, 1861-04-05
cRu1sE g OF THE meeuREx. i
Arctic KxFex1ences ON Lake uffch1aau

We referred day or Two since to the ;faaic,t
thN the stauneh ting Mcqueen, owned :by' the
Meas,a. Priaaiville, had been dispatched down
the laktss, on+ta charter By private parties i
this city; 70 nxplore the condition Of matters
| thereawsy add the prospects Of the opening oi
ng7igation. She eatne into port again last
| evening, after All absenee Of little over week,
/ having accomplished her mission IN manner
that reflects fhe highest credit upon her off,
GERS and creK, and Tie gallant little propeller
herself She has made her 1nn amid perils
that only stont hearts and experienced Sea-
'manship could have met and overcome.
The McQueen left Chicago on the morning
Of Wednesday, 9th inst, and On 8 o'clock Of
the next days Thursday, was among the drift
Ice between. Sleeping Bear ar d South Manitou;
having madea run Of 220 miles. She pushed
her way throng it, and tried to get into the
harboz Of aoHth, Manitou, but failing, Law ali
Thursday night moored to an ice 'aoe, on
Friday ,morrang she ran to the: s.E. and
finding an oIlep course between the Ice aud
the east shofS steamed through It to NORTH
port in Grand' Traverse Bay reaching 1t the
same afternoon. =: 49, : ~
Here they Wooded up, hauled their fuel to
the steamer With teams two miles across the
Zoe, 4 change in the wind set the ice down
upon them and jammed them in shore. On
Saturday she attempted to get ont, uas driven
back. After hard work, they succeeded in
getting clear pn Sunday abuut O'Clock, p.m.,
when they ri down the shore Of the skilla-
golee to Rithtn two miles Of the Nght-tower Of
WaugoshancS off the head of the Straits and
twenty-five miles due west of Mackinac. Sun
day night wag passed, moored to an ice foe
Capt bailantane, the commander Of the Mc.'
Queen, accompanied by the wheelsnan, set
Quito 60 theTower, but a. the light was not
LIT failed to find It, and had to return. The
Mcqueen lett IWaugoshance on Monday morn
Ing, hound far home, and has reached here.
making the r4n in excellent style considering
the circu1tonH route taken and the weather
she encountered On the way. The wind was
1t times a peEfect gale, and she met much
drift ice, at times placing her in aposition of
great. difficulty end peril She came south
ward to the month OF Grand Traverse Bay. On
Tuesday she took wood at ths head Of the
Beaver, hauling it On mile on the ice by OK
cams. -
The eourse;was shaped for the west shore,
Rhen they got sight Of Point Aux Barques.
Thence, in a violent snow storm they hauled
tp southwark and made for Chicago. On !
tuesday night they lny With heavy Ice all
oout them, the marks Of which encounter.
be gallant little propeller still bears, Ont Of
bis they cut their way with much labor, get
ing ont about II a: II. Of Wednesday.
The McQueen reached Milwaukee at day.
lght' yesterday morning, and Chicago 1T 6
'clock P, m. yesterday. She has found only
ne clear day since she left Those On the i
ropeller wera Capt. Ballantine, her command
r, Capt. John Prindiyille one of her owners,
apt. r. G. Bristol, Mr. Whitfield and her
rev. +
Their report is altogether a favorable ono,
here is much SNOW on the ice, the latter
eng e. from ten to eleven inches thick. A few $
ays OF WarR weather would, from theamount
snow on it wear it away quick. The drift E
e il heavy, but has been driven to the west
n shore, atd will probably be used up before
eau be driven back. It Was on their return
ome up along the west shore that their
Featest difficulty Was experienced.
The party have had most adventurous and =
emorable trip, which doubtless all of them !
ere willing 70 see ended last evening. = Il