Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-10-27
Gbt arttit 4(tqions:
RETURNED ARCTIC EXpEDIrIoN.

We find in the New York journals many
interesting facts and incidents relative to the
retained Arctic vuyagcrS under Dr. kane-
Dr. Kane had been absent nearly two years
before any serious apprehension for his safe
ty was felt. At last Congress appropriated
one hualred and fifty thousand dollars for the
titting out Of Il squadron to proceed TO his re-
lief. From the incidents o! the voyage ont
We take the following:
LIVELY TINES At DISCO:
Cant Harstruc and his company, who went
ont with the bark Relief and steamer Arctic.
in search Of Dr.. Kane, have had an exceed
iUgly gay time AT Disco.
On the 18th Of july made Disco island and
anchored IN the harbor Of Lciyrly, when the
royal Danish Inspector Mr.. Olr.c, came of
and rendered the hospltaIities Of ak North
Greenland.
Leively is town Of $50 inhabitants, com
posed of ten or twelve Danes and the rest
halt-bgeed Danes aud full-bloodpd EsQuimaux;
one Of the officers. an old Arctic cruiser, sent
for his friends, an3 two Of them daughters OF
Broborg. Sophie and Marie, came on board
and greeted him right heartily; We invited
them TO tea, and after spending the evening
in s0c!a! conversation, they were escorted
home by the officers. Every night Sundays
I
balls and parties, and passed the time very
/ p!uasatly Imagine a bah room full ot Green
/ land helies, dressed in seal SKINS moccasins,
| and breeches. ornamented with eay-coorcd
! leather, and dancing TO the music Of mrlodi.
! Gus iddles.
! The fairest ladies' Of the place were enter
tained in the most acceptable style, with but
! ter and cranberry Sauce, with which it seemed
difficult to satisfy them. In the dance they
excel. Several of the officers say they had
never seen better dancers in their lives than
these Disco bellies. and. what is more wonder.
! lul, they were perfectly familiar with the pol
ka. the Redowa, Ma2onrka, and all the most
recent fashionable dances in Europe.
AN HoSEsr PEoPLE.
After taking in coal in the Wagatt. we ad
yanced (Juiy ljthl to Upernavick. the mos,
northern Danish settlement. This place con
ssts Of some hulf-dozen rude iramr-houseS
and some twenty or thirty white inhabitants
and about one hundred ESquimauX. who live
in winter in stone hutS and in summer il
skin tents. The majority Of them are halt,
breeds, the progeny Of marriage connection,
formed by settlers in the country rhrS'
people have as few faults as most aborigiaccs
Good-natured, kind-hrurted. humorous, living
together III such broiherly love as almost r4n
ders the property Of one the property Of all
hospitable, disposed to share the gains Of thriI
hunt almost universally Chaste in the inter
coarse OF the sexes penceable--they are al
these, without being utterly ignorant. Mos
OF the adults can read. They are ubedient It
the commands of their church. Their fault,
are lazlness in matters Of routine and of dali,
occupation. They will dance all night to Ia,
fiddle, bnt they wort 20 out for seal unles,
they want it pretty bad.
The family of Mr. Peterson, who had ac
companed DIR. Kane's party rs Interpreters
in which capacity he had before sailed unde
Captain Parry, were living here and we're il
great anxiety for his safety.
The two vessels left Upernavick the highes
out post Of civilization on the American con
tinent, few honrs after they made il, an,
passed on the north. They met the ic
about thirty miles north Of Upernayck an,
were working their way through for fou
weeks by IL constant watchiuluess and unit
ring labor
INCIDENTS ACCIDENTS OF THE ExPEDIrIos
About the first Of September found the eS
pedition with bay ice forming abOnt ther
pretty thick, in latitude 7So 81. They foun
in this bay good harbor, and moOred thei
ships there 10 granite islands. III is forme
their first winter harbor in the winter OF .
and h4
After our vessel was moored, Dr. Kan
started with a party TO examine the ice Nortl
They left their boat about ten miles North {
the ship, and then proceeded on foot. tn
party returned in about week, having made
good many forced marches. when they con