The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-10-17

co isIahd on the coast Of Greenland
July 9th coastcd along the shore of
Greenland from IIolstcinburgh to lat
70 , 80 n. touching at Livelev. Hare
Island. Uppornavik, Hakuyst island
Cape llatterton. and other places on the
coast were 20 days in boring through
the pack in Melville Bay; thence cross.
cd Davis Straits. went up Lancaster
Sound as far as Admiralty Inlet. whore
they were opposed by n solid pack,which
entirely stopped their progress. Thence
they proceeded down the western coast.
examining Possession aud Ponds BAYS :;
were fast in the great middle pack for
several days to all appearances for tho
winter. In lat. 60 > 80. lon 50 80
W., spoke English whale shin Eclpse. of
Pctcrhead bound to Cumberland Inlet
had taken three fish all well and ar.
rived at Livcley on their return. after
having circumnavigated the North wa
tors as far as the ice would permit. On
the 3Oth Of Sept they found DR.. Kane
and his associates. with the execution Of
the three who had died from exposure
H'''" MN N'''' NJ or THE NAME tx
PETITION - Nc,0 York, oct. I2-The
expedition succeeded in crossing Neville
Bay, md reached the headlands Of
Smill's Sound ns early as the 9th Of
August 1853. Finding the ice to the
north completely impenotrable. they
were forced to attempt the passage along
the coast. and on the Sd Sept. 1853. sue.
ceedcd in gaining the northern face Of
Greenland. Here the Young ice froze a.
round the vessel and COMPELLED them to
seek winter asylum. The winter gave
them degree Of cold much below any
previous registration on record. Wits.
key froze in November, and for four
months in the year the mercury was solid
daily. The mean average temperature
was five degrees below zero, summer and
winter included.
The operations Of search commenced
as carly as March, 1854, the first parties
under the personal charge of DR.. Kane.
crossing the ice at a temperature of 81
degrees below zero. The loss of their
dog obliged them as an only alternative,
to adopt this early travel. Many of the
party were ffost-bltten, and underwent
amputation Of the toes. 1t was by means
Of thcee efforts that the expedition sue.
ceedcd in bringing back its important re.
suits.
The parties were in the field as late
as the 10Th of July, only ccasing from
labor when the winter darkness made it
impossible to travel. The extreme Sc
verify of the previous season made it
evident that the brig could not be libcr-
atcd before the winter set in. The pro.
visions, although abundant, were not cal.
culated to resist scurvy, and the fuel.
owing to the severity of the winter, was
deficient in quantity.
Under these circumstances, DR. Kane.
with n party of volunteers. made an at.
tempt to reach the English expedition.
and thus give relief to his associates.
They passed in nm open boat over thu
track Of Bailiu's travel, riding out heavy
gale. They found an uninterrupted bar.
ricr Of ice, extending ia one great horse
shoe from JONES' to Murchison's Sounds.
aud were forced, after various cscanes.to
return to the brig
During the winter which ensucd they
adottcd Tho b,lits If tLo Ess';, ,"o9
liyi,o pnon raw wolrns mat a,,1 ',,.
roupdinn themselves hy walls of ', '"'
In spite OF these precautions t,o sonrr,
advanced with steady progress but by
the aid Of single team of dogs. Dr..
kaue succeeded in cifecting commuui.
cation with n settlement Gf rsom;",o"r
20 miles south. aud Inv orc,n;g;ni,o L',n,
relieved the marty At ono ,;n7, on 1n
man Of the exredi,ion. cxccnt Dr Kan,
aud MIR. Bronsell was confined - liz
bunk hut bv 4 nrovideuti,I ;ntornos;,;n
the marty escaprd without , do,,h
Dir. Kane followed and cb,rtod ,ho
coast of Greenland IN tho A,lan,;a
northern 5irectinn rnt;l III, n -
was checked by a stunendous altso;nr
They followed this glacier bv means of
sledses. and ascertaiped that !, connect
ed Greenland with new land f,r,bor
north. which they named Wosbina,on
\ large bay Intervening betwoen tis
land and Greenland was nome6 of,or A.
Peabody of Baltimore.
But the real discovery Of tho Ev,o6;.
ton is the open Polar Sea. The channel
leading to these waters was rendered tho
more remarkable BY the oxistonco "a
bel. Of solid ice extending I25 Mills -
the southwark. This sea verides tho
views Of DR.. Kane, as EXPRESSED to ,hS
&c, graphical Society before his denar.
ture. An area of 5000 square miles has