Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-02-13

the second attempt, from which he has returned.
ny verifying by aetna. observation. the long
Questioned existence Of an open sea beVond the
latitude Of 50 deg, and beyesa the temperature.
also, Of loo deg. hrto. the freezing point His
Personal Narrative publissed early in 1853.
sccounss The adventures Of the first voyages, and
discovers his diversified qualifications for such an
enterprise.
The last voyage occupied two win ters il, the
highest Attitudes, and two wears and half of un-
ii,ternitted labor, With the risss and rsspoasi-
hilities attendant. lie is nov preparing the his
tory FOR publication. Bai that part OF it which
besE reports his ewn personal agency, and wonld
most justly present the man to the reader, will
of course he suppressed. We would gladly sup
ply it, but as yet this is i'npossih.eto u. HIS
j5arlsl IS private property, the extracts waich We
may expect viii be only TOO shy of cgosisui, and
his companions have not spoken yet, as some
day they viii speak Of his conduct throughout
the terrible struggle which together they endpr-
ed.
To form anything like an adequate estimate
of this last achievement, it Is to be- rccoec.ed
that his whole company amounted TO but TWEEN
~ men, and that oil his corps or crew he was
| commander in naval phrase; and when NE are
appraised that his portfolio of scenery, sketchcd
| on the spot in pencil. and in water co!ors
kept fluid over spirit lamp, amounts TO over
extent and variety OF the Office he filed on this
voyage. He was in fact the surgeon, sailing
| master. astronomer and naturalist, as well as
| captain and leader of the expedition. Ia
| This man of all work, aud desperate daring,
and successful doing, is in height about Ave feet
| seven inches; in weight, say one hundred and
thirty pounds or so, if health and rest would but
| give him lenvet to fill up his natural measure
| His complexion is fair, his hair brown, and his
| eyes dark gray, with hawk look. He is a
hunter by every gift and grace and instinct tha,
| makes up the character; an excellent shot, and
| brilliant horseman. He has escaped with
whole bones from all his adventures, but he has
several wounds which are troublesome: and with
slcb general health as his, most men would call
| themselves invalids, and live ON furiougl
from all the active duties of life; yet he has won
| the distinction OF being the first civilized man
| 10 stand in latitude 5000 and gaze upon The
| open Polar Sea--to reach the nor,hermost point
OF land on the globe-to report the, lowest tenn
| perature ever endured-the heaviest sledge jour
| news ever pertormed-and the wildcs; life thai
| civilized man has successfully undergone; and to
return after all TO tell the story OF his advcn
| lures. s5e
The secret spring fall this energy is in his
! religious nthtisasn.-diScovercd alike in tic
! generous spirit Of his adventures in pursuit Of
science; in his enthusiastic fidelity TO duty. and in
| his heroic maintenance of the point OF honor in
| all his intercourse with men.
Inhis department there is Il mixture of shy
ness and trankness, simplicity and f,stidiousness,
sandwichcd rather than blended, which marks
| the man of genius and the monk o.ndustrv.-
He seems confident in himself but not OF him.
self His manner is remarkable for CELEBRITY OF
movement, alert attentivencss, quckness OF
comprehension, rapidity of utterance and sen.
;entious compactness of diction, which arise
| from habitual watchtulncss against the betrav;
Of his own enthuSas'ns. He seems to fear that
he is boring you, and is always discovering his
| nnwlngncSs so sit for your admiration II
you question him about the handsome official
| Acknowledgements Of his services by the British
| and American governments, or in any way en-
| ,icavor 10 turn him upon his own gallant achieve
| mcntS, he hurrles YOU away from the subject
| to some point of scientific interest which he
| prcsumcs will more concern and engage your
| self; or he says or does something that makes
YOU think he is occupied with his own inferior
ty in some matter which your conversation pre-
>ens to him. One is obliged 10 strucslc with
| him TO maintain the tone of respect which hi;
| character and achievements deserve; and when
| tie interview is over, feeling of disappoint
ment remains FOR the failure in your efforts tt
| ransack the man as YOU wished, and 20 render
the tribute which YOU owed him.
We wish We could be sure that he will not, il
his forthcoming work, give us the drama with
out its hcro or we wish The expedition and il
hero had chroniclcr as worthy as hn-w0uld b,
were he no. the principal character in the story
DR.. Kanc's Narrative of the Expedition, now
preparing, and in process Of publication by
iies>rs. Chiids & Peterson of Phiiadcl lila vii
embrace the important discoveries made in the
frozen regions far beyond the reach Of all The
predecessors of the American exploring party
and their perilous adventures, crowded with 70
mantle incidents which, in the language of til,
Secretary of the Navy, 'Not only excite our Won
der but borrow novel grandeur from the truly
benevolent considerations which animimatctl anc
ncrved him 10 his task.'-I Grahams Magazine
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