Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-01-14
HE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.


81 Johns, Newfoundland. for recruits,
aid eft thers on the 10th Of June. No
dispatches have since been received
from min. hui it waa ascertrincd ths. he
was a, Uppernp1awick, on The east side
G: Bsfhns Bay. on the lith OF July.
cap,..inslefell. ofthe propeller phe.
mix. wRo arrived there three days al.
toryanls. states that the A1sascs, Of
which Dr.. Kane is commander, had sail.
sdanor,hwarl with on open SEQ, and ,hs.
l,sshaa no doubt that she had gors thro'
Msiv;iIe's Bay, one Of the most dreaded
pa:,s Of the navigation, without diahcal'
". Dispatches will no doubt there.
fore be soon received from DR.. Kane
by way of Denmark. Uopcrnavawiek
is IN latitude 10. and constitutes the
..ost nor,herly settlersut in Greenland
"a part of the Danish Domin!ons.
The expedition had tho friendly aia
OF the King Of Denmark, who directed
that every possible facility should be
extended to it on the part Of his sub
iec,s. Tho Advance. instead Of cnnrs.
ing along tho coast of Greenland and
turning thence westward, 70 reach Lam
caster Sound, will attempt to make o
passage into the Polar seas through
Smiths Sound, which was SO far ex'
plored by Capt. Inglefsld last year The
went to latitude 7sl)7ns to satisfy him
that complete opening existed. No
navigator had previous proceeded os far
north in the. same direction. Smiths
Sound, q, the poin, reached by him.
was S6s7milss wide; from which the
land bore north northwest on oHs b!dn
and northeast OIL tho other. wIh nnvi'
gable sen. The testimony o. many Of
The Arctic navigs:ors is "ery conclusive
on the point that an open sea exists be-
ynnd that latitude. Into this open sea
Sir John Franklin unqucsIionnb'y sail
ed, and it is probable that his vessels lie
Srnhedsd in ice in some of the bays
which border upoui'. The dispatches
Of Captain Mcclure, whose vessel, tho
In,repid, had been frozen in for three
winters ia bay ajjuining this open sea
support this cpnclasion. They were 70.
ceived in England in September last
His vessel lies in the Bay of Mercy. on
the north part Of one ofyhe series Of is.
lands which are supposedSto lie south OF
this open sea. and nor,h@ard Of the con-
,inent of North America and Asia.
The men of Cnpt. MccIurepassed on
tbs ice over to blelville's Island, and
left oil Winter I1arhor q note stating
where they were. a party Of Captain
Kelle,'s mon found it, and they weni
Immediately to Capt. McClure's vessel.
Sir John franklin, had he been in Capt.
McClurs's position, might have had
communication with Winter Hsrbor, as
It j, but one hundred and sixty miles
distant; but fhe were twice the distance
off he would be greatly embarrassed in
making ,hej journey.
The more recent narige'ots provide
themselves with Q description Of fo"a
pcmn;can, which, from its compac;ne"
may be carried at long distances with
grea. ease; and they use description
ufboats aud sleds altogether superior ,t
those formerly used. Pemmican is qads
Object subjected to 4 drying process it
which seven,y.6re per cent Of the "a"
material passes off in evaporation. The
boats ofCup,. Mcclure are spoken of q:
weighing but eighteen pounds.
The Advance is well supplied with
food and buals suitable for very long
expeditions W. land. The evidence pc
sen,el by Capt. Mcclurs anil others d
to the quantity Of food supplied b!
those regionsis very conclusive to sho"
tina, an expedition locked up in the ic'
os his is, may subsisi for years withou
difficulty.
Renewed confidence has been impair
ted to all ,huse WIN are familiar will
Arctic discoveries as to tho chance .
the safety of Sir John Franklin. The
chances pf his being discovered are nlsc
Increased. There are now engaged ii
thi, service the Advance, already men
ito red, which is probably sailing in The
open sea seen by Capt. iugle6eld along
ne edge Of its numerous bays.
Sir Edward Belcher, with his shiE
and propeller, was in Wellington's IN
lie. on the goth Of July last, on his re
turn TO Beecl,y Island, there 20 wait fur
Their orders fTnm his Government. H
will pruhahly receive orders to con,in
10 the search. Capt. K-llrt, With hi
ship and propeller, is u, Mc'sille's Is
land. He has sent on, several s'edg'
expeditions to the west and north
They are close upon the supposed true
ofFrunklin.
Capt McClure's ship, irnhedaea i
The ice. NAV be converted into a sior
ship to sid future expeditions, TIL
North Star store ship lies at Bsechy |,
land. on tho north side Of Wellington
Inlet. There is also store ship at n
Barrow. ontl.c north wcstcoust of Mort
Amsrica. Capt. CoIIinso", who wen
up Behring's Straits, aud was las; hear a.
Of in August, 1851. is prosecuting III