The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-17

Ds,s sAsa twenty psussa Thus the Aretin travellers
vsrsrobs l. ten rosBda n6udtsg pair cf CANVAS boet
70 b. used in he bsnswsrd Journey. PsnseAn |:
slDo%t the opfv food g. Be used preserved meats and
Dins "a. being oehed upeD 'tmeiy ~ sntascoroutiss
and uxurss occasionally 10 be INDUCED IN Fats such ~
sr,s,i oo.stty Of iard tsSsn With them, 18th little
piye@ "a melt and hight il, win serve a. the only faai
10th os heatnr and cooking purposes The lamp ns-d
wick Of the Lesnders supply Of teas and coffee, to-
esther -sA tn. different rAsts prepared BY hessrs
The biseUss Of Hs rden and prepared milk Of Mr.
Abbatt Our psmtan Ia Il very super ior qushsy having
been made oIdsy 'hs persona superintsndeDce Of pr
Ksrs 10 ss6ge partie viii ne served much IKE ne
Roy wrese variety cpsse1 In frat, nush and milk,
thsn Min and musb, " pemiean soup, fried psmicsn,
1ho one tAe.s regions to he sresded from such
rig sdf ers.ce to animal Diet and ths of one kind is
atseh- OF scurvy bot there IA upquesiiopahy moro OF
II many OF oof yessls than b. proper hygeBe
measures we're tassp. Thooush and regular shlnilns
with Moderate exsreiss, Win no doubt do saoss
and when sueh system has bon made re
GUAR branch Of discipline, csses have been rare;
least such b.s been ~ experiences Of the recent ex
plo,ire expeditions In the sIedge parties man
seoaro towel, rs.vios: to S.nss In % the .no ha.
fort" truly; but experience has proven il TO be very
ipce leaving Nshemass we have lived almost exclu-
si,eIy upon the products Of the region, little animal
fooc being used, but birds and Ash. species Of cod
fsh, which believe to b the Gsdus Mossnua, il our
norsel it has often shown itself ON our table to
have become very unpopular The cider, with several
e the S, one q =: Srps u, Sourssn r.. The
black puilsmot (~ gryIe,) and others are necou'ng
IN every das dish and most decided improvement
over salt beef Yesterday, while excursion to
twenty miles 70 he south yard for the pu-
poe Of procuring dogs We stopped 1T &c little island
and in very few minutes procured several tine elders
and large number Of cegs In few hours We coulo
have shot hundreds nos thousands, and obtained ~
rany eggs - would have laden our boat. are,
made upon the saDd, from the fragments OF a
broHen oar. soon roasted for us a. rich repast
Of ducks and eggs mortal need wish with snow
water and the other necessities which our goSd steward
had the and Kindness to put abosrd our ooa
made toddy Apd and enjoyed our feast, snsesels
plying cuew Yo,kere who would envy us our ducks
In short Time viii make II our business TO lay in
rse supply OF the different birds that acoand 40 pen
tfuv to serve ne o! our principal articles OF food
and luxury during ths winter They viii bs shot and
strurg strtrcp much after tho manner OF good
farmers in preparing APPLES and dried The bay abourds
in suns ana Of these hns specimens have been shot
arctic jagor. the sksrA Of the lcclande,s is bsaut
full bird. The stormy petIal followed high as sH
tuds ST. ~ almost immediately afterwards the mSule
oke Of the whAers took its place Our slow advance
has enabled TO collect interesting facts - to the zones
Of the CULTS and petrais
Bsven had the Arst opportunity Of testing the
beautiful dsgusrr-otype apparatus sent out by
In the hands o. artist hr Bcusalt, number OF ans
pictures have been taken representing tie and
Supplemented in the working OF the checas have been
happily. in CREST measure overcome and Mr. cont
tO1nt Nc % I'd WIN
degree of decency in the highest attitudes may
able tn reach. il promises fair to become most
valuable aid in enabling to bring back such material
~ i'll make this little frequented portion Of globe
ismilar to you. The glaciers viii form An inter
estirR series.
Thus far get happily and we-each one 10 every
way SEEMING determined to do his beet 70 further the
o1e great object of the expedition while every oppostu
nifty is embraced Of making contributions to different
psmsnts Of science Our cecks present quite inter
estng and amusing appearance. Que IL busy engaged
sewing pemcAn bags another ham sacks another lining
buffalo robea with india rubber clio to spread npon
ice and &c DO while the carpenter Is with great
d,Digepce. 1t work on "The Forlorn Hopen Our
net brings UP many little curosities out Of the deep
ton. AL seem, II by accord, to recognize the
necessity Of harmony, and good degree of the same
spirit OF hope and expectation that inspires
msrder he has net failed to nst into those around him.
The regulations Of the fhip enforce rigid system of do
mestic discipline Our emily Quarre,some companions
are our doss, who keep upa continual snaring and
swapping and scarce day posses that Goes not bear
witness to the Doctors heavy Arctic boots flying in the
air, preceded BY some unlucky puppy who may have
been unfortunate TO DO too little disposed to show
fair play The Doctor being remarkably fond Of their
6ogshps II IL astonishing to the gratitude and at
fiction they hold for him. and he 10 ain AWAY
to excite their eAousies and Yaise fght when
any favors.
The officers and OF littls party fare alike and
the products OF gurs shared equally We look
Anxiousy for the events in store for us ana the res
foTation to synpathiing world md devoted family N
the An who, Drawing perils for the worlds good in
6beden to his countrys comrspcs may bainvolved In
bring hack rome thing which set the world ct
with regard TO bis fate. Yours, very truly,
IsAACI HAYkS, n. D. Of Chester county, Pa.
Surgeon to the Expedition.