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miscellaneous.
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

The first intelligence from the Arctic Expedition
under the direction of DR.. Kane, is published inl
the Tribune. The communication was written in
July last. The Commander reports all things pro
gressing finely. The following letter is from
member Of the Expeditions
"UrEaNAviK, Greenland,
Saturday July 49, 1858.
shall never forget my obligations to you for
letting me 60. / can only say that if ever / get
back and live to get married aud have a son. will
send him on an Arctic expedition like this if | can
find one. IL makes a man Of one to see what dan
gers men can meet and ward off and at last learn
to look with contempt upon. Such inspiring sights,
tool The sun shining day and night on these ma
ked precipices, and the great whales, and the
greater icebergsl wish could think you would
not laugh at me if should attempt fine flight of
description of the icebcEgs They are what you
would call the prcrdiinq drcAiecf,ye of tbcsc reg
ions, aud declare TO you we have now met so many
that to see new one creates more feeling in my
breast than house additional anywhere up town.
AZ this moment we have more than two hundred in
full yiew-two hundred and sixteen counted.
81 will be obliged to you if you will inform my
iather aud the rest how little they need fear for our
hatety. No one has apprehension board for any
thing If DIR. Kane keeps well. lie don't like ioI
have questions put him about his health, YOU know
but believe his rheumatism Is better, though he |
keeps thin. lie has gone through good deal too
since we got here. These wild people they are all /
fat and fur. like winter possums hate to part with
their wicked devils Of dogs and DR.. Kane had to /
travel through the country to buy them up. lie
had to traverse the hOrds between KungeitE and
karsuk, If you know where that is, and thence to
TO Upernayik, the party camping out and sleeping
under buffalo robes, and living upon birds they
cooked upon the rocks. They were out nearly ali
Of last week in their open boat and found it hard
work believe They made fifty miles once at a.
single PULL
Dr. Kane however, has obtained everything we
wanted-sedges, harnesses and dogs, reindeer,
eea. and bear turs, boot mOccusinS warus lashings
and great many articles with whose names | am
rs yet unncquaiDtcd. Aud all this without losing
moments time for the calm had lasted till now
and everything has been transacted without our
coming to an anchor.
As soon as the right wind blows we arc off
again. All those whose authority is valuable dc.
clare VIC have had fortunate voyage. | will now
inform you of our future. have what say from
tue hrst authortyj yo1 may therefore rely upon
it.
"oa rcaching the highest navig,ble points on
the eastern silo Of Sn'th's Sound, thlt is, where
over by the utmost efert our negro hard-headcd |
brig can be buucd, DIR. Kane seeks harbor in /
some indentcd cape if possible projecting into the
channel and opening to the south and west. Such |
both by theory and experience, Dr.. Kane deems
best suited for protection and an early liberation .
from the ice. The moment we are in iarbor-thc
very instant-stirts the Provision Depot Foot Par
ty. This FoH Expedition the experience of the
British has declared mpracticablc (impoitic), but
We save days winch are golden in their value, and
perhaps mny carry THE BOAT to some valuable point
for future embarkaton and search The boat is
already prepared the pemican bags slowed upon
ITS hOor, and her name The Forlorn Hope is
united upon the stern. She is 2j feet long and
carefully strengthened. breast bar or transverse
piece OF timber is ad ustcd across her gunwae as
u admit of the pushing actionthe most effective ap-
plication for the purpose of the human force-of
eight men, DIR. Kane walking in advance To nick
the way She carries an Indio-rubber housing for
the night or rather the sleep, for the night will he
rarily place her cargo. U /
" 1t makes some Of our boys Zee, queer when wo
look at the boat. With this little craft we or they
for do not Know that will be detaed) have to |
sail, row, drag and pull, all the alternate ice
and water till they give out entirely and can get
no further with her. They then return on foot TO
the vessel lelving the ororn hope to her fate after
carefully walling her in with ice to keep her prec-
ious stores from the wolverines and bears So
much Of their journey will be in the midst of tho
winter-darkness, that the party will have to find
their way back 70 the brig guided by the stars and
moon. rather think whoever STAYS on board the
Advance will receive them with a welcome and
some hot coffee Then comes tho work-the work
for US all-next spring There is the right spirit
sir, you may depend upon it, resting with our |
company | rather guess we II carry the American
flag rs far north as any of the English naval GEN
temen, with their fine names, and uniforms. and
equipments; but Wen do it with the right feeling
You have no idea how, by having Sir john Frank
lin as the object Of our search and his picture
hanging in the cabin, and always thinking and
talking about hm-what remarkable place Ge has
in our minds. We consider ho is where DIR. Kane
thinks he is; and if he is anywhere else we will
go after him. Ii he is gone to heaven, poor man,
why then as in Sir Humphreys case, perhaps seek
ing after him, will be our shortes; way of getting
there too"
'Kanseit is about 20 miles south Of Proven