Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-01
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1iero are stored s:ut and she'll hhiid'Srria;ie:,
rockets, &C.. rnd 3EH To- Gon !!,s powder, which is
sii in GOOD condition. The Hcsuur is rarl un her
uwa lnr,ks Il, having I'VE guns. We lassc'. I" the
w,U,,.HouM, uCrurIk1 III ufiiCtK,.
Here the satr-ruoins were almost Wei VIVA "alp'
and the smell hardly "ltra''!e. Overhead ti:e
mint is j1eIy of from the rinEkinS. Tie iln!r,l ii
these rooms was evidently Of The ir.t order. We
camo then to
SORT OF PROylsiuS nOoh,
Occupied in part by petty officers at tic vessel
GA side the state roniS, AN! here we're mat
trassCs thoroughly penetrated with dnmpneNs, cloth
ing OF exce!lem, quality English pilot cloth jackets
&C., &c., piled III confusion, all ruined
Here were two ur thee musket racks, win the
muskcts some III or 30 standing in them, rusted 80
that i; would cost as much Ia put them IN trim AS TO
buy new On the side opposite the statc-roons
for ratiUnI of sugar and other proyIi.
IONS We found these. as well Ms every thing else
damp and smelling of mould. Tho lockers here were
so swclled that unable oopen many OF them.
The next apartment entered seemed To be the
cARPESrERs ASD SMITHS ROOM.
Here workbench with tools of all sorts on it,
the vises rusted rs to make il impossible to turn
them. Here, too were four force pumps, with taci-
ties for attaching hose mud throwing water TO any por
ton OF the ship. 1t takes Six men on each brake to
work them IL advantage.
Near them was the galley for cooking and closets
with culinary implements. Tea kettles, japanned
sauccpans, etc. have all suffered greatly from rust
and cracks induced by the cad, the japanning being
all off. Here some OF the damage has been done ny
leaks from above, Capt. Darrow says the upper
deck leaks badly, ali around the bull eyes ana
matches. Here tied up above, and here
ton we found complete carringe, i'll pieces, OF very
substantial build. Ii s not probable TINT the oars
have been moved since they put aboard the yes
sci in England, in SO. In pantry here, we saw
haf-consumei puIkage Of pork, pat up III alr-tiRht
tin boxes, which the mould must have oeeh quar-
ter uf IN inch thick. Here found also two Kettles
Of "slush," which is the sknulings from the pots
after boiling beef and pork, standing Just as C"pi.
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seem to be injured. We next come to what Captain
barrow calls
THE DocToK's ROOM
lie is undoubtedly right in his assertion. 1t ID the
most forward room in all the vessel, being directly
under The ships bows. At end Is rack with
vals and Jars of all kinds of medicine, most OF them
Dramatically sealed, and undoubtedly rs good ar bad
rs Here OH the floor too, is an open box OF
Goldfish, excelcntly preserved Besides these Things
noticed Il bathing tub the surgeons table, which
awnings up tn the side Of the apartment and suggests
very pleasant reflections and ice saws, together
with cylinder stove fairly crusted with rust
THE REs0LuTE's HOLD.
We did not gu into it. No one has since its arrival
and a. it wns dark, and lights would be required,
which might enduDger the magazine, II was not deem
ed safe Here were stored, however, al the prepared
provisions, such Is meat of every kind, III tin cases.
Sc, &c. Preparation of food for the Arctic regions
has, We are aware, been distinct branch OF bakery
trnde in London, since Sir JOHN Frankns last de-
parturc, and we have little jnr OF "Oninn Powder
prepared by Fortuum, Mason & CO., lS2 Picadilly,
London" which we brought away from the vessel,
Ihat have doubt will prove fresh ms il made
from last seasons crop at Wethcrsheld. Here, TOO
nrc stored enormous quantities of saiis, rigging &c
The sails are of linen, and We may as well mention
here that the Rcsout. brought to port with set
of sails in part, that had been bent on her standing
rigging probably for two years, most Of the time iurl-
cd Sumo idea of the "pcserving qualities ot Arc
tic atmosphere can be Obtained from this fact.
wEERE WHEN WHY, THE RKsoLurE WAS AhASOoS'
Capt. Buddingion and his men think that when
discovered the vessel had drified l.iDO miles after
pretty nearly to the 5. W., aud Judge
that she was abandoned about lS months before dis
covery. Capt. B. and the other officers are unan.
imousy of the opinion that tho English officers were
justified in abandoning her. They in solid ice,
l5D miles in extent in every direction and their pro.
visions would not have lasted them to have gol her
out
WHAT IS TO BIZ DONE WITH HER.
The Resslutei. legal prize if not claimed by Great
Britain. Application has been made to Her Majes
tvs Consul at New York, aud the owners OF the
George Henry are awaiting his answer. The news
Of her discovery and seizure had been carried to Eng
land by English whaemcn, who spoke her. and il |
was probably known there before she arrived In New |
London. More tinn year ago the English govern |
ment advertised that they stil! claimed all their for
sahen Vessels in the Arctic seas. Should they be
entitled to this, however they must pay M enormous
snvage nearly equal 10 the worth of tho vessel, about
S50OU0. OF this, about twO-,hirs would 20 to the |
owners OF tho George Henry, and the remainder be
distributed among the officers and crew.
THE OWNERS Of THE GEORGE HENRY.
These gentlemen, Messrs. Perkins g. Smith Of New
London, are perhaps the most extensive whaling own
Prs in that port. They have some fourteen vcs
ssls. They have the honor To have been the
first men in America who successfully sen; wlalers
% the Arctic Seas. This they first did in 1916, des
patching to Davis Straits the Mcclellan, a bark of
I5O tons. She sailed in April. Capt. Jeremiah Slate
Ii WAS severe season. and she found
luHc Il, 10
angular coincidence, that in l74G just 100 years be-
ore that time, fleet of Fix whaling vessels from
Mass started tor the same seas, aud were
irven back by the lateness cf the season. The Nc.
Clellan made other voyages 10 the same spot, until
July 81 when she was lost in the ice in Baims Bay
and being abandoned was blown up 10y Sir Edward
Becher the commander OF the very Arctic EIped- |
lion of which the Resolu.e was part.