New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-20

vain. Poor boy! who can know VIVA. the Agony
Of tbose ten inmates Was, while the icy waves
gradual benumbed aud dragged down the you.s
III. tha. struggled with such desperate energy 10
Keep ts plaee N the wOrld' The men sat down
and rowed bach, bringing only his cap, whi.h they
bad found floating in the sea. "Ah," said Hide
brand with tears IN his eyes, ~ did not want 70
take Inn tbs voysge but lis mother b-gged ne 90
bard that ecu DO. refuse and this is tne end -
We lad a melancholy party in the cabin tdst Sc
ternoop. The painful impression aie by thus ci-
t.srophe was heightened By III. knowledge ,h.t i;
m'eb, have been prevented. TIE steamer auid.h,p %
was led up 10 Lsr raj! with ccal, aud the boy w.s
thrown overheard By sudden lurch While wakiOg
upen il. Immediately afcerwari Lines we-s rove
slcpg the stanchicns to prevent the same thug
happening sgaiD. The few fee.Of deck upon which
We c I'D walk was slippery wi ice, aad we KEEP.
below, snokiI G gloomly and saying dae. Another
Violent snOw-storm came on from The north bu: in
the at erncon We caught sight Of some rocks Of
CarscIona. and made the hsht on Oiand in the
evening. The wind had BEEN blowing so freshly
that our captain suspected Calmar Sound might be
clear, ard determined to Try the passage. We fe!.
our way slowly through the intricate sand backs,
in tbs mds. OF fog and snow, until after midnight,
when, only six miles from Calmar, we were stopped
| by fields If drft ice, ADD had to put back again.
The fourth morning dswDed cold aud sqlesdidy
Gear. When went OU deck We were rOundlog the
s,uthern po NJ OF OlaId, through long bells Of float
ing ice The low chalk cliffs were covered with
snow. aid looked bleak and desc ate enough. The
WIND row came out If the west enabling US to car
rs The foress so that we made eight or nine koOis,
in spite of cur overloaded condition. Bras.ed aud
walked the deck sll day enjoying tho keen wind
and clear faint sunshine tf the NOrh. In the al
ieru oop. however it blew half gaze, with fairies
Of ming ed rain and SLOW. The sea rose, aud the
steamer numbered as she wss, could not BE- steered
OF her course, bat bad to be canned 10 keep of
the strain. The matches were closed, and an oc-
cssiOusl sea broke over the boTs. We sat below,
in he dark bus the Pole, leaning sgains; the bulk
head, 81 emily awaiting his fate, as he afterward
confessed had faith enough in the timdity of
our captain not to feel the least alarm-and, true
Ell ough, two hours had not elapsed before we as-to
urder the lee of the northern end OF GLAND. The
Poe then sat down, bathed from head TO foot 10
cold sweat, aud wOuld have landed immed atelS,
had it been possible. The Swede was as inexpress-
i've as ever, with the same half-smie on his fair,
serioHs face.
Twas glad to find that our captain did not intend
to lose the wind but would start again in an hour
or two. We bad quie.er night than could have
been anticipated, 70 ed by brilliant morning.
Such good progress bad been made that az sunrise
the ish house on the rocks Of LsRdsOr. was ylsi-
bic and the Jagged masses OF thai archi eago Of
cloyen ises which extends all the way TO Tornea
b.. gan 10 stud the ,ea. The water became smoother
as we ian into the sound between Landsors and
the outer isles. A long line Of bleak, black rocks,
crusted with snow, stretched before us. Beside the
lighthouse, at their southern extremity there we're
tso I'd frame houses aud telegraph station.
boat manned by eight hardy sailors came of with
apil II. who informed Us that Stockholm was closed
with ice and the other steamers had been obliged
to stop at The little port OF Dalaro, thirty miiee
d slant. So for Dalar0 We headed, threading the
channels of the scattering islands which gradually
became higher and mole picturesque, with elumPs
of dark FIR GROWING their snowy slopes Inc
midday sun hung low on the horizon, throwing
pale yellow light over the Wild northern scenery,
but there was life in the cold air, and did not ask
| for Sammer.
We passed the deserted fortress Of Daiaro,
square stone structure, which has long since oat-
| hyed its purpose. on the summit of rock in the
sound Behind it opened quiet bay, held 10
DR. lecting arm of the mainland, near the extremity
of which appeared our port-a village OF about nifty
houses, scattered along the abrupt shore. The
dark-red buildings stood out distinctly sgains. the
white background; two steamers and half dozen
sailing craft were moored below them; about az
mspy individuals were moving quietly about, and
for all the life and animation we could see we
might have been in Kamtchatka-
A, our voyage terminated here our first business
was to find means OF getting to Stockholm BY land.
Our fellow. pastepg gers proposed that we shouldjon
company, and engage five horses and three seds Tor
Ourselves and luggage. The Swede willingly under
took 10 negotiate for us, and set about the WORK
with his usual impassive semi-cheerfalness. The
landlord of the oply inn in the place promised 70
have everything ready by six O'Clock the DeIt morn
ing, and our captain, who was to 60 on the same
evening took notices of our wants, to be served a.
the two intervening pOst-statiCns on the ro'd We
then y.i,d The custom house, csbln abpat zen
feet square, and asked TO have our Baggage exam
med mo" answered the Oficia, We have no
authority ~ e1suine any thiDg; you must ~a' untu
re send to Stockholm" This was a, leas; new
experience. We were greatly vrIed and annoyed
but 1t length BY dns of explanations and en'fes les
prevailed upon The man to attempt an eIsmnaaon'
Our trunks were brought ashore, and if ever man
did duty conscientiously il was this same Swed-