The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-18
The Hayes Arctic Exprdition.

Tho JOHfEUt gives the a1UNlnE particulars
the cruise and arrival Of The Hayes Arctic expedton-
tp 10 the OF their arrival nj this port the party
had boon for twelve months without receiving
from home, ytng, however solitary English ness-
paper ohtnned at Upper Nayic, containing President
Lincoln proclamation for session Of Congress
1t may be readily imagined how officers aud
crew to possess themselves Of newspapers containing
news from homo Sine, their departure the storm coud
then speck n the political horizon, has spread
the whole heavens aud plunged tn country into the
hcrrors ciy Events lave followed one after the
othor quick .Iccesson aud to these Arctic voyagers
must II the occurrences Of an ordinary life
time had been compressed into the few months OF thei
absence.
The Uni,ei states sailed from Boston in July, 1850
She reached Uepee Navc after shor, passage and pro
ceeded from thenoa % smiths Straits, where she
ed until July 10, 1861
On the 18th Of April, however, party LETT the vessel
Consisting OF thirteen men and sixteen dogs, with boat
on sledges Tho leader Of this dog team Il boar
the United States and is tins spccinen of the species
Smiths Straits, and here tho party divdcd-rr. Hayes
and three went far a. latitude 81 degrees 81 mi
nutes, west side Of Kennedy Channel and there
Obliged TO put back, their prov sion5 being exhausted
Dr. Hayes reached his vessel the 9th OF May On The
18th Of July, 1861, they proceeded to Leton Island
where the vessel remained until the 9th Sailing from
thence in northcry directicn they met by i'm
packs Of ice which the vessel could not penetrate
She then made for Cape Isabella, the west side OF
Smiths Straits which was safely reached Boat par ties
were sent out from here to explore, but the ice
solid that no chance was found for proceeding The
United States next came to an anchor al the squmax
settlement of Nak, Northumberland Island the coas,
OF Greenland
After surveying Whale Sound the vessel sailed for
Upper Navc the voyage home, arriving there Oh tho
18th August 1861 after passing through 100 miles or field
ice IN Melville Bay She sailed from themes for Discoe
Island and the l7h of September left FOR New York
From September "A to October the United States
experienced very heavy gales, and sustained slight
injury TO her sails ard gear she put in here for repairs
aud will probably remain until Monday next.
August Sontag, the astronomer, gentleman OF high
scientific atainmens, who accompanied DR. Kane on his
last expedition and at time connected with the
United States Coes Survey, was frozen 10 death in his
Scp0 while out cyplOriNp. bv
maux. The body was recovered and inferred at Port
Folke, near Cape Alexander
The carpenter. Gibson Caruthers, died during the
voyage. These the only deaths Of the crew o.
sixteen persons whiche Boston, The party unusr
ally free from sickness.
Six mea belonging to the wrecked whale shin st. An
drew, Of Aberdeen, joined the United States at Discoe
making tho crew twenty in number.
Hans, an Esquimaux, on whom DR.. Kane placed grea
dependence, who Is frequently mentioned IN Dr. Kane
book and who deserted that expedition while in tho
IN the far North found at Cape York by the
the United States and returned in the vessel to Upper
Navic, from whence he had started with Dr.. Kane.
Tho expedition went as far north as 81 deg IS mn.s
latitude which L. said TO have been before reached only
by Perry in IS2729 On the coolest day experienced thu
thermometer was down to So degrees below zero.
The vessel provisioned for two years and her re
turning now without having had any serious disasters
incnes US to the belief that the party has made some
communicating here. If will be laid before the pub
lie ere long.
The following correct list Of the officers and crew
the United States:-Commander, L. Hayes, NJ, d., Can
tain, s. j. Mccormack; First Mate H. W. Dodge; Secont
Mate, John McDonough; Commanders Secretary, G. +
Knoor; Assistant Astronomer, H. d. Radcliffe; Master
Mate, Colin G. Starr; cook steward cabin boy and Tel
me ne mas