Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-02-10
From the Journal OF Commerce.
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

| DR.. Kane, who sailed from this port on the
! Goth Of May touched at ST. Johns, Newfound-
] land, for recruits, and left there on the 10th
of June. No dispatches have since been re-
ceiyed from him, but it is ascertsined that he
was at Upernavawick, on ihe east side of Baf-
! fms Bay, ON the lth of July. Captain In
! gleGeld, of the Propeller Phoenix, who arriv
ed there three days afterward, states that the
| Advance, Of which Dr.. Kane is Commander
had sailed norihward with an open sea, aud
he had no doubt that she had gone through
Melville's Bay, one Of the most dreaded parts
Of the navig alton, without difficulty. Dis
pacthes will no doubt, therefore. be received
from Dr. Kane. by way of Denmark. Uper
navawick is in latitude 73 deg, and constut s
the most no,ther!y settlement in Greenland
"a part Of the Danish domiuions The ex-
pcdtion had the friendly aid of the King Of,
Denmark, who directed that every possible
facility should be extended TO it, on the part
of bis subjects. Tee Advance. instead OF
coursing along the coast of Greenland and
turning thence westward to reach Lancaster
Sound, will attempt TO make a passage into
the Polar seas, through Smiths Sound, Which
was so far explored by Capt. IngleIicld last
year, (be went to latitude 7st deg } as to sat
isfy him that a complete opening existed. No
navigator had previously proceeded as far
north in the same direction Smiths Sound
at the point reached by him, was 364 miles
wide; from which the land north northwest
on one side, and northeast on the other, with
a navgable sea. The testimony of many Of
the Arctic navigators is very conclusive on the
point, that an open sea exists beyond that lat
tude. Into this open sea, Sir John Franklin
, uuquestionably sailed, and it is probable that
his vessels lie embrded in ice. in some Of the
bays which hordec upon it. The dispatches
Of Capt Mcclure, whose vessel. the lnterpid,
u has been frozen in for three winters, in bay
: adjoining this open sea, support this conclu-
sion. They were received in England on
September last His vessel lies in the Bay
! of Mercy, on the north part ofone of the Sc
" ries OF Islands which are supposed TO lie south
=, =, Of this open sea- and northward of the Conf
= = nents of North Amel a, and Asia The men
oil Capt. Mcclure passed on the ice over to
;, Melvlle's Island and left at Winter Harbor, q
note stating where they were. A party OF
J Capt Keel's men found it. and they went i'm
u nedaely TO Capt. Clure's vessel. Sil John
!; !; Franklin, had he been in Capt. McClure's po
u sition, might have had communication with
Is Winter Harbor, as it is but l60 miles dis
J tance of, he would be greatly embarrassed il
y making the journey. The more recent nayi
IS gators provide themselves with description
Of food, Pemmican, which, from its compact
ness, may be carried at long distances will
! gre,t ease, and they use description of boats
y and sle0s altogether superior 10 those former
I. ly used. Pemmican is made ol beet, subject
~ ed to diving process, in which 70 per cent
~ Of the raw material passes off in evaporation
II; II; The boats of Capt. Mcclure are spoken of a
!" weighing but Is pounds. The Advance
y well supplied with food, and boats suitable 70
1e very long expeditions on land. The eviienc
'" presented by Capt. Mcclure and others, as I
" u, the quantity of food supplied by those re
:" gions, is very conclusive to show that an eA
AT pedition locked up in the ice as be is, may sui
=: 20 sst many years without difficulty. Renewe
U" confidence has been impal ted to all those VIII
are familiar with Arctic discoveries, as to tn
safety of Sir John Franklin The chances
his being discovered are also greatly increas
on ed. There are now engaged IN this servic
m, the Advance already mentioned, which sprot
ce ably sailing in the open sea. seen by Capt. II
Il hrld, along the edge of its numerous bay
in Sir Edw rd Belcher. with his ship and prope
~ was sCCH w "SillHs1tOh AHiSh va ehS %O'
e n of July last, on his return TO Beechy Islam
ed there to wait further orders from his govern
); a men, He will probably receive ders
ds continue the search. Capt. krllrt, with b
he ship and propeller, is at Melves i-lind. |
to has sent out several sledge expeditions to Il
IN west and north. They are 81 Sc np0n t
be suppo, track of Franklin. Capt Mcclure
en- ship, inn edded in the ice. may be convert
.p into store ship to all future expeditions. I
rev North Star store ship. lies at Beechy Is'ar
ak IN the north side of Wcliingtons Inlet. The
me is also n store ship at Point Barrow, on {
the northwest coast of North America. Ca
C. Collinson, who went up Behring'S Straits, NJ
ind was last heard If in August, 1851, is ne
cry prosecu ing The search The propeller Isab
on, is now at Valparaiso, whence she will proce
he. next spripg through Behring's Straits, to e
ith plure the coast along the north of Asia,
IS nope of getting round the pack ice which
my always been found north of Behring's Strai
les This expedition was fitted out by the privi
nen means Of Lady Franklin. Part Of the Am
his lean exploring expedition, under the co
sni- mand of Commander Ringgold, consisting
om. five vessels, will undoubtedly aid in 'hig
iact. This fleet was at the Cape of &c
Hop, by the last accounts, received in s.
tember Some OF the vessels wI attempt
so 'so pass through Behring's Straits. The Propel
'"e Phoenix. which bore Capt McClure's
' '%'i patches to England. has been ordered by
% '%'"' British Government, t. leave England in
go, @ spring, bound for the Arctic regions bv n
I tI;' routr, beISeen Spitzbercen and Nova Zeml
.i's :. The activity thus impaired to this great
'"s name object, gives confidence that il '
eventuate in success 1t is much to be
gretted that the distribu,i on of the history
OH, the first voyage of Dr. Kane, prepared by !
: a. has been delayed by the fire Of Messrs Il
''u'' per. Those en,erprising publishers who 9
ed a few copies. are now engaged in
publication of a new edition, which will
,y ready for distribution in Eve or six weeks.
EF An engineer. by the name of Rot