Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-27

6ese BY the snter near the Princes Royal Island In
SaN which be called Prince Of Wales Strait Captain
oounson In the Enterpriss u.s not 80 successful but
Coa rom which quater he addressed dispatches TO The
Admiralty Describing bis movements thus far
ne sailed through Behring's Straits sg.n In the sprog
OF iooi ana nov appears, reached by nearly the
course which Vas pursued by Captain Mcclure the Prn
cess Royal Islands August soih OF that year. Captain
s rs.e.d biz s es,ssss hero oIy T.. ..ts BE-
straits around the south and west side Of Barng lsaad
which che north east side will e found In the old
%s.a can Iind Of Perry Capt Co'sn.on thus just
found that he bad ei the S,r.i:s by their southern
entrance on the 10th Of August, only nineteen days
proceeded up the .es. aldo of Barring. Island
to lat ~ IS N. long. lsS ~ W. where finding q
hsor he returned TO winter q. the east side Of the
trance, OF Prince Of waess Straits lat a SIS n loux
III 80 w. Here he was froxeh In on Oct. elth. 4
mild winter followed but be able to leave these
Quarters till August 1884, and had only proceeded some
memorandum, At a place called R,msav's Island
vas his intention to take the ohsune south Of Prince
Aoerts Land and north Of wollisons Island to the
eastward.
This route 10 comparatively southern and usually open
In tho latter part Of Il In tho immediate
nesaooshood OF seas already surveyed aud in Of
accident 70 his vessel affords Captain Collinson op.
portunity Tor retreat by land the posts Of the
Bay company the same retreat which II the Intelligence
from Montreal be true Captain Franklin attempted 50 dis
astrousy, II Is not impossible that Capt % inson
| yet be heard from this autumn
The following are all Of Capt Colnson's records -
Record found Princess Royal lle by Lieutenant Me-
cham, LIST Of Her N,.uys Shin r ,,ou,. In nh, ,sn,i
| 1884 NN 'f' ''s'
Her Naestys ship Enterprise rounded Point IN
ter on the American shore on the soh along vaeh .h.
proceeded until IN, ~ 4, of A,yu,, ma, se
discovered e.stnorthsa.s Of tue Polly Islands Captain
Parry the 26th aud on the same evening
i bold bluff In lat II do, no,th Ian, 100 L. .te
S,iudng the north east along this shore she
strait on the sYtb IN which the foIovinv rno,n;ns \;
lat 7s deg SIS min north long IsT do, In min S..,
two sets With beacon on the largest were sssn Hers
found boat with 81 casks OF pfosi,;oos d.posited
by the Investigator which vessel had untered In the
pack four miles east north. ,t of th.s. ;sl.,s
During the autumn a travelling party from her reached
the north end Of the straits IS deg 81 min north and
iia deg west The last date FROM her is Juue the st
when all were we'll
Travelling parlie, had been exploring north and South
seribed as inoGensve people. 'A'''' ""0 "e'' ue'
Capt. n Cure named the southern shore Prince Albert,
Land northern shore Brings Island the straits Prince
wales and the isiets, Psincess Royal.
The Enterprise proceeding up the strait which varies
GA ne aiss and on tho southern shore found cylinder
deposited by the Investigators travelling party dated GU
S %" VIC ship April 81. 1851 Finding the entrance
Cape Erc'us NELSON'S Head Of M'Curc) on the "a Of
september, and on Low point in Z! deg. min. north
anu TO deg 10 mn west cask found. with intrlH
| .,
| lett FRINGE Q! wales Straits the lUt,. All we'll
Inc enterprise, proceeding northerly. landed on an
island IN ~ deg. 30 min. north, and LIS deg 10 min
west and deposited twenty days provisions for eight men
Not finding suitable place winter quarters returned
to where she nov lies in lat. II deg SIS min north long
~ des ~ MN. ives. at the side Of the entrance Of
| Prince OF Wales Strait
| r. C0LLINSON Captain
| Record found GA Princes, Royal Eieis.
This post was erected by her Majests ship Investsa
tor winered in the pack CT in 1850 1881 and then pur
sued her way TO the westward
The strait visited the Both of August 1851 bv
the Enterprise, who pursued the course.
Inh post was visited by Travelling parties from her Ma
es snip Enterprise aud snother traced the Goa
rfnee o:ris Land, AMI found deep inlet STRAIT
o es W Tue sou'aeas o. the mark erected by the In
| Vestisator.
At the north eni Of the straits another party which has
Island II possible We nave taken 80 lbs of pr.s.r,e
naf cask oil cocoa, aud seven glls OF rum.
| K CoLLIxsoS.
May -, 1852.
!ieeord found on Prin-ess Royal Island
Primo. 81 W.. s,p hnIpfss reached the east end Of
| found the So, co.e;v ncL,, IF , s,r' iool' ahi
and not finding sui. hi. yri,,.r on,,,s, ar e,
near the south. was. ,nb ~ n 80 IIi &c ouhu
harbor there in the blight of Pepcs An.r, .nI 10
miles south of this island An wall m 80 '"' ~
ro,,ISs c,;
| Her Mse,,ys Shin E,,.,,,;s, W. S oAP.in'
deg. IS min north long III deg AZ min va, ,ss,
We wintered here a,riSin, nm Ss,,smha, +; 90
finally frozen in Oct "a In the inrcrv, ssv.,,I
visited the shin eyepu.uv viu s va h o.n NATIVES
They are quiet people but have yp q, o. s0 Mo-
Needles knives and saws are the articles nr;n;II =;
| requisition rF' "
Almost throughout the whole of the winter va oh,.;ed
| bcres ptarmip,n kc Tho ,v..,hos 49,. 80 w ooS."eu
or no sickness has occnrreS and 49,, 80 =; g. q. L..e
| for hard work Tr,yeIliro ,,,o ~ ~ Nv .onuluon
Apri,-one following m, Co.'S, s,,ho.,n 10 eary 10 10
pass through Prince of Wales S,ror and ,hsn n., W..
ior Melville Island If po,s,hI. ,nd ,h u e part one
north side of Prioce Albert Land i, ss.,. ., tue
| lug expedition. " '''" " LUG "iss'
| Intelligence respectine IN. m,vsn.,,s os H., ~
prise III he deposi,cd on m ;sIa, fo S, " VIC en'er
Of mark) in la ~ deg 40 min nor,h I"' "vsh
west subse ouent TO the return Of tn ~ uee'
| April Is 1882 4 Co,,,.son p.ts'e''
RycoRp yorsp nv R,vs,x i, oap'''"
| The provisions Oh Princes, Roy,1 I.,.na .o,. ..
tho 2s,h of Nav exceot wba, onr ,.y.,rn "s', oh
| slmed. p'''e' e'"
| The Resolution sledee parted comn,rv ~, ,ho al,
May tor Melville Il,nd, aud has not VET returned Al
| we'll and no tr,cas of rho in, n, N"