New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-12

this view they Ell the big on the i7th Of Nay, the
itmrerstwe az that time being five degrees below
zero. Ttey crossed belt Of ice eightyons miles in
diameter, dragging their boats behind them an !
carr ing four Of their rick comrades BY means
of Q oog skdge. After q travel of three han
dJed AID sixteen miles, with thrty-one days OF
corstsnt exposure, they reached Cape Alexsnter
and embarked in open water Their guns sup
plifd them with animal icod, no provisions bein-,
carried in the beats except powder, bTeadstufs AMI
tsilov. From Cspe Alexander they Travelled south
warc sometimes over ice sometimes over water shoot
ing ether duck or seal and collecting enough eggs
TO feep the party in good condition. At Care York
they buried up their spare boats and sedges for fuel
sno kh the coast, putting out into tie opes sea oil
Melville bay and steered for the Norh Danish settle
mtnts of Greenland. Hee they were providentiaily
laI ded on the 9Th of August in vigorous heath, after
travel Of one thousand hree hundred miles, and
eigbty-one days of constant exposure From Uper-
navick the largest Of these settlements, they took pas
sage In Dani>h sail vessel for Eng and By great
good fortune they touched Disco, where they were
met by Capt. Hentz's expedition. The searching ex-
petition bad found the ice Of Smiths sound sti IN
broken but having communicated with the Esquimaux
had heard Of the departure of Dr.. Kane and had re-
traced their steps.
The expt dition has 70 the loss Of three OF its
comrades, two of whom persisted by lOckja~, and
one from sbscess fol owing frozen extremity. These
men may be said to have persisted in the direct dis
charge OF their duty. Their names are: CaRIsrIAs
OHIsroS, ac,irg carpenter JEFFERSON BAKER, Pc
TAR scHrBERT; all of whom were volunteers.
The CREW OF THE RELEASE.
Amopg the crew OF the bark Release, there was con-
siderable stlfgratuaton the cafe return OF the ex-
petition many Of them stating that at various periods
curing their absence they had given up al hopes OF
ever seeing their homes again. As general rule the
sailors col nected with this expedition mach su
peTior class Of men TO those usually found in their
positions AZ many OF them expressed opinions con-
corning the action Of their officers in wsichosen lam
eusge which sufficiently evidenced their intelligence,
and certain degree q cultivation. George Deyys,
fo emast hand, exhibited to US a series Of pencil
sketches taken during the cruise which were highly
commendsble for the originality and graphic skill of
Il eir execution. One sketch represented the bsfk In
collision vih an iceberg the night of the 4th Sep
tenber 1854 during which the jio boom was carried
away s'arboard bow and cat head badly broken, and
OF quarter damaged, with loss Of the quarter boats
The remainder cnsisted chiefly OF scenes among the
icebercs. ali OF which were detailed in vivid and
picturesque manner
OLD DOG TOODLEs.
Our reporter found in the forecaste somewhat
aged and doce specimen of the canine species whose
history is quite eventiul. He is large fullbooded
animal of the Esquimsux breed, known by the sou.
briquet of Toodles," and is great favore with the
men, both or account of his sagseity and the faithful
NJ with which be has served them DUNG the cruise
He is the sole survivor Of pack Of sixty dogs, used
BY DIR Kane and his companions, some of which they
were afterward reduced to the necessity Of killing for
food Poor Toodes had narrow escape! One
morning four the party without particle of food,
and only single dog-tbis faithful and sffectionate
Toodles who bad been the companion of their vlcs-
udes, shared their suferiDgs and who had lost the
use Of two toes by frost in heir service Thus Toodes
bad accumulated claims on their gratitude, and for
long time they hesa,ed before sacrificing him. But
although the ties Of friendship hard to break, the
calls Of hungry stomach will not be satisfied with
ser tinent, and consequently Toodes was doomed
Tie pistol was already loaded and the stew-pan pre-
pared which was to convert the shaggy body OF
Toodles into sevory rogout when, providenosl In
reference! one of the party made his appearance
with seal, which be had Just succeeded 10 capturing
Tie appearance of numerous head of seal in ha.
vicinity prevented recurrence of actual starvation,
and thus Toodes was saved.