The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-01

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twas dccb.ed to abandon the ship next spring QsSs)
and divide into two parties; TO 60 by Mackenzie
river the other by Cape Spencer and thence
by Bsrows Strait the nearest Inhabited coast These
were both desperate ventures, but nothing else left
A. this iuncture unforeseen event occurred, which
fortunately proved the release OF the adventurers KEEL
let's ships OF the Becher squadron, the Intrepid and
Resoutc Of which we have before spoken were at this
time wnterng al Dcay Island and during sledge excur
zion Of the officers, Mr. hechan, had discovered
cairn in Winter Harbor and found there account left
BY Mcclure OF the discovery Of the Northwest Passage
and the position Of the Investigator at Mercy Bay Lieu
tenant Pim Of the Resoute At volunteered TO
the ice with sedgcs the Investigator which feat he
compshed great risk, arriving at Mercy Bay the
9Th April, 1868 His meeting with Mcclure, who never
dreamed that assistance was hand at tho very mopent
his reduced almost to despair, s thus dcsbed
by Mcclure HIMSELF
first lieutenant upon the subject OF digging grave the
who died yesterday, and discussing how we could
cut grave the ground whilst il was haJ dly frozen
"a subject naturally sad and depressng) perceived
figure walking rapidly towards US from the rough
both naturally supposed at rst that he some
our Irty pursued by bear but approached him.
like any of men but recoectng that it possible
might be trying new travelling dress prepare
tory to the departure OF our sedges, ad that
| one else near continued to advance
When within about two hundred yards Of us the strange
sgurc threw up Ills arms, and made gcstcuations
sembng those used by EsquiuAaux, besides shouting
the top of his words which, from the wind and in
excitement OF the moment, sounded ike u wild
screech and this brought both fairly to stand still
The stranger came quietly and that his face
was as black rendered black by the lamp smoke in his
tent as ebony; and really at the moment we might be
pardoned or wondering whether he denizen Of this
or the other world; rs il was calamity stood
ground and had the skies fallen upon u.s. could hardly
have been more astonished than when tho dark faced
stranger called out, srm Lieutenant PIN, late Of tho
Herald and now in the Resoute. Captain Keett is III
| her at Deaiy Islandn
To rush at and him by the hand was the first i'm
pulse, Tor the heart was too full for the tongue speak
The announcement OF relief being close hand when
none supposed TO be within the Arctic Circle,
was TOO Sudden unexpected and Joyous for our minds 10
comprehend II at once The news ew with lightning
ridy; the ship WIS all in conimoti0D the Sick lorgetfu
of their ma'adies eapcd from their hammocks the art
fcers dropped their tools, ana the lower deck cleared
OF nens for they all rushed for the hatchway, 10 be
snred that stranger actually among them and that
his tale was true. Dependency isd the ship, and Lea
| PIN received welcome, pure, hearty an grateful
that tie viii surely remember and cherish to the end OF
his days.
Tie Investigators crew returned with prn over the vast
tract of Ice to join kelclrs ships at Day Island leaving
their vessel Der fate. From point Lieutenant
Cresswe of the Investigator, sent with dispatches
for the Admiralty 10 Belchers headquarters Beechy
island where he arrived in time 10 take passage home In
Captain lngleleds ship Ph@nix and thus took the first
intelligence 70 England of the discovery Of the Northwest
Passage Kellett's ships being firmly bound Dealy
island Sir Bechcr sent ordesto abandon them which
Kellett with great reuc lance obeyed, and with his
crews and that OF the Investigator joined Becher at
Reechy island and the whole party returned to Englsn
il was during this expedition that Young Beot was lost,
Beecby island, he being thcn with Ingeied the
Phoenix About this time Rae was pursuing investi-
cation as before, on and In April 1854, he reached
Pelly Bay, when he found the Eslumaux with several
relics OF Frankins party about them. learned from
them story Of party Of white having passed about
years before southwark sledges and
after several corpses (aboo 500 having been found
and some graves discovered in the direction of their
travel Rae concluded that from the matlatsd state OF
Of the bodies, the unfortunate have
reduced TO canuibalsm 10 sustain life.
