Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-19
The Hayes Arctic RxpcdItIon.

The Halifax Journal gives the following
particulars of the cruise and arrival of the
Hayes Arctic Expedition:
Up to the time of their arrival at this port,
the party had been for over twelve months
without receiving news from home. except
ing, however 8 solitary English newspaper,
obtained at Upernayic which contained
President Lincoln's Proclamation for an ex-
ira session of Congress It may be readily
imagined how eager were officers and crew
to possess themselves Of newspapers contain
ing news from home. Since their departure,
the storm cloud, then mere speck on the
political horizon, has spread over the whole
heavens, and plunged the country into the
horrors of civil war. Events have followed
one after the other in quick succession, and
to these Arctic.voyagers it must seem as if
the occurrences of an ordinary lifetime had
been compressed into the few months of
their absence.
The United States sailed from Boston in
July, 1860. She reached Upernavic after
short passage, and proceeded from thence to
Smiths Straits, where she remained until
July 10, 1861.
On the l4th of April, however, party left
the vessel, consisting of thirteen men and
sixteen dogs, with boats on sedges. The
leader of this dog-team is now on board the
United States, and is a fine specimen of the
species. The party reached latitude 100 in
the Middle Smiths Straits, and here the
party diyided-Dr. Hayes and three went as
far as latitude 80 35', west side of Kennedy
Channel, and were there obliged to nut
back-their provisions being exhausted DR..
Hayes reached his vessel on the 9th of MAY,
On the 18th of July, 1861, they proceeded to
Littleton Island, where the vessel remained
until the 9th. Sailing thence in a northerly
direction, they were met by immense packs
Of ice, which the vessel could not penetrate.
She then made for Cape Isabella, on the west
side of Smiths Straits, which was safely
reached. Boat parties were sent out from
here to explore but the ice was so solid that
no chance was found for proceeding. The
United States next came to an anchor at the
Esquimaux settlement of Natlik, Northunn-
berland Island, on the coast of Greenland.
After surveying Whale Sound the vessel
sailed for Upernavic, on the voyage home,
arriving there on the 18th August, 1861,
after passing through one hundred and fifty
miles of field ice in Melville Bay. She sailed
from thence for Discoe Island, and on the
18th September left New York. From Sep
tember "a to October Z, the United STATES
experienced very heavy gales, and sustained
some slight injury to her sails and gear.
She put in here for repairs, and will proba-
bly, remain until Monday next.
August Sontag, the astronomer, q gentle
companied DR.. Kane on his last expedition,
and was at one time connected with the
United States Coast Survey, was frozen to
death in his sledge while out exploring, ac-
eompanied by a single Esquimaux. The
body was recovered and inferred at Port
Folke, near Cape Alexander.
The carpenter, Gibson Caruthers, died dur
ing the voyage. These are the only deaths
/! out of the crew of sixteen persons which
left Boston. The party was unusually free
from sickness.
Six men belonging to the wrecked whale
ship st. Andrep, of Aberdeen, Joined the
| United States at Discoe, making the crew
| twenty in number.
Hans, an Esquimaux, on whom DR.. Kane
| placed great dependence, who is frequently
mentioned in DR.. Kane's book, and who de-
| serted that expedition while in the ice in the
far North, was found at Cape York by the
crew of the United States, and returned in
the vessel to Upernavic, from whence he had
started with DR.. Kane.
The expedition went as far north as 91o
49,; a latitude which is said to have been be.
fore reached only by Perry in 1928. On
| the coldest day experienced the thermometer
was down to 6so below zero.
The vessel was provisioned for two years
and her returning now, without having had
any serious disasters, inclines US to the belle
that the party has made some important dis
coveries which they are not desirous of com
municating here. If so, it will be laid be-
fore the public ere long. a''.