The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-01-29
CAROLINA SPARTAN.
From New York Observer.
THE RES0LUTE.

IHE RESULU liz.
The return of the Resolute to England,
and its presentation by our government to
that of. Great Britain, to which it originally
belonged, is one of those incidents which,
however trivial in themselves, are yet high.
ly significant and invole important conse-
quences. We trust its influence for good
upon both countries will be great. The
history of the discovery and return of this
vessel is well known to the mass Of our
readers. The British barque Residue form.
ed one Of Sir Edward Belcher's squadron Of
discovery, and in Nav, 1853, was sent, un-
der the command Of Captain Kelett. r. N,
to the Polar Seas in search of Sir John
Franklin, and for scientific purposes. She
was frozou in among the icebergs, in lst-
tude n degrees N and in the month Of
May, 1854. her officers and crew abandon
ed her, leaving their effects on board. She
had remained in the icebergs sixteen months
when a large portion Of the ice in which
she was EMBEDDED becoming detached from
the mass by thaw, il floated off with her,
leaving her at the mercy Of wind and wave,
and ,hurrying her out to remote seas, where
in lat. 6e deg. 80 min, and longitude 64
degrees, she was found in the month of Sep
tember, 1855, by the American whaer
George Henry, commanded by Captain
Buddington. She had then drfled over
the wilderness of waters about 200 miles
from the spot where she WAS abandoned.
Captain Buddington and part of his crew
approached her over the ice and took up
their quarters within her. They found ~
dca,lrlike silence AMI dread iepose," for,
except themselves, there was not living
creature on board. Tie ship was found
not to have sustained anv very material
damage. For year and four months no
human foot had trod tn, deck of that phan
tom ship. Captain Buddington remained On
board ill the thaw set in, and then, when
the ice began to soften, he shaped his course
to New London, Conn, where he arrived
in December, 1855.
The sum of 10000 dollars was appropri.
ated by our Congress, for the purpose Of
purchasing the Resolule, the English Gov
ernment having waived all claim TO her;
and it was determined that she should be
repaired and refted with the utmost care,
with the design Of restoring her to the Queen
in at least as good condition rs she was
at the time when tho exigencies of their
situation compelled her crew to abandon
her. "With such completeness aud atten
ton TO detail has this work been performed,
says an English paper, that not only has
everything found on board been preserved.
even to the books in the captains library,
the pictures in his cabin, and some musical
instruments belonging to other uhices, but
new British flags have heen manufactured
In the Brooklyn navy yard, to take the
If IL, bol ,al 81,
long time she was without a Lying soul on
board. From stem 10 stern she has been
re painted; her sails and much of her zig.
ging are entirely new; the muskeis, swords,
telescopes, nautical Instruments, &c, which
she carried have been cleaned and put in
perfect order. Nothing has been overlook
ed or neglected that was necessary to her
complete and through renovation; yet eve-
rything that has been cleaned or repaired
has, with excellent taste on the part of
those who superintonded the regulations,
been restored to its original position. As
regards the arrangement of the furniture
and the situation of each particular article,
the Queen saw the captains cabin on Tues.
day in the precise state in which it was
when the crew forsook the ship. In fact,
the ship is--so to express it-a floating
Pompeii, and everything comes To light
just as it was left. Captain Kelett's epau.
let's are lying in tin box on the table.
Lieutenant PINS musical box occupies its
old place on the top of what not The
logs Of the various officers are in their re.
spective recesses on the book shelves. The
Portmanteau containing the officers great.
coats is thrown heedlessly on chair,
The sailing of the Resolute for England
under command Of Captain Hartstein, has
already been noticed in our columns. The
English papers contain full details Of her
reception, and Of the visit Of the Queen to
abe vessel, while it remained under COM
lnapd Of Capt. II. Although comparative
ly insignificant in itself, this event. we trust,
rs an expression Of the good will subsisting
between the two countries, will be the
means OF softenine their animosities and
Jealousies, and cementing their friendship.
The following letter from Mr.. G.. Grinnell
to his father, who was instrumental in get
ting up and sending out the last expedition
IN search Of Sir John Franklin, has been
published in the Journal Of Commerce, and
contains an interesting account of the re.
ception of the Resolute, and Of the visit of
the Queen.
SHIP REsoLUTE, Dec. l6. 1856
Cows HARBoR.
Ny DEAR FATHER: My last letter per
Europa" contained telegraphic dispatches
announcing the arrival Of the Reeolute, and
that she was 10 be received with a Royal
Salute Previous TO her arrival the mai.