Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-26

- - have IN tats~sss In he vsslis s,s NJ. -
women too With symp.ihlscg hears thought Of him .ho
had gons into ths peril like the advsnlsery Of older
days. ~th the neut Of conquest gseed of ssp hn,
from sirglc and earnest devotion 70 What he eonc.,
to DO the o.srrst OF science aud Of commerce. lie ,osu
from navigator into hero and while be vas s,rue y,iny
through the mountains OF ice that finally crushed his
sells like egg shel he had si,h him .hs. strength ths
hopes and prsysrs Of all Chrseudom could give.
But he perllsd himself noby osherr we're No, h..l
ward In doing In his especial behalf that which he d N,
the world At large Many gallant bands went out ,o
aud aid him but In vain; and Il ID sad indeed to kno.
That three Of these expeditions returned while he
alive The British Government did ia duty In tho m,,
ter, - t !, wont to do It. thoeoughly-Iady frsnkn d
ners WIN noble constsney which ulstand through time
the pride Of the true aud tho reproach Of the hi.s
among women; and America not wanting in p,nerou.
devotion The two expeditions fitted out by ,nry cir
nel. OF New York. must ever be regarded among the
Instances Of tho most exalted Of wealth on record
Nov testimonial giving, however munceut and splen
od scale, duindcs into eootemptbily beside such
Noote TO science and humanity The offering too came
win peculiar htnees from member OF hous. which n.
reached ts eminent position by "doins bushes. unon m.
great waters Few Americans Of modern days have won
moro respect from tho world than he Who planned
e,peo'uons The second s Drawing the very dangers
which proved fatal to him for whose relief IL Ia sen, on,
We look win interest almost With anxiety for It's rcturp
AVG nov The custom arises to whs, good eod Is all Chi,
Drawing OF death by cold, starvation the sea- the prinnv
ice held and tho oppug berg We couiess ths, "a
the news Of Sir John frankp awful tate thai has
US 70 deem these Arctic expeditions unre.sonsbe mo-,
unjusuhabe The attempt relieve Sir John resn,. r.,
tue discovery Of that which he hoped to determine G
Captain Mcclure In his search the lost navigator,
eiaenty found tho long sought North West passage But
scentfc discovery limited by the hone Of
e and direct usefulness, Il would anguish and IL /, nm.
that some OF the discoveries which, though the
ruit OF years Of toll seemed WORTHLESS when .,,si,.J
proved afterwards OF great mportapc. IN m. vo,a -
Tue establishment of the truth Of the superstition thai b
continent Is bounded the north by frozen water
10 Se oy the baud ITSELF utter
.uess, that We may safely grndge tho gallant lives
which have been perl!ed and lost In the
Is not on this as it is tho other hemisphere The
northern there navgabe for the Of
mcrce in atitudes which here ar, lowered and ninn.c
With ice which only hurle destruction on tho
ner let In spite OF this they longer to bo num-
oered .mong the UNEMPLOYED regions We know all abou,
them that ws want to knowa than can be of .py
service to u.s. aud when Commander K,ne returns In s,
With the second Grnnell expedition let Us b. THANH mi
A'u tempt rroSiuence no lopSer--S. Y. Cou Eng.
HrLLr GRUNp AND SEA wrrps-Richsrd Adel Of I;x-
epSoL IN an article in tho Ediubug Philosophical JOUR
hai, asserts that hills the shore check heavy
currents oil Winds aud tend preserve vegetation ,..
and flowers IN their neighborhood lie had obsa, vel
"here the wasbhckcd up by hill that trecs
win Sgor at comparatively short distance from ,hs cost
where as in those places which presented hn,,i a, a 49,
tensre level near the sea-coas the trees were
and had poor appearance Daring storm, ut sea when
tns "hu oo.s on Shore there Is what is called spoon
uh techntai term employed by ors to water raised
INTO the AIR from the by the wind striking the ton nj
aStaeu waves srd carrying this salt drift in sheets AID
10 great distance This salt spray Is sometimes
liagc oil trees and shrubs.
mere are but Ie~ who have noticed the rich foliage
OF soma trees near ceran parts Of the sea-coas and
zee anu scrutiny appearance Of on other p,rs
the coast The CT this Is accounted fur INV ,b.
oo'e observation. -Scientisc American.
NEW GUN 1t Is stated that jOurneyman gun. ms ker
some time since invented kind OF gun which b,.
been repeatedly tried by the Emperor Austria and his
principal officers The weapon is pronounc.fto be far
superior 10 the Minnie riff; carries PAGES and at
ZOO sends bullet three inches deem into de-. t,,,c,
MS Majesty has made the lieutenant in the army
aud gwen MIN order