Washington telegraph., 1855-12-12
From tie Boston Daily -4lreTfier.l
DE-. kITE'S EXPEDITION.

The universal interest felt in DR. KANE's
return Is such that we know our readers
will be gratifed TO see yet another account
Of his expedition, which enters into more Of
the details of Arctic life than any which we
have before published
We take the occasion to add that the lat
itude Of 81 So. achieved by the expedition
on land is the hi CHEST latitude ever attained.
The estimate made by the late Capt Parry
Of his III CHEST Dnrth latitude in the sea to the
north Of Spitzbergen was 80 10 15"-
Capt Parry made no observations in So
high latitude. but estimated that be reached
1t after his most nortIerly bServatioH, which
was 50 43' 3" No such high northern
lstitude has ever been affirmed by any other
adventurers, nor has such latitude been at
taiued in the southern hemisphere at all
We observe the frequent statement, that
this expedition has found no remains of
Franklin party. Il ought to be understood
that since DR. Kane. sailed the discovery of
Franklin's party has rendered it certain that
he would not. by any possibility. find any
traces of that party, as his route lay wholly
In a different direction. DR. Kane was at
~ NAi-N hOafC4 tstC ltS-EtEl s1iiE ilH
was lost than we are to Lake Superior, and
The best results Of his expedition were at
tanned at distance even greater from the
Scene Of the great English navigator : suffer
ings.
The most valuable scientific result of the
expedition Is Its discovery of a great north
ern ocean. which extends perhaps over the
pole Of the earth to that observed jy Wran-
gel north of Siberia.
In closing his sketch Of his projected ex-
petition, DR. Kane described the ledces and
bOats he should use in crossing the ice to-
wards the supposed ocean. and added. '-once
there, if such reward awaits MS, We launch
our little boats and, bidding God speed us.
embark upon its water" 1t appears, how
ever, that he only attained his sight of this
sea by labOriouS travelling over ice, aritlout
boats- He was not able iherefore TO make
any attempt to solve the mysteries Of the
northern ocean. and could only stand on its
Ice beach and watch the beaiing Of It's waves
On so strange strand. and wonder like an
ether Columbus, what was the continent be-
E0nd- The following is the account of which
We Lave spoken:
The expedition left New York. Nav 81,
1898 The first port made was St Johns,
New FOundland. where the expedition was
shown every attention by the Governor and
inhabitants They obtained there eight La
6radOr dogs for Use in sledging in the SHOW
They took aboard. also. all the beef thew
could obtain and married it.
About the 4th of July they arrived at
fIskeaens. a settlement in the southern part
u Greenland. Gov. Lassihg at this point
feeeIved them with great hospitality, and
Afforded them every facility in the purchase
Of fuIs and elder down. &c. They took en-
board at this point an Esqu;ulaux nan who
was to hunt for them
They left Fiskeaens. and proceeded next
onkkertOppen, so called from the rcsemb-
ianee OF mountain in the vicinity to sI-
esr,ioaf This place presents many beauties
u Arctic scenery They found there few
Danes. and obtained from them an aburd-
ant supply Of reindeer furs and sealssin
coats They reached next. place called
ffoeven, place fifty miles south Of Uper
naVIk Here they received the aid Of
ChrisiIanson. who is we'll known in the an
mas OF the Arctic. They obtained addition
a supplies there. While they remained
'eere an Esquimaux ball was given In honor
% The expedition. which was attended quite
hunerOusly. Took Cd board twenty Esaui-
naa1 dOgs. and, after remaining two or