The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-22


mado known to any one the existence OF
the paper in my possession. | have
learned that the family Of Ernest are all
dead
From the Arctic RegiOus.-.Progrcss of
HaiI's Exploring Expedition.
The following letter is the FIRST official
Intelligence received from the Expedition
ofC. +. Hall, which sailed from the Unit.
ed States last May. is search of further
relics of Sir John Frankliu, or any sur
vivipg members Of his party:
ARCTIC REGIONS, HoLsrErSBERa,)
GREENLAND, July II. 1860.
HENRY GRISSELL, Esq. New York
Dear Sir:-So you see, / am within the
'Frigid ZOne," the regions where have
been my hopes, my very soul. for years.
What happier, prouder period of ones
lite, than when navigating waters almost
sacred by the historic names of Frobisher,
Davis, Hudson, B,lot, Bafiu, Fox. Ross,
Swaiue, Parry, franklin, and Kane!-
You must know that | am at home-at
least within the circle where hope to be
for sometime to come-say I'LL tue mo-
mentous object for which l am here shall
be fully accomplished.
regret to inform you that my noble
friend and companion, "Cudlargo," who
was present at the meeting Of your Geo
graphical Society, evening of March s, il
no more. His earthly heart now rests be,
meath the oceans wave; his spirit has re.
turned to God. This noble specimen o.
the Esquimaux died Suud4y moruing,
July /. His last words were: "Tvik ko.
sik-ko? Teik-kos sik.ko!" Do you see icei
Do you see ice? His prayer was that h,
might arrive home aud ouce more lool
upon his native laud-ils mountains. it,
SHOWS, its ices, upon his wife and his lit
tie ones, he would then ask no more o
earth. Oo leaving Labrador coast, VIZ
sailed several days without seeing ice.--
"Cudlsrgo" would cftan ask if we saw ice
thinking ifso, he must be nearer to his
home. He died lat 63 deg. N when near
the coast of Greenland. Preparations o.
suitable nature were made for his buri.
al 10 the sea. A "burial at sea- was al
ways thought by me to be of greater in,
teres; than any other. l have now wit.
messed such, and l must say that neyel
did participate more devouIely 10 wha
| consider the most solemn scene Of my
life. There, before us, was the "sheetet
dead" lyiug amid ships. on the gang
way board, all IN readiness for burial
The whole ships company save soita
ry man at the wheel, had assembled il
solemn. .@orrowful silence around our de
parted friend fliend. 10 pay our last re
spect TO him. The time that bad beer
set for services now arrived. By the re
quest of Capt. Buddington, who wa
bound by strong ties to 'Cudlargo, I ha,
consented to take an active part in thes'
services. therefore proceeded to max
such remarks as were deemed proper fo
the occasion. These were succeeded b.
my reading portions Inappropriate exhor
tations from the Masonic Manual" after
which | read a prayer from the same ex
cellent work. In this all seemed deeply
solemnly interested. During these ser
vices, the breezes of heaven were waflinj
US on--siIently and speedily on to tn
North. At given signal Of the Cap
tain, standing at my right. the man at th
wheel luffed the ship Into the wind. ant
desdened her headway. A short pause
and down iho the deep grave--the abys
of the ocean--sunk the mortal part o
"CudIargo," the noble Esquimaux, VIII
was returning 10 his natal land. when over
taken by death. An hour after the Gee
Henry had been given to the leading wind
turned my eyes back to the grave o
Cudlargo;" a snow-white monument
} mountain size, and Of GOd's oaOn fashioning
was over it.
Our voyage thus far had been ATTENDED
with calms. fogs and head winds, thu
prolonging 1t to SO days. The usual tim,
} may be set down at from rs to 80. w
arrived here in HoisIeinburg Harbor o
| the morning of July 7. The Rescue, q
your first expedition in search of Sin Joh
t Franklin, in 1850, arrived at midnight O
: July II. The George Henry and Rescu
, parted company the third night out. dur
ing a heavs wind; but Holsteinburg beiDI
$ the appointed rendezvous, each vesse
\ made it's course direct here.
b. Myhealth is excellent--better than ever
| enjoy myself beyond measure.
In this connection. l must speak to yo
7 of the cooperation l receive from Cap
e Buddington. who has the command q
t both the George Henry and Rescue. II
, could have had the choice out Of 1000
men, excellent nsvigalors in the waters G
: the North. and withal d good and tru
man, l could not have selected bette
one than Capt. Sidney j. BuddingtOn- =
The house of Messrs. Williams 4 Haver
t whose generosity in Behalf of my voyag
0 to The North shEdld ever be remembered
know we'll that their interests in the GeC
Henry aud Rescue are in the hOnds {
s one Of the most careful seauhen that come
j here in the Arctic Seas.
s II gives me pleasure, also. to commu
d nicate respecting Il Q attention and hosp
8 tality extended to me BY Gov. Elberg {
= Holsleinburg.
He, in company with the European Ia
s dies Of Holsteihberg, have spent sewers
= hours on board tho George Henry, aud
: nothing do they seem more interested lhA
Q in examining the records of the first an
second Grinnell Expeditions of 1905
+ and 1853 -'54-'55, as written and illu
Q trated by the lamented Kane. Happil,
o | had these volumes with me. The Go
. was also interested In the work Of Cap