New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-12

mcoulglsbie thieves ieyoltogly filthy n thoir per
sors and hsbltato0s, and live as much ON raw OIL
cooked aesh, which they est voracously aud enor
mousy. What clsuce they have of Heaven Ia a
question FIR tbeoogiars; they appear TO hsppy and
eooo Da'uTed in their way, bu. ii they arc gfadu
ally dying cut They have no kyscks.
Their phi icipal support is the wslrus the bear, and
the AK IA snail bird which swarms in the Arctic re-
gonS occasionally they catch seals, unicorns, and
sometimes even, though rarely, white whsles. ALI
their fishing has to be carried In the ks of the
ice They have silky suspicion Of beTi which
Distinguishes them from the Labrador Esquimsux,
and they are generally smaller, though there are
among them some remarkably fine specimens OF saw
ages. The race seems 10 be decaying and disappear
ing it is supposed that there are not more than
hundred Of them from Cape York TO Liteton island
come five or Fix hundred miles. These Esqutmau1
visited DR.. Ksne's party, and trade was opened
with them. They remained only for a day or two,
noting more was seen of Them during the Spring
In July, as the prospect of getting out Of the ice
seemed TO be very distant, Dr. ,ne planned party
Of which he took the command, to Beechy Islsnd to
communicate with the English. He met The ice of
Cape Pany-evdendy the Upse and Wslsteoholm
sound pack-st Jonts's sound. Ii was impossible
to penetrate this, and consequently nothing
remained but 10 make preparations or passing the
second Winter az comfortably as possible. The out
fit Of the expedition had contemplated stay Of only
fifteen months and the provisions remaining were not
| Of character suited to the climate. Scuryy pre-
vailed considerably, but by the untiring assiduty
Of DIR. Ksne, this far checked that no lives
lost by it, although several men were severely
affected.
By this time the supply of coal was entirely exhaust
cd. They were obliged to cut away the bulTarks,
ard all the spare spars Of the ship; Indeed every
| thing which coud be cut away and still leave them
in staworthy condition. in order to keep up their
small fire.
Who the crepusculum began to show the tints OF
the sunlight IN the Spring. they began to look forward
TO all that remained to tbem-a journey to the nearest
station Of civilization, Upenavik. The distance in
Guiding detours, was at least shousand miles. This
could only be Travelled by conveying the boats on
sledgt to the nearest water and then placing the
sedges on the boats and proceeding by water until
the ice compelled them to reverse the order again.
The Winter was extremely cold one. Sixty de-
grees below zero was frequently recorded, and the
monthly averages were 800 aud 400 blow zero. The
ice showed no prospect Of breaking up Careful sur
veys were made as late the lst of May, when the
water was at least seventy eighty miles from the
ship. 1t being beyond question that the ship must re-
main there, the boats were got under weigh, and
the greatest speed used In fitting them up. Valuable
additions were made to them suggested by the expert
onee of their carpenter Mr. OhlSen, who, after having
braved many danger, and the wear and tear Of two
Arctic Winters, was suddenly cut of at the
very instant of arriving at the water His
His loss was greatly lamented by his surviving COM
rades. He was buried on the island Of Littleton,
where two years before, standing on deck on
which he was an officer, he had seen the Amer
ntoJ .,I had cd I'd
in the best of spirits to future labors and trumphs
As soon as the boats were got ready the provisions
were placed IN them water proof articles being got up
as well az their shabby resources allowed. For lack
of paint they were obliged to that detessble mix
tue of tar and pitch of which it is written "NO mau
"can touch without being defed-" They were again
reminded of when they to cot their bread The
bread was pounded into powder, packed into csnvass
bags and laid down to ill up the space between
the thwarts of the boats-just room enough remain
ing for the legs Of the oarsmen. There three
boats, one Of which tie Dngy) was soon broken up
for fuel couple Of stanchions were provided, about
FIVE feet in each boat and tent cover strechet over
them and tied down TO the gunwses. Two buff
falo robes, q few Blankets and tarpauiin,
composed the sleeping accommodations OF the party.
They had eighty miles to 60 upon the ice, but as tteu
party were weak both in numbers and In health, they
were obliged to take one boat at time. The ham,
Knocks in the ice were often three or four feet high
and the eighty miles were traversed by many of the
marty several times over The chip was left about the
Goth of MAY, and they were q month in traver'lng
the eighty miles Of ice. In one single day after
launching their boats they made by splendid
sail almost as much as they had during the month
previous Passing Sutherland island, they came
within ten miles Of Hacksuyt istand whore they were
obs.ructed by ice. The next day, however, the Ice
opened with the tide, and they reached tha' island.
Here they we're compelled to stop for two or three
DAVIS by the ice. They then went on to Dauympe
rock. where they were delighted to Ind thou'
ssnds of fresh.laid eggs Of the elder duck.
They were detained there by southwest WIND Tor
week during which time they lived almost entirely on
eggs They then packed down thousand and sailed
for Natick an Esqumavx settlement where they sup
nosed their man Hans was. He had left the ship In
the Spring and gone to the Esquimsu1, with whom he
WAS ON very intimate terms II said that he was
offered the hand Of the daughter of one Of the chiefs,
| and that he left the party with royal notions In
his head They met little obstruction from the ice
and when they did they were generally delayed oHy
until the next tide. At last they were grained ana
delighted at the sight OF Cape Dudley Digs, which
well known to whalers. From there the ran on until
they met the ice off the great glacier, little noth Oh
Cane York. Here they detained by the Zoe Tor
| week. but as their quarters were near an immense
locperv where countless thousands Of birds kept up
| continual cawipg, and they were able to shoot as
many as they pleased they were not very I'm
| n.,ient Each man eat one or two OF them al
! - IA ,b.v mazda m for lost time. At last the