Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-19
NUMBEzs As.

touching at Godhaven iD,sc",J We were M, u our
gallant countrymem under Capt. lIer;Srn- I--v
naa iound file ice Of Smiths Sound sill uabra -
put 'a'ing met the Esqu:Inaux mesr CGYr i -Euu .
m Hu near. Vi our departure GE! re:raccl itr -.r-.
llcy arrived III Disco bur iwrutv-lnHr hn, A,.E..t
our intended departure for Enrar,l Uul.r NL,sa
circumstances considered il obligatory upon mnx3
withdraw my Contract for passage in the yrrianuM
and return with the Release ana Arrt!c.
"Thc present scnsuu is regarded us nrarv co".: u,
severity 10 its predecessors. The ice 20 the ,nr.!
eariully extended, and the escape Oi ,lc rps.,i.
squadron from bcsc.mrnf lS most proyldcniiai. i#a
rapid advance OF winter had already closed Groun
them the young ice, and Out for the power o. ;,c
steamer nd the extraordinary rxrriions "i Ia.': &
itaristrne al Imprisonment would have bee" nnv. y
bic. Not only Smith, but Jones and iI.ras :
Sounds were closed with an inprnc;rabc pack; uu..
III spite ot these difficulties, they achieved The rriro
eircunnavisaiion of Billns bay, aHI Reached 81
DANISH settlements by forcina The middle i"'..''
The following is u description Of party Of Et3ns
maux that visited DR.. Ksue during hi. cypodri9r
and of whose existence in that region tho Doctor was
not before aware.
"They came in sledCes drawn By fine large lN.-
evidently OF very superior orcri, these dogs wr,i
make journey OF sixty miles day :Gr soVara
weeks. carrying single man, and in "om" ri.;nu..,
two men behind them. The -lrd-"s wein cutc"-y
formed; some made uf hundreds or >1ivcG.r O!
bone lashed together with strings made or oi.nr!
large seal. 4 few uf them were made .. wood
There can scarcely be people less icpcni.n upon
the assistance OF civilized than ,hc-r EsUn;tU.
To be sure they have their pieces ut iron in Tier ha"
poous, but their lanccs formed "i tIc sinTp
ened horns Of the unicorn. In many respects 'h's,
people present the lowest fom "t !imnnty. Iir'-
notions of religion exceedingly crude AMI r,.9U
bic that described by Parry in hi, v"yu.,- br'"wr
ing 10 the Labrador EsquimnuX. They gro. :
filthy in their habits. and Indulge III c"T-ltc:a"!"
looscness Of life. especially in the intercourse nj ib'
sexes. They have marriage ralr- and re ,,:.a'nr'
which are very singular and apparently are derive:
from various traditions. In this they also resemble
the E.quimauA described 10y Parry. They are utI"-.
ly regardless oi all homo: except in very few i-
stances III which cI>cs they appeared I" BE- ;.TN',:i
| to obtain articles oi u-".; value They iur"s
rgble thieves, revo.I.ngy filthy III their persons H:d
! habltuons, and live us much a- on coo..r.
| flesh, which they cn; voracIousiy and ouurMuUs
What chance they have Cf Heaven il question: Sc:
thcolngians: they appear 10 be happy and g",! ma.
tured III their way, but il seems they Grc gradueY
dying out. They have 10 hyacS.
| Their principal support i. IT," w:r.S. ;hs b"Gr,
and the ank IA small bird that swarm IN ih. Arc:.o
rrgionsI occasionally theJ catch seals, uuicpfr,, a.
sometimes even. though rarely, white whale. al.
their fishing has To- BE- carried liz the cr.h- =, 'Es
distinguishes them from tie Labrador E-q"jmsgN.
and they are generally smaller, though there urJ
among them some remarkably fuc sl'"clIn"us Vi
savages. The race seems to he decayng ANA r!=ar'
pearng; it is supposed that there are not more han
hundred Of them from Cape York 10 Lltttton sani,
some five six hundred miles.