Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-10-31
Retara d, ,he Arttc Expedition..

Return OIL Inc ArIlC sEsXpeQ4IlONs.
We hare announced the arrival at New
York OF the propeller Artic and the barqueH
Release sent 70 Inc Artic region in search
of Dr. Kane, bringing back that gentle~
man and his long missing companions,
with the exception OF three, who had died.
DR.. Kane sailed from New York in the
brigantine Advance on the 3lst of May,
1853, FOR the Polar Seas, in search of
Sir. John Franklin and his companions,
taking with him variety instruments
for scientific purposes, and, supply OIL
provisions sufficient for a three years
cruise. His entire ships company con-
sisted Of seventeen persons.
The following came home in the Re-
lease DIR. Kane, United. States Navy
John. w. Wilson, Amos Bopsall, Dr.. j.
j.. Haynes, Augustus Sontag, Henry.
Goodfeliow, George Stephenson, .!Wm.
Morton and Thomas Hickey. IN the
Artic Henry Brooks, boatswain u. S.
N, Jas. McGarry, George Riley, Will
liam Godfrey, Charles Blake and George
WhittIe. b. sgs 7ar ... So
Lieutenant Hartstein commanded the
expedition fitted out for the relief of Dr.
Kane, pursuant to an act of Congress,
which sailed from New York on the 9TH
of Juneila The expedition consisted
of two vessels. the propeller Attic, and
the barQue Release, which were differed
as follows: -E ~
Officers of tile Release. Henry J.
Hartstene. lieut.. commanding; William
L. Lowell, acting master: Joseph p.
Fytfe, passed mjdshipman Elisha r.
Kane, assistant surgeon Van Renesse-
lear Hale, boatswain. 7sa-aE ,.
Officers ofthe Arctic -Chas. G. Semms,
lieut. commanding Watson Smith, act
ing master Hartman Newell, engineer
Samuel Whiting, acting boatswain.
The arrival of.the expedition at New
York on Thursday, created intense ex-
element. and hundreds aocked down to
the wharf. Dr.Kane, as soon as posi-
bic, jumped'into carriage and proceed
ed to the residence of Henry GrinnelI,
Esq. through whose muniicence the ex-
peditiOn was fitted out He met with a
most hearty reception from Mr.. G.
% have no Advance with me-" said
DR.. Kane, abiding to the loss Of his YES
sci, which, as we have stated, he was
Obliged to abandon in the ice.
Never pind that" replied Mr.. Grin,
nell " so long as you are safe that is all
we care about. Come into the parlor, u
he added, " and let us hear the whole
story"
q And DR.. Kane proceeded at once to
relate the story Of his second voyage tc
the Arctic regions, the perils and dan,
gers to which he was exposed, his won.
derful adventures, and still more wonder.
full escape. He was obliged, he said, tC
abandon the Advance in latitude 78.45
after having penetrated as far as $3.50
which was further than any other navi-
gator had done, with the exception oil
Capt. Parry, who reached the latitude oil
1915. While here he saw the Polynya
or open sea, stretching away off to the
North farther than the eye could reach.
ADDITIONAL STATEMENT by DIR. KANE
The expedition succeeded in crossing
Melville Bay reaching the headlands OF
Smith Sound AS early as the 9th of Au-
gust, 1858. Finding the ice to the north
completely impenetrable, they were for
ced to attempt a temporary passage
along the coast. where the rapid tides
running at the rate of four knots an hour
with a raise and fall of sixteen fcet-had
worn n temporary opening. Previous tc
taking this step, which involved great re.
spousibilty, and which was in fact, cqui
valent TO sacrificing the vessel, FrencL
metallic boat, with canoe of privisions
was concealed rs means of retreat.
The penetration of the pack ice was at
tended by many obstacles. The yesse
grounded with every tide, and but for the
extreme strength would not have beer
able to sustain the shocks Of the ice. She
was twice on her beam ends ; and once
on fire from the upsetting of the stoves
Some ideaof this navigation may be form,
ed from the fact of her losing her lib
boom, best bower anchor and bulwarks
besides about 600 fathoms of Wrapping
They were cheered, however, by small
daily progress and by the 10th of Sep.
TENDER, 1858, had succeeded in gaining
the northern face of Greenland-nt a
point never reached before. Here the
young ice froze around the vessel, and
compelled them to seek a winter asylum
The winter gave them degree Of cold
much below an previous registration on
record. Whisky froze in November, and
for four months in tho year mercury was
solid daily. The mean animal tempera.
ture was five degrees below zero, summer
and winter included This, without a
81 doubt. was the greatest cold ever expe-
rienced by man, as the seat of their win
terQuarters was nearest the pole.
The scurvy was readily controlled, but
the most novel feature of this winter was
tetanus, or lockjaw. which defed all
treatment. 1t carried away ffty.seven
of their best sledge dogs, and was alto
gether frighLlul scourge.
The operations of search commenced