New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-26

WI h. Ia, charge 81 his -ix-hooter then
orappipg with him and using he nsts, De o'ougo Ihe
party 70 terms. The hives OF the prisoners were
saved and the Doctor received ther s"oIu'; ~
on as General Caona could reach bis son, who lay At
,l distance from the OF the last struggle the
Doctor found him sitting by him, receiving hT As'
aliens Shifting the .olier and resuming the surgeon
h. secured the artery, and put the wounded man ia
condition ~ travel The Ambulance got mp for the &C.
casion contained AZ once the wounded Macmillan, the
wounded second lieutenant and the man that had pre-
pared them for slow travelling, himself on bus inter
from the larce-wound received IN defense OF his prs
onersl When they reached Puebla, the Doctors
wounds proved the Won't in the party. He was
taken 10 tie hoase, but the old General,
in gratitude for his generous services, mad nm con-
viewed 10 his own house. General Childs, American
commander at Pueba, hearing OF the generosity OF
III prisoner. discharged him without making ANY
terms and the old General became the principal nurse
Of his cal tor and benefactor, dividing his attentions
between him ard hi son, who lay wounded N an adj
ioinrg room. This Ilntrs OF our hero was long ana
doubtful and be was reported dead to biz friend, st
home.
in the Coast Survey. While engaged in this service
the Government, by it, correspondence with Lazy
Franklin became committed for an attempt al the
rescue Of Sir John aud his il-staned companions IN
Arctic discovery. Nothing could be better addressed
to the Doctor governing sentiments than this adven-
tnre Tie enterprise Of Sir John ran exactly IN the
u,reut Of one Of his enthu~iasmsthe service OF
natural scouce combined with heroic personal effort
and added to this that sort of patriotism winch charges
tse with its own full share in the execution of US.
tonsl FL ga gements Of honor and beside this cora
ossumutiop of his cOuntrys debts aud duties there
was mo- little force in the appeal Of nObly-brave,
spirited woman to the ehvslIy of the American navy
lie was bathing in the tepid waters of the Gulf of
Mexico, on the l2th of May, 1880 when be received
his t,legraphic order 10 proceed forthwith to New
York for duty upon the Arctic expedition. In rlsc
DAVIS fiom that date he beyond the limits of tue
United States on his dismal voyage TO the NORTH Pole.
OF this tint American expedition Is well known 10
III public he was the surgeon, the naturalist, and the
Historian. 1t r~uned disappointed of it, main object,
after Winter in the region OF eternal ice and fifteen
months absence.
barIsbips of tits cruise he set loot the second at
tsuut from which he has returned, after verifying by
actual obsery the longquesiOnet existence of en-
omen sea beyond the latitude of 90 degrees aud be-
yapd the temperature also of 100 degrees below the
fleeing point His 4" Personal Narrative" published
early in 1883 recOunts the adventures of the first vow
age aud discovers his diversified qualifications tor
.uch all eRterprife.
The last voyage occupied two Winters, in the highest
Iotisdes, and two years and half Of unintermted
labor with the risks and responsibilities attendant.
lie il preparing the history for publication. But
TINT part Of il which best reports bis own personal
agency, and would most justly present the man to the
reader. viii of course be suppressed. We would
glGdly supply il, but as yet this is impossible. His
Journal is private rOpety, the extracts which we may
e1rect will he only too shy OF egOtisDl; and his COM
sreak of his conduct throughout the terrible struggles
which together ley endured
To form anything ike an adequate estimate of this
last achievement is to be recoected that his whole
compaBv amounted to but 30 men, and that of this
cons OF crew he was the commander in naval phrase;
al when are appised that his portfolio OF scenery
sketcLed the spot IN pencil, and in water-colon kept
fluid spnlt-amp, amounts to over 300 sketches,
we have hint of the oSent aud variety of the Offices
lie led this voyage He was III fact the surgeon,
saing.master astronomer and naturalist, as we'll as
captain and leader of the expedition.
This man of all work aud desperate daring and sue
ceesful doing i in hight about tive feet seven inches
in weight say 1870 TO- So if health aud rest would
hut give him leave to fill up his natural measure. His
complexion il fair, his hair brown, aud his eyes dark
gray with q hnwk-loOk. He is a hunter by every Gift
and grace and instinct that makes up the character
an excellent shot and brilliant horsenlan. He HIS
escaped with whole bones from all his adventures but
he has several wounds which troublesome; aud,
with such general heath lis, most men would call
themselves invali,ls and live furl0ugh from all the
active duties OF ie yet he has won the distinction of
being the tr.t civilized man to stand in latitude s2
deg. 30 mn., and gaze upOn the open Polar Sea-to
reach the northenmOst point Of land on the globet0
report the lowest temperature ever endured-the
heaviest sleigh journeys periormed-and the Wild
es life that civilized man has successfully underg0ne
and to after all to tell the story OF his adyen-
| lures.
alike in the generous spirit OF
his adventures in pursuit Of science, IN his enthusiastic
fidelity 10 Duty and in his heroic maintenance of the
point of honor in all his intercourse with men.
In bis department there that mixture OF shyness
and fraukness, simplicity and fastidousness, sand
wiched rather than blended, which marks the man OF
! .nius and the monk of industry He seems conf
dent himself, but not Of himself His manner Is re-
marx able for eel rity of movement alert attentive
ness quiekness of cOmprehen ion, rapdlty of utter
arce and scntentous compactness OF dction, which
arise from habitue watchfuness against the betrayal
Of his own enthusiasm. He seems to fear that he is
! boring YOU, and IL always discovering his unwilling
ness 10 "sit for your admiration. IL you question
him about the handsome official Acknowledgements OF
| his services by the British and American Govern
meEts, or in any way endeavor to turn hun upon his
own gallant achievements lie hurTies you away from
the subject 10 come point OF scientific interest which
be presuInes will more concern aud engage yourself;
or Sc says or does something that makes you think he
is occupied with his nferiority in some matter
which your conversation presents TO him. One is
obliged to struggle with him to maintain the tone OF
resi- which bis character and achievements deserve
AND when the interview s over, feeling OF disap-
poinment remains fr the failure Of your efforts 10
sack the man as you wished and to render tde tribute
which you owed him.
We wish we could be sure that he viii not in his
forthcoming wolk give the drama without its hero;
or We wish the expedition and it, hero had chrOn-
cler AZ worthy be would DE were he not the prnc
pal character in the story.
Dr. Kane's Narrative of the Expedition, now pre-
parDg and in process Of publication by Mesr. Chiids
Peterson of Philadelphia will embrace the import
snt discoveries made in the frozen regions far beyond
the reach Of all the predecessors of the American OK
pionng party, and their perOus adventures crowded
with romantic Incidents which, in the language Of the
Secretary If the Navy, - not only excite wonder
"ltt borrow novel grandeur from the truly beneyO-
"lent c0nsidera which animated and neryed him
"to hi. task LCraham.s Magazne, Feb, lej6.