Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-10-16

INCIDENTS, DC. OF KANE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO
THE SOUTH.
The great belt of ice male it clear that no re.
lief expedition from the south could reach the
party III time to prevent the imprisonment of The
third winter, which. with their deficiency oil fuel
would have proved most disastrous, Hf not fatal
Under these circumstances DR.. Kane wise ly deter.
mined to abandon his tTIg and attempt 10 eScaDe
to the South by boats aud Sedges In ACCORDING.
with this view they left the brig OH the 18th Nav
the temperature al that time being degS. below
zero. They crossed belt OF ice 81 miles in din
meter, dragging their boats behind them and carry
ing four Of their sick comrades by means of dog
sledge. After a travel Of 3l6 miles, with thirty
one days of constant exposure, they reached Cane
Alexander and embarked in open water. Their
guns supplied them with animal food, no prOyjS-
IONS eImg carried in he boats except powUer,
breadstuffs and itaIIow. From Cape Alexander
they Travelled southwark, sometimes over water.
shooting either duck OF seal and collecting enough
eggs 10 keep the party IN good condition. AT Cane
York they burned up their spare boat and Seiges.
Tor fuel, and left the coast, putting out into lie
open sea OF Melville bay, and Stet red fur liz.
North Danish settlement of Greenland, Here
they accidentally landed on the 10th Of August,
III vigorous health, after travel 1900 miles, and
81 days Of constant exposure. From Upernavick
the laEgest Of these settlements they took passage
in Danish sailing vessel for England. By great
good fortune they touched at Disco, where they
diIIon had found the ice in Smiths sound un6vo-
Ken, hut having communicated with the ESuui-
maux had heard OF the departure OF Dr., Kane,
and retraced tEeir steps,,
TIE CREW VI THE RELEASE.
Among the crew of the lark Release there vas
considerable SeIt-gtatuaion OIL tile safe reuru of
the expedition, many of them stating that at yac-
oas periods during their absence they had given up
all hope of ever seeing their home again. As a
general EuleI the sailors connected with this expe
dlton are much superior class of men TO those
usually found IN their positions, and many OF
them expressed opinions concerning the action OF
their othcetS IN We'll chosen language, which guE
iciently evidenced their intelligence. and a Ger.
tain tegree OF cultivatIJrs George Devys, a fore
mast hand exhibited 10 us series ofpencil sketch
eS taken during the cIuISe, winch were highly
commendabIe for the originality and graphic skill
OF tier execution. Que sketch represented the
bark in collision nth an ice berg on the night O.
the 4th OF September, 1854, during which tie lib.
boom YVES carried away, SlaIbOard bow and cat
head badly bToken, and one qunrter damaged, with
loss OF the quarter. The Remainder consisted chief
ly of scenes among the icebergs, all of which
were detailed IN vivid and picturesque manner.
OLD DOG TooDLES.
Our reporter found in the IoTecasIIe a some.
what aged and dOclle specimen of the canine spe-
cIes, whose history is quite eventfu. He is a
large full blooued animal OF the ESquimaux breed
known lay The soubrquet Of Goodies and is a
great fayoTlte with the men, both OH account OF
his g city, aud the f0ithulneSs with which lie
has Se.vsd them during the cTIS,. He is the sole
survivor Of pack of sixty dogs used by Dr. Kane
and his companions, some oil which they were af-
teIwaEds reduced 10 the necessity Of killing for
food. Poor Toodles had narrow gospel One
morning found the party without particle of
food, and only single dog-this faiIbiuI and af-
tectiOnate TOodleS, who had been the companion
tOt ther y:cIsi ulss, aiorrd their sutrrings, and