Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-30
K &c Ii NJ OND HIG.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS IN THE PoLARRE-

| wo have alr.ad, alluded no n, y., .,..,...,.-.
Vn Arctic Explorations Il is perhaps. the mo-. den.
interesting publication Of the day IN. st,I ,hros
Ja Is admira,l- and many move. and .,c;,in. ,n;Ss,
are described We subioin one or two passages
| THRILLING INCIDENT
We fastened at last to the great No. n..r nh. .ho
making hsrbor in a crack which on.n.d .;,h -,
h.nges oi tide. ~" Wv
The imperfect diet Of the party was sho~ng ,.el, rno
I'd mere ia the decln. Of their muscular n,,.., IT,
~eted scarcely Of IL themselves and ,.,,.d ,
Uncut! thvy iound la dragging and pushing to some
mug u"con.o" about the ice sudge rather than to
Neskne-s But A. ~e endrsvored to our
"os ,n'ough The morning og bolted in al sides by
| :" uiS'of''d -nu rugged as to DEFY efforts to
% 'heih' The tuth seemed TO burst upon every one
" so 'os' te ieehng OF hunger, and almost salts
- 'u our Pasty otuth aud the large dranghts OF tea
~ seSo'rpained u. ~s- anxious 60 send small
- s, sef11s u TIE 'n'n'ne hill ai Appah where
| 80 49,. o,n ~ e L-qa"nau1 ~e should lind plenty Of
r.s r. 'e '1s"s'" o' tue party was insufficient to
10 r.,
IN. e., 'o'e' uisheartened, aud could only wait for
bsn e., - " e noPe OF so'ne smoother platform
| .,v. n. ,h ;,i IA, ' ", or some load that might
;.oh.. . - f.' oor ., HAcsi"s had ciimed the
-, Auu mere was hothhg IN view except the Dal
go a WIN n > ,su ora-sy lace towering In the
o,. :, 80 ,,L De hs,uH 90, back 10 my boat be-
mo- , . " IRON. ,Iohi 'ne northwest and a hoe. TAX
bev.n IN -; % " % =. ou' nlne 70 the north o Us.
So :" S""B sPoh u IKE pivot, and close slowly n
| Al 6r., on, 90 a'"ss ."a p'Aey.
, !" " noe was also driven before the wind
,b so, :, a. LIZ . e"eounse'eu the stationary ice Al
H. :, ;. - ~ '! 'oeN i'-en oh the instant the viii
" rum rose around Us Tue men sprang
o,,. and - .', ~ m s'auon, bearing back the
| f our esesnr I, W ,'' .ne mouent AL hope
,rrt,c nsvit,, - 10. mp sucn ssis familiar to
TODD and fo b,,.d.sS %. .e sno'e piauotm where ~e
bed ami cru-hed and ;.j "a zoe OF US crum-
a. nr.a 80 p',eI. anu soSseu it-eil madly under
men ,I or ,L ,;s,,ss :. s's' W "a, "uie oody oi
are-r Will con,hs,,;nI' ~ , s a1'e W ncas1fe
sho this d.v can rnlan - 10 ~. 0ee'e .nere 10 one
ac,-we found onrs.ivas a., S-auy Nnen IN
the mid.t Of a cl.,o - - - onH AhoS that IN
the brayins, n, ,,-.s H e.e''oaoe' 'nFoHgh which
zen heard than m. vo;c ~ ns soua no more nave
rais.d ,nd h;,.s ol man We were shaken, and
II broken h,m,nocIs s,d - ,h - - 81 " se,i"g waste
iook. In the stilIra-s ,b, saSpeu 'nei, ooa'-
n a tumultuous skraed nj i. .nS @ t euuleu away
We uerr horn aIonv In hi. a.,'r,.. u Na'er
raksn remnant of tbe sho,. a. a.,.s as 'ne un-
utterly pouerless and c.,ch;n. S.n ueu Ie'oiVing
heu Of the brazen beadland fbs, ind nov ano
trough the snowy .ks A, is, az 'o"u on US
against the rock. the Ioos e. 80 80 a. uo1 o'ouen' up
,esuu to separate and we ss ~ =, .as nung IoIndt
looks 20 forrs ON h.,,aa Ei asn % cars ana boat
,ur JOYFUL sur rise, w. soou Fund o,.s.i'H " mem. 10
II tue land. xat.r s;d snonnb =, IN stretch
md With the assured n,on'ia ,iss 81 US Io"ng'foorn,
As we neared II We 60 - m. s.,no s,sas sneaa'
!. ,,srg;n hi anu i,sN'uy' we pulled along