave IL was evoent tnat the men had
eeen su,liss1 y .ne Ans ~ nc AZ; that tnss haa
ma thy ioa1ea snemseNeS WIN wnss tney oouic carry
sno hAo nsI or tns DoA, put ma oeen "AyAi OF pc,
maps overken And MOI from INC oush $40 the fourtn
possibly taken prsonet oeing snen tnAt tne wnois
parry were sAPo ,s " W. o @ =. my lns'sns .aey
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