Dr. Rae concludes by expressing the opinion that vo
lencc had been offered the sufferers by the natives
that they starved to DEATH The following ist Of
The articles obtained from the EqumauxOne silver table
fork-crest an animals head with wings extended above
three silver abe-lorks-cres bird with wings extended
silver tabespooncrest, with initials ''F. r. NJ. CO
Captain Crozer, Terror; silver tablespoon and
ork--orest bird with laurel branch in mouth, motto,
sFt7o neiiorG;' silver tablespoon, and
dessert fork--crest tshs head looking upwards,
with laurel branches on each sde one silver abefork
initials, oh D. s G." Harry p. s Goodsir, assistant
MD" (Aexaneer MDonalt, assistant surgeon. rorror);
one silver iableiork-inials, &C. A. "" (Gos A. Mac
beam second master, Terror; silver tablcork-n;
tails, ~ 7 = one silver dessert spoon-inias, 81 5.
r." (John s. Peddie surgeon, Erebus) round siver
plate, engraved, " Sir John Franklin, X. c BIZ star
order, with motto, "mec dqperc torrent, G. r. III,
We now come to Dr. Kano's second Grinncl expedition
in the brig advance, which left New York May SO, 1853
Kanes remarkable adventures doubtless fresh in the
public mind and the results thereof to science and dis
coyery require elaborate description here His
ton TO push nortwares from Bafin's Bay through
Smiths Sound, along the Greenland coast, which did
as tar as Van Rensselaer, harbor, whore his shin was
frozen M for the winter in lat IS ST. long 10 TO- no
one having ever passed winter SO near the pole
ward on the Greenland shore resulted in manv i'm
poiant discoveries, but none than that of an
open polar sea- seen by Mr. Morton the 2st of june
who got north 81 degs q min. doubt has
been thrown upon the existence Of this open at the
pole by the Royal Geographical Society Of London but
If We not mistaSen il has been claimed that far
back 174o whale shphad actually reached IN open
in this same direction, and would suggest toihe
Geographical Society the propre,y OF hunting up the re-
cord OF this transaction and putting the 10 rest
The Advance had now been winters in the ice and
with no prospect Of return and the nth Of May 1855
she was abandoned ana the whole party of seventeen
set out southwards towards the Danish settle in
Greenland in boats and scdsss, in miserable state Of
deIed the Relief and Arctic Captain Hartsep to
look for Kane and they came up with his party at Upper
navk, after fruitless search through Melville Bay
There were six abandoned ships in the Arctic
seasthe Investigator in Mary Bay; the Resoute In
trepd, at Melville Island, the Assistance aud Pioneer IN
Wellington Channel and the Advan :e in Smiths Sound
With one exception the ice is round them STILL The
Resolue alone rescued from her frgd barrier under
| circumstances of singular character.
Ia the month of September, 1855, the wialer George
| Henry, Captain Buddington, Of New London Coma was
drifting along, beset by the in Bans Bay when one
morning the captain looking through his glass saw large
ship some fifteen or twenty miles distant apparently
working her way towards him. Day after day, while
bepessy imprisoned IN tue pack he watched her coming
nearer and nearer On the seventh day, the matc Mr..
Quail, and three men, sent to find out what she was
After hard days journey the ice; jumping from
piece TO piece and pushing themselves along isolated
her arboard side, firmly imbedded in the ice They
shouted Justify, as soon as they got within hang dis
lance; put there was no anyxer Not soul was To be
fa,ered, with supersttds feeling and hestaed to go
on board moment after, they had climbed over the
broken ice and stood deck Everything slowed
away in order-spars hnu!od up and lashed Que side
boats piled together matches caked down. Over the
helm in letters OF BRASS inscribed the motto eng
land expects every 20 do his duty" But there was
no man to heed the warning.
The whaleman broke open the companionway, and dc
scended into TIE cabin. All silence and darkness.
Cropping their way to the table, they found matches and
candles and struck light There were decanters and
glasses on the table, chairs and lounges standing around
books scattered a5outeverythng just had been last
used Looking curousy from thing to another won.
derng what this deserted ship might be- last they came
upon the log book endorsed, Bark Rcsonte LIST
september 1868 to April, 1854 One entry fol
lows" H. NJ Resouto, 18th January, 1854, A. NJ
Mustered by divisions People taking exercise on deck
Five 7. M.--mercury frozenn
This told the story. 1t Captain Kelctts ship the
hesoute which had broken away from her icy prison.
ana mad thus fallen into the hands of Yankee whale
will be remembered that Congress reitted the Reso.
lutte In the Dry dock at Brooklyn returned her to the
British Queen through Capt Hartsein who formally pre-
December 1856. =
All of importance relative Arctic exploration that now