The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-02

was wounded severely, but not fatally.
The gallant Lieut. French Of the Howitxer
Baitery, fred with his own hand, four sh ~
after the day was lost, and his men scattered
He was shot in the left breast and ankle, but
not mortslly wounded.
On reaching the island, which he did BY
throwing his sword and revolvers into the ivef
and swimming acfoss, Col. Devens at once post.
cd 30 d his men to prevent any attempt OF the
sntmy at pursuit. fhis force was subsequent.
" aus montec by the arrival there OF other com.
panies from the Maryland shore, under Col.
Hincks Of the 10Th Mkssachusets.
THR KILLED.
The following arc the k lied :-Commissioned
officers u the Massachuse Is 1jth-Cap,. Rock
v wooc, Co. A Capt. SiuoDds Co, d Cap,
winan, Go. G, (prObably;) Capt S.udley, c..
ID; ID Lieut. Grant ID Lieut.. vAssal, Co Z;
tlpt. Gaichell, Co. X.
9lz WOUNDED.
Commissioned officers Of the Massschusct's
irh-Lieut Col. Ward, los smputatci; CAPT.
sloan, Co. 7 sliShtl,; Capt. Forehand, Co @,
lst Lieut.; Holden, Co. q; Capt Philbrick, Co,
II, slightly.
Col Leo, Of tina Massachusetts, goth, snd Col.
Cosswel of the Tanmsny regiment are proba.
Lieut.. Col. wistlr, of the Califo mia rs,d.
ment, Is supposed TO bc mortaly wounded.
NARROW RsOAfH.
A. IN instance Of the weigh and coneentra-
ton Of the oEomics ire, tho clothing AMI rqnis
rneuts Of Quartsrna aster Hove, vt tho 10th Mas-
tschusetts, bore the marks Of four distinct ride
bots, oue bal passing throu h tho crown Of
his cap and another fiateninS on the plato Of
bic belt. Yet he was unirjuted.
TIE enemy's force was very large. Their
positions wero well selected from familiar
knowlSdgs Of the country.
There is no means at prcsent Of Ascartiiniug
th'if loss, but II must have been innonsc.
Eirrri's Ferry oct. % Our pickots now
ex'ord milo inland from Courad'4 Ferry and
about the ssme distance up Goose Greek occu-
pving he bridge They have also extended
their pos's one ard half miles up the river
towards Conteds Forry.
The enemy evidently have selected cur OH.
GERS for the marks of their rihemen.
Dr. Hayes Arctic Expedition.
Mr.. Henry Grinnell, Of this city, through
whose lbsrality the expedition was chiefly
fitted out, has received = letter from DR.. Hayes
giving Dc allied sts,omen; Of his movement
s.nco he left UpOrnsv k in August, 1860.
After passing Melville Bay, the vessel stood
cl 80 80 C,pe York, where they saw group Of
Esquimsux, and Dr.. Hayes on going ashore
met Hans, DR.. Ksnes runaway boy, and other
nsiyes. lie recognized Dr. Ha5 os aud DR..
Sonntsg, sud expressing a wish 20 accompany
them, he was taken aboard with his wife, child
and hunting equipage.
On tho 26th The schooner encountered .
heavy ice pack 20 miles south Of Smiths Strait.
They rounded the ice, in shore, and in tho CEN
tire Of the SrIit met heavy leo pack through
which no lead WAS visible.
On tho 30th they dropped anchor near Cape
Alexander, where from an elevation ot l,2VO
,1t th, Ice pick slpeaied inpen.trtOlo. A
gale set in ard dove the schooner from hor
0o1rings tha next day, upon u group Of ice
rorgs which carried aWay her jib boom. The
.iLd mUCerat i for awhile but ngain blew
ho third time from the Strait for rtiuge
bclitd Cap" Alexander. Tltoy plssoi Lit.
'laion'l slsnd and anchored In Hlrtsieins
8ty, the schooner during the p,sstgo co nlnS
in collision with ice-ields twenty ami tnidy
i"et thick, which fried away tho iron plating
from her cutwa or and tore away her false stern.
Sept. Gth IL fell calm and the boats pulled 10
l.ittle,ons IlSnd, but two days hYh changsd
the character OF the ice. From the top Of the
islanr there was no opon water visible TO the
northwest, west or southwest, and fearful OF
bains' FRI zen in, they vera forced TO return to
Haristein Bay.
There everything wore wintry look. The
decks wero covered with Ice and tho rigging
was frozen siih. The navgib iblo season was
clearly ~ an ond and they won't into winter quar-
tors on tho 9th, mooring the fchooner 10 yards
from shore in fsthomI Of water. The stores
were dopIS in y hut built for tho purpose on
shore, and the hold AMI uppsr deck pado COM
fort able for tho men. Their winter h,rbor was
named Port Foulke, in honor Of Mr.. Foulke, II
Phil Acolphia.
The wnt passod pleasantly. Two hunired
roindeets which wero captured kept the party
10 tresh meat. A disease, however, broke out
among the dogs, which reduced their number
u nine.
Ia this extremity Dr.. Sonnt,g volunteered TO
go south 10 Northumberland lsand, to procure
dogs from the Esquimiux, and on tho 2ld Of
December he SGT out with Hans in a sledge
drawn by nine dogs. On this expedition DIR.
Sonntag died of cod.
While walking in advance of the slolyo no
fell through the thin leo and was helped out by
Hans but died soon af,er. Hans reached the
E.quimauN, but by over driving killed five
dogs and injured the other four. But some
weeks later tho Esquimaux came 20 the vessel
and Ii dogs were purchased OF thom.
Late in March DR.. Hayes made slodge jour.
ney northward, visiting Rensselaer, harbor, DR..
Kanes winier quarters. No trace OF tho Ad-
vance was found, she probably having drltted TO
sea with the ice. Ga this journey the thefmo-
meter sank to 6S9 below zaro.
On the 4th Of April tho whole crew, except
thres, started on ledge expedition to the nor h
ward. The hummockod ice was 80 thick that
a passage had 10 be dug through with axes and
shovels, and il became apparent that the whole
summer would be consumed in reaching the
west land, if at all, and the boat could not be
transported. In this predicamont DIR. Hayes
cent back the main party, and continued north
ward with three companions and two sledges.
rhs ice was so rouRn that IL took DR.. Hayes
f,urtsen days TO travel forty miles, and tbs dogs
we're so broken down that he had TO serve them
ioublo rations. Reaching the west coast al
Cape Hayes, they travelled along the land
through Kennedy's channel till the 18th OF
NAV, when they wero forced TO return Tor want
Of provisions The latitude attained was 81 .
So a degree Of northiug only equalled by
Captain Parry. The land wts taken possession
II 10 the name Cf tho United : Yates governm Ont.
Before reaching tho vessel DIR. Hsyes lost all
hut seven dogs. On the l4th cf July, the ico
lavny broken up AZ Port Foulke, thy put T.
.sa ard reached UpeInaYlk on the llth o