, 1861-10-19
The Hayes Arctfc Kxpsdttton.

Ane 0AY6& Afck4c B1Pe0Htl0ns
The Halifax Journal gives the following par
tculara Of the cruise and arrival Of the Hayes
Arttic Expedition -
Up to the time Of their arrival at this port
the party bad been for orer twelve mouths
without receiving news from home, excepting
however solitary English newspaper obtain
ed at Upernavic, which contained President
lincoln'e proclamation for an extra session Of
Congress. It mnY be readily imagined how
eager were officers and crew to possess the 4.
seiTea at newspapers containing news from
home. Since theiT departure the stosm cloud,
then mere speck on the political horizon,
has spread over the whole heavens, and plung-
ed the country into the horrora Of civil war
Events have followed one after the other in
quick succession, and to these Arctic voyager
u must seem - il the occurrences Of al Or
diEary lifetime had been compressed into the
few months Of their abseace.
Tho "United States" sailed from Boston in
July, 1850. She reached Upernavie after
short passage, and proceeded from there to
Smiths Straits, where she remained until
July, 1861.
On The 18th Of April, however, party left
the vessel, consisting Of thirteen men and six
teen dogs, with boats On s1edges. The leader
of this dog-team Is now o1 board the United
States, and is fine specimen Of the species.
The party reached latitude 10 IN the Middle
smiIh'a Straits, aud here the party divided
SIS minutes, west side Of Kennedy Channel,
aud were there Obliged to put back-their pro-
Visions being exhausted. Dr.. Hayes reached
bis weasel on the 9th Of May; On the 18th Of
where the vessel remained until the 9th.
8ai1lng from thence In 3 northerly direction
they Were met by Immense packs Of ice, which
| the vessel could not penetrate~ She then
Smiths Straits, which WIS safely reached.
| Boat parties were sent out from here to ex.
| plore, but the ice was SO solid that no chance
xaa found for proceeding: The United
States" next came to an anchor at the Esqul.
Is1snd, On the coast Of Greenland.
After euryeging Whale Sound the vessel
ssf1ed for UpernaTic, on the voyage home, ar
irving there On the 18th August, 1861, aitel
passing through 150 miles Of field Ice il Mel
Island, aud on the nth September left fo
| New York. From Sept. ~ to Oct. Z ths
United States experienced very heavy gales
and sustained scme slight injury to her sail
and gear. She put in here for repairs, and vii
| p,pbab1Y remain until Monday next.
August sontag, the astronomer, gentle
man Of high scientific at1a1nments, who &C
companiod Dr.. Kane on his last expedition
and was at one time connected with the ..
Coast Survey, was frozen to death in his sledg
while out exploring, ascompsnied by . stngl
inferred 1t Port Folke, near Cape Alexander.
The carpenter, Gibson Carathers, died dul
ing the voyage. The2e are the onlT death
] cut Of the crew of sixteen persons which lei
/ Boston. The party Tas unusually free ho1
; | sickness.
+ s1 men belonging to the wrecked rhal
: ship g. Andrew, Of Aberdeen, Joined the I'm
!, ted States at Discoe, making the crew twent
! Hans, IN Eequimsux, On whom Dr.. Kar
= placed great dependence, who is ftequent]
| nod IN NJ Il x1.fN3 3faa