New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-22

more snow hare than they before. F
July the descended to within its disk above the
horizon and then again July 5, afternoon made
the kron Prince Islands Disco Island in sight our on
and all Welt anchored at $50 In the hnrbor Of
Leively the royal Danish inspector Mr. olric came OF
| Greenland.
composed Of ten or twelve Danes aud the
Danes and full bloodsd Esquimsux Of the officers
an old Arctic cruiser sent for his friends them
daughters Of Broborg Sophie Maris came on board
and greeted him right heartily invited them to tea
and after spending tha evening in social conversation
they were escorted home by the officers. Every night
Sundays included while remained there had balls
and parties and passed the time very pleasantly In
agine full OF Greenland bsss dressed In seal
skins moccasirs and brseshes ornaentsd with raycol
ored leather and dancing to the Of rnelodious
fddles July TO- the squadron left Lieyely and stood ia
for Wagatt Straits for coal white whale dead on
beach supposed she had gone up there give birth
to the calf and was left by the recedng tide For two
firing guns for the Arctic to keep with us.
The Release made Haroe Island the l4sh of July
saw boat, which imagined CONTAINED Dr. Kane and
bis party Cleared on the 10TH and spoke ooupis Of
whaler who told that they had tried to get through
Melville Bay but had to give up the attempt account
try it. ~'.-S1s St''s4'' " - =
taking in coal in the waigatt we advanced to
Upernayik the most northern Danish settlement This
place consists Of rude frame houses and
twenty or thirty white inhabitants sbout one
hundred Esqumaux. who live in winter in huts
and in summer in skin tents. a@ -
The two vessels left Upernavk the highest OUTPOST Of
civilization the American continent few hours after
Ice about thirty miles north Of upernav we're work
ing their through for four weeks by constant watch
fulness and untiring labor zs L
About the 18th of August they made open water north
of Cape York They had undergone several nps
the steamer at one time being in great jeopardy The
bark and steamer then made their way stopping at
Haksluyt island and attempting without to get
into Barden's bay until they reached Cape ALEXANDER
Here no traces being found OF the missing party the
steamer with Captain Hartsten board ahead
until they reached Littleton Island in rs deg The
most northern point they reached rs deg 80
TInrn fNtb ,Ff f.~a y
miles they discovered cair containing bottle which
DR. Kane's written. But in entering the
channel between Littieton Island and the main land
which about one-third of mile wide they hailed
By Esquimaux boat sent and the savages eauted
the Of the party with Dr. Kanes There were
about twenty OF thirty sayages, women and children
They sgnied very earnestly that DR. Kanes party had
lost the vessel which they signs been crushed
between pieces Of ice and that DR. Kane had gone
south in two boats. They uttered the @Upsrnayk
The expedition being again met by ice further
to the north was ont Of the question We
and crossed the Sound and returned along west
but unable to Lancaster sound the passage
being barred BY impassable ice Thus ws unfortunately
unable to erect Lady Frankiins monument to her
arnented husband and his brave comrades on Bsacby
island she desired This monument subsequently
placed in charge of MIR 0ick, royal inspector North
Greenland, at Leively = s+-'s
The carefully scanned on the west side I'm
case Dr. Kane should have pushed for the provision
expedition naygaed Ponds bay the cruising ground Of
the whalers, and met Esqumaux, from whom they OBJ
tanned come dogs as specimens. This out
of hearing nothing of returning and winteriug some
eligible point north of Melville bay
In the middle OF B4tins bay and opposite Upernavik
they got into the ice pack with heavy boot The
bark, which was out of signal distance of the steamer
got between couple Of bergs, and such the noise
made by the grinding of the ice in the swell they
red several guns at the peril Of bringing the iceberg
down upon them by the conclusion The steamer did
not the signal the bark after being roughly
used and susta ning much dsmagelosng bhoom,
ing the bowsprt and carrying away her false keel
emerged and got out of the and Joined the
Iatra Who ala
Outside of the harbor they met by DR. and his
party two boats who thus by Divine Providence
rymen and to enjoy the kind hospitality which their
country had sent to thsir 1t would bs needless
describe the joy OF all parties at this meeting sues
say that after remaining about week at Lsiyely
akng on board water, so, the anchor weighed for
ioME.n
From the Herald extract the following account Of the
adventures and discoveries of Dr. Kane his oompan
ons during their long absence: %
New York was thrown into state of considerable sx.
