New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-26

with favorable botton-a depth in which he laying
OF Utmost any kind Of cable would be matter OF Ger
tsiny In sounding across 10 Ingoshofdi, n Icehsd,
difficulties were experienced the average dcpsh pc
ing under 300 fatboms, and the bottom being mostly On
favorable character. FAKE Bay, on the norh~sst
coat of Iceland the popular besf 70
tie contrary, WA found be ss free from Ice and ice
be'gs as the chores OF the Ile Of Wight. From Ice
soundiDgs were, as had been expected, found by
the Bulldog TO be DEEPER than on tho Ice,
land and Farce section Of the route, but stu
the greatest depth was far lees nearly 700
The charts OF Mandy aud Seorerby represrn. the sea-
az npeneFably covered with Ice In tbis region bat
no lee was found away from the shore. The Bulldog
stood along the coast, sounding OCCASIONALLY nearly 81
fnr ~ Prince Christian Sound, when gale Of wind
compelled her 10 stand of shore, and cease taking
ronndngs from July ~ 20 Aug. ~, the wind driving
ont the Drift ice from the bays and ford and prevent
ing the Bulldog, on account Of her paddles, rom az
preaching the coast. Eventually she entered Godhsab:
There were eight gales IN fortnight, ana
the quantity Of loose DRIFT ice on the coast was
greater according 20 the information OF the Danish
residents, than had been sesn for many year, Cast-
ing soub ward to CaI Farewell, line Of soopdings
was begun az near TO the land the lie would allow,
and carried thence IisIpiltVn Inlet on the cast a
Labrador The depths between the two points were
very regular the greatest being 2UJ2 fathous, 4W
athOus ess than the direct across the Atlantic.
Very little ice was seen Oh the Labrador coast On
The return voyage sec0nd setiPs OF -oundlnPH were
carried from Han itoh Iuet 10 South Greenland where
he Bulldog anchored in Jubsnsnaab on the 2yfh OF
September. The weather she bod experienced during
her voyage from Labrador was most severe abe en-
countered DO ess than FIVE gales Of wind In eight days
cuisoiy examination OF some OF the deep nords,
which run inland for q considerable distance showed
several which were deemed admirably sdapted
for the reception Of the cable. On the 9Th Of
October the Bulldog again approached the coast
If Greenland cose 10 the entrance OF Prince Christian
Sound, 1T the extreme south end Of Greenland, and
found little ice that her commander commenced a1"
ing lite ef soundiDes in toward The lord is nten-
ton, how ever, frustrated by the spTingng mp OF
one OF thoee terrific eastefy hurricanes, which ocea-
tiopally sweep the coast Of Greenland before which
for three day the vessel gradually drfed outward,
under bare ioles, till clear Of the land. While The
sor vas at its light the engines seemed have hardly
any effect upon the ship. After tie abatement Of the
gale the Bulldog continued her line Of soundings back
to Rekavik in Iceland, but was subject 70 almost con-
,inuons Interruptions from gales OF wind. The FEW
souncings which could be made were OF the moet ss
factory character depth Of only 7i8 faihoms being
found where il was expected 10 ind 1900 The return
soundipgs of ecuary interesting character in
a scientific point OF view, iIasmucn as tney eee a.
re4t the long disputed question Of the existence OF
animal lite at great depths in the ocean. Several
staIish were brought up from the dep,h OF ,2oo
inthons, which had become enangled with the
lotion. The Bulldog left Reikjsvk on the 18th OF
October EXPERIENCING on her homeward voyage con-
slant succession o. foul wind with frequent very heavy
gals which retarded and in come INSTANCES completely
prevented her e0undlDg OptlhllOns Lco1Oiu
M'Clntock carried his line Of soundiBgs into the
Rockan Bank, and on the 9Th Of November obtained
bottom in $40 fathons about md-channel between II
and the Vidal Bank. The soundngs very often showed
tba, the understraum Of the bottom was composed OF
entirely different material from that which Lay spon
tie surface and which ia usually brought up by
the rod or lead in ordinary deep-sea soundangs.
The expedition of the Fox wac fitted out az the
expense Of the promoters OF the undertaking,
ard was intended not alone 10 cooperate Wild
the Bulldog in the sounding and general CUR
yey of The seas which intenect the various
stations on the route but also TO fix upon and examine
d precise locaIes for the landing of the cables, as
welt Us TO explore and tx upon the Overland route
n rouph Iceland and Greenland. IL YVES commanded
by Captain Allen Younge who accompanied IL Chm
a., in the celebrated voyage OF the Fox Id search OF
the Franklin expedition. Her cruise, like tina, OF the
Bulldog was in its main results entirely sueesssfnl.
though her operations were retarded, and IN some
1ne,,suIe prevented by the almost unparalleled suc-
tessi Of gales which prevailed with out little inter-
ni,1on fl, IN the time Of her departure till her return
10 England. DIR. Ray, who went out In her, 70 en-
anime tie route for the land hne, surveyed Strome
Island and crossed Iceland from Befu FiJrd 70 keik
jayik nearly 350 miles, III Ia days.
On the Sth Of November the Fo1 sailed from alian-
staab and after run Of 10 days, entered Portland
Rta9s The results of the cruise are universally con-
idered by those who accompanied the expedition, TO
he most satisfactory. Col ShsDer statements 40 70
tie existence OF long deep Urds, III which the water
was &c deep az 10 preclude the otest possibility
caLl be injured by ice or icebergs is fully con.
filmed. The existence of drift ice long the South
coast il in reality difficulty it only prevails al the
commencement the season, except in an exceptional
year. such as thai recent experienced. With regard 70
the American terminus uf the lie, now that the Green
laLd difficulty has been removed when the line
has been carried there in the 5h par Of western top
glude, thu landing the opposite shore can b. se-
tcted or any point within some hundreds OF miles
without ratei tally increasing the length Of the circuit.
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