New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-31
TIE ARCTIC EXHIBITION IN SEARCH
FOR DIX. KANE.
F-~- TIE B'oain0,on I-,,er A,,o %


AS much interest has been manifested and frequent
INQUIRIES rode al The Department to the m ure Of
the Instructions to Lieut.. Haristene commanding the
Arctic Expe sion for the relief of Dr. Kane and his
companions the Secretary Of the Navy has consented
10 their publication;
NAVY DEPARTMENT, May %, 1855.
SIR: resolution of Congress, ap proved February
q 1855 auth Orizes the Secretary Of the Navy to pro
vide and dispatch suitable Laval or other steamer
and necessary tender, 10 the Arctic sees for the
"purpoee Of rescng or a0ordng relief TO Passed AS
sista6 SURGEON +. h. Kane, of the Cnpd States
Navy and the ofhcers and mon under his command"
The bark Release and steamer Arctic having been
procured, and especially fitted and equipped for this
service uader your supervision and inspection with
full rations and extra provisions for two Year, and
clothing peculiarly adapted to the climate of the
Arctic regions and such officers and men detailed az
the Department IA well as your,ef considered
sary and sufficient, and the command OF the Expedi-
lion having aresd, been assigned to you, you will
40 soon the above named vessels are ia all respects
ready for proceed with them, by all means AZ
ealy he LIST of June, IN tho prosecution Of the OBJ
iect Of the resolution of Congress, economZing ~
much 81 possible in the use Of coal.
II is understood, from reliable sources, that You
renew your supply OF coal at Way.gat Island, AT
which point il would seem 10 be advisable that you
should touch, unless unforeseen circumstances should
admoI isn sou 10 do Otherwise practica.
b e point should be aecertaued by you j will
deavor TO procure and forward 10 you letters of intro
.ducOn from the represerfitive of Denmark 10 the
Governor Of the Danish settlements, at which 1t may
be useful and prudent thai you should touch for the
purpose If making inquiry aud procuring Information.
DR. Kane sailed from NewYork in the Advance,
early ia June, 1853, since which cIe department has
reciYtd no information from him II il believed,
However that inio.geuc was received of him at Up
isvick in July 1853, 10y bis father, Judge Kane Of
Philadelphia. Tue expedition ives thea going north,
and this is the last that has boon heard from IT, The
department, however, leans and deems n proper to
put you in posse sson of tie information that It
The Intention of DIR. Kane lior leaving Uppcrnavick
ON his way ND 10 make a depot Of provisions aud
Af "A (foue AlgXautgr file H. at Zane
of Smith Sound, or a. CAPE IsabellG-mos prob ably
the former. The dopa meni further learns that was
then he mt, non Of DR.. kane to pass up Smiths
Soubd and proceed wet and IN case Il was necessary
for him 10 abandon his vessel, he would make for
Btechy Island.
Shoala YOU fall in with any Of Fronklin's party
,our oeu humane cags will suggest the pfOprlety
of exienoiIg 10 them al The relief IN your power.
Before selling you will acquaigt Lieut.. 4 4. Simn,s
who has be- ordered to he command OF he Afoto
and whom, Of course, you VII conscer as our second
in command, fully With all our plans aud intentions
arc az ou places Of rendezvous 30 that IN case the
two yssstls OF the expedition may at euy nhe become
sfpgiat each may know whore - iook Tor ne 0'her
lou all s,He eiS orp~tunl lha, may onst OF
ycur prccrcss md your ia ure movcmt nts, and you
vii so ieke pa cular care 70 avail yourself OF every
oceGtn for oAving you rrocecd records eno signs
In al + vorr COZ Al ion iltcutiOns. For us pur
lose you will tf'ct hag slais maze piles OF stone, or
other meris IN conspicuous places burying bottle
az the base containing your letters shOula INC Two
yess, g be separated you a direct Lieut. Sinms 10
30 kcV'sc
The .parfiuC O. has every confidence in your iudg
meui sud rchcs implicitly up "a your squad discretion
YOu ar awsrc Of the k,nci ois considefaipns "uch
pro,ntal Core res authorize this mission OF human
fv gave determined 90 trust yOu with Us execution,
pafrdra nsled b. afagchf directions, 'caich might en-
bGyyGss DOu and conflict wRh me- sNggcsfi0as 81 CIR
c.,nsfanc,s and Developments of hc future.
Judge Kane, the father OF the doctor Is IN posses
slon OF much important information oit by hs son o
be u.td IN the event Of a search for him Ihls VIII
aio YOU much. | would sagge.t, however, that you
loalo unless constrained by stroog hopes OF future
success avoid passing wiu;er IN the Arcic regions,
and on 10 account useessy hazard the safety OF the
,esfols under your command, or what Is OF more I'm
nortsnce unnecessarily Cxnose to danger the oihcen
and men committed 10 yOnr charge. Your attention
l. .o e.pecialy directed the and pressryauon
Of Their health for which hygienics have been abund
antly fun ikhed. .,
/ frap.uit herewith, for your Information md gud-
snce A copy OF the Instructions to DIR. Kane, dn5a
Eoyt nber Il. Is52 a., also, colies of series OF let
tfrs from sir Edward Pary Sir Francis Beaufort
and other Arctic authorizes. written by command oi
the British Admiralty. a0d kindly furnished TO l'r.
Kane. with the object OF advancing the interests oil
tbeexpedidon 10 which ne had been assigned by The
Department. ,,,..
Sincerely trusting that yea may he enabled TO carry
out ssfully the objects of the expedition under
vour command ard that a Divine Providence WIZ
protect YOU IN de hazardous ente prre Tor "hch you
aud our companions have 30 nobly volunteered
I an respectfully, your obeoent servant nopRrS
lifted state. Nsvv Commandius Expedition for Relief OF
Or kare snd companions, Newton.