tement nthe afternoon by the safe return Of Captain
Iartsein Dr. Kane, and their gallant comrades The
vhole town, indeed delighted 1as5#
the vessels came TO anchor Of the Battery
Istor House, where he was warmly welcomed by host of
riends and scquaintaness Every crowded to sac |
ui, and for few minutes he was so completely sur
ounded aud beset by inquiries that with
he greatest difficulty he could make his escape When
last succeeded in gaining ths street. In company
nth friend got into carriage and drove mp to the
esidence Of Mr. Henry Grinnell in Bond street His ar
iyal had been expected by Mr. Grinnsi who recsived
i'm with such weoome as only comes from the very
II have no Advance with msn said Dr. Kane aluding
loss OF his vessel which, have stated he was
biged to abandon in the Ice Il,
Never mind that replied Mr.. GFinnell long as
safe, tina. is all We about Come into the
sror he added and let US hear the whole story,
And DR. Kane proceeded at to relate the story
second voyage to the Arctic regions the psrls
apgers to which he expcsed his wonderful adven-
lres, and still wonderful escape We give it as
n howe ar
is request that his official account will be published
ary practicable and that any inaccuracies
ill be corrected in 1t. He obliged he said to
bandon the Advance in letitude 7s45 after having p
far $3.50, which further than any
er navigator had gone with the exception of CsptIn
arry who reached the latitude of s3l5 While here he
the Polynya stretching away eff to the
orth farther than the eye could reach This point he
ad reached after travelling eighty ninety miles over
ice sledges but immense of intervensd
etween him and his vessel it impossible for him
rosecute investigation farther northwsra For two
inters tho Advance completely hemmed in; and as
became evident to him. from the condition of his mem
nd they could not survive another winter he etar
lined her and maks the best of his way 70 the
earest settlsment. He discovered about eighty new
apes and twenty bays and found land up far as he
sry Of this he named Griunels Land, in honor Of MT
enry Grinnen. The bardships they endured were of
arfu character, and at time six out of their party
nineteen SO low that it thought they could
survive ofthese three died and the wsre saved
ter the most unremtting care and attention One of
lese Mr. Aston, the carpenter, who died while
tossing the ice, Of loekiaw suparinduced by the
itense cold. The other TWO were frost bitten The
ckjaw, DIR Kane said, was very prevalent. In
The party after making their way thirteen hun
red miles Of Ice arrived Mt Levey Godhayen and hsd
,ken passage in Danish brig, named the Maria when
Release made her appearance Their joy a meeting
ler eoantrymen here better be imagined than ds-
,ribed.
They lost time it is almost needless to state in taking
heir departure, and after favorable voyage arrived
hn sight Of shores where they were nailed by the
sanship Unsn about sixty miles east of Sandy Hook
ADDITIONAL STATEMENT ny Dr. KAFE.-fhe expedition r
accesded crossing Meviie Bay and reaching the head
.nda Of smith Sound early the 9th of August 1858
inding the ice to the north completely impsnstrabs.
nsy forced to attempt temporary passage along
,ur knots hour. with rise and fall OF sixteen feet
sd worn temporary opening Previous to taking this
ep which involved great responsibility and which was
fact equivalent to sacrificing the vessel Francis me-
e boat, with canoe of provisions, concealed as
cans of retreat s ne I
Tho penetration Of the pack Ice attended by many
'stacles The vessel grounded with every tdc bu
her extreme strength would not have been able to
Lstain the shoeks Of the ics She was twice on her
sa ends, and once on FIRE from the ppssttips Of the