Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-02-09

HIS "Iclsonal NarratlVei puollshcu carry w
1853, recouuts The adventures of the first voy-
age, and discovers his diversified qualifications
for such an enterprise.
The last voyage occupied two winters in the
highest ATTITUDES, and two years and hall OF
unnirrmilied labor, with the risks aad respon-
sibiliues attendant. lie is now preparing the .
history for Publication. Blu, that part OF It /
which beet repuric his own personal agency, .
and would more ustly present the man to Tue I
reader, will Of course be suppressed. We would {
gladly supply il. but as yet this Is impossible
10 US. lis journal is private property, tile ex- I
tracts which we may expect will be only to shy
of egoiism, aud his companions have not spoken
yet, as some day they will speak, Of his conduct
throughout the terrible struggles which ,ogelh-
er they endured.
/ To frm anything like an adequate estimate
NJ This last achievement, it is to be rccollecied
that his whole company amounted TO but twenty
men, and that of this corps or crow he was the
commander, in naval phrase; aud when We arc
appraised that his pnrlloliu uf scenery, skcichcJ
ON the spot in pencil. and m water colors kept
fluid over a spirii-lamp, amounts TO nyer 800
Sketches we have a hint OF the extent aud va
rety of the Offices he filled on His voyage
lie was in fact the surgeon, sailing master, as
tronomer and naturalist. as well as captain and
leader Of the expedition.
/ This man Of all work, and desperate daring
and successful doing, "a in height about five feet
seven inches; ia weight, say 1870 pounds or 50.
# health and rest would but give him leave to
I'll up his natural measure. His complexon is
fair, his hair brown, aud his eyes dark gray,
with hawk look. HIS is hunter by every
gin aud grace and instinct that makes up the
character an excellent shot and brilliant horse
man. lie has escaped with whole bones from
all his adventures, hut he has several wounds
which are troublesome and, With such general
health as his, mos; men would call themselves
inyalids, aud live on farlough from all the ac-
tive duties Of iie yet he has von the disiinc-
lion Of being the fret civilized man to stand in
latitude So deg. 30 Inin. and gaze upon the open
Polar sea--to reach the norhefnmosi point Of
land on the flohe--io report the lowest temper
AZURE ever enduIcd--iho heaviest slcdse Jour
neys ever pcriufmed--aul the widest life that
civilized man has successfully undergone ; aud
to return after all to tell the story Of bis ad,en-
lures.
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