The Trinity journal., 1856-10-11
Thrilling Adventure.

the search OF lF. kane nave Wild interest. .
At one time it became necessary to send a
fatigue party, with provisions, to assist the
main party under DR. Kane, in an attempted
passage across Smiths Sound This party
was Under the command Of Mr.. Brooks,
first officer of the expedition lie was 0c
compauied hy Mr. Wilson and other ,olun
tccrS During their travel they found the
ice completely mpcucUahlc, and snow
drift swept wildly over the lloes, and in the
midst of heavy gale from the north the
thermometer, to their diSmay, sunk to fifty
seven degrees below zero. Human nature
could not support the cold. -Four of the
party. including Mr.. Brooks and Mr. VIII
SON. were prostratcd with frozen feet. and
with difficulty three or four Of their compau-
ions, after cncomtcring great suffering,
reached the ship, and announced the coudj-
tou OF their comradeS Their chances Of
being rescued at this time seemed cNcccdiug-
ly small. They were in the midst of will
dcrueSs Of snow, incapable OF motion, protect
cd only 10y canvas, tent, and with no land
marks by which their position could be
known. Even to drag these MANNED men
would have been, under ordinary circumStan-
ccs, Il work OF difficulty but to the slender
party lett at the ship it seemed impossible.
/ DR. Zane with the holiness and courage
which justified the warm attachment felt
toward him hv all under his command in
less than one hour organized Il recruiting
party, leaving ON board only those who were
necessary to relieve the sick, and started off
in the teeth Of terrible gale ana stcarng
only hy compass, to rescue the sufferers -
After nineteen hours constant travel. during
which two or three Of the party tainted,
and others required to be kept from sleep hy
force, they struck the trail ot the lost party,
and finally, staggering under their burdens
one Ivy one reached the tcut which was al
most hidden by thc snow. The scene as Dr.
Kane entered the tent, was affecting hcyoud
description. The party burst into tears -
\ bMhhcr fire was immediately built. penn
micau cooked, and the party ate for the
first time after leaving the vessel Zee was
also melted, they having been to this time
without drNh. w orn out as they were, hut
four hours were allowed for the halt. The
manned of The frozen were sewn up in hulla-
10 robes, p,ccd on sirdgcs, aud draqgcd
along by their compauious DR.. Kane walk
ing in advance and picking the track Cold
of the utmost severity again overlook them.
BoNsal and Merton, and even the EsqumauX
boy lluncc, sank upon the snow with sleep.
II was only by force that they were aroused
and made to proceed as the cold seemed to
have destroyed all conception Of danger
\ loroc bear met ON the way, was Fortunate
y scared Off by DR. Kane. hya simple wave
OF the hand. lhcy reached the ship after
walk OF siNty-two hours, >till dragging their
companions behind thcm, but inscn,lhIc. Dr.
Hayes the intelligent surgeon Of the ship,
from whom is got these particulars Of this
fearful adventure, received the returning
party Two OF the number died Of their
injuries, and two others underwent amputa-
ton, and are now restored TO perfect health.
The condition Of those who dragged the
sick gas most hmcntablc Their memory
for time Wa- entirely gone, and the ship
IN the midst Of the muttcrin@ and dcliriun
rcscmbicd a hospital The surgeon and one
remaining attendant were IN sole charge OF
lhc ship. In tbs state Of scmlmadUcs,, the
sick remained for tWo or three days, but uI-
torWad they entirely recovered, and the par
iy uader Dr. Kane started three week, aI-
tcward and resumed their NborS in the
field IuDrcpidty like This has never been
surpassed. 1t is spoken Of with emotion,
even now, by the Ioutc~t hearts in the cN-
petition Ncr iort Elpr~s
NwoNM Law PmUArHEmNa- Great
Britain, France Austria Prussia, Sardinia,
and Turkey at the famous Peace Conference,
at Paris last spring, AGREED to treaty
which stipuIatcs as follows;
/. Priyatccripg is and remains abolished
,. The neutral flag covers cncmy's goods
with the exception Of contrabond Of war
3. Neutral goods, with the exception Of
courabaud Of war are not liable to capture
under the cncmy's flag.
4. Blockade, in order to be binding, must
be effective that is to say, maintained by
force sufficient really to prevent access to
the coast Of the enemy
These stipulatious were submitted to the
Government Of the United States, which ap-
proved Of the second third and fourth prop
o-Uions Secretary Marcy proposed to add
to the first tie following words:
" And that the private property Of the
tHli"Ct0 OF clilHtI@ Oh II btIiIGtIthI on lHH
high seas, shall be exempted from seizure by
public armed vessels Of the other bcllgcr-
cuts, except it be contrabaud.'
lf this amendment shall be adopted by
the European powers, then the stipuations
viii become part Of the National law.
ASr-oolE on DE- FnANELN.--A pleasing
ancclotc is told or Dr. Franklin. :" The
town Of Franklin was named for him.
Willie in France, o gentleman Of Boston
wrote to him Of the fact and added that as
the toau was building mectinghouse, per
haps he would give them bell Franklin
wrote the characteristic reply, that he pre-
sumcd the good people Of Franklin prefcrred
sense 10 s1und, and therefore lie would give
them town library."-JouraoL