Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-12-17
The sNedIah Arctio RzpedItIOn.

We gave brief account Of the results ot
the Swedish Arctic expedition The iolio~t
ing, from the Stockholm correspondence
Of The London News giyes further parucu-
lars:
,sThe Swedish scientific expedition, under
the direction Of Professor Nordenskiold,
after having spent somemonths spitzber-
gen this sfmnef for tho purpoae Of measur,
ing de9tte oflongitude, had terminated
iis good sEleal labors BY the end Of Septem-
bsf, when Ave Of the scientific members
took tho opportunity Of 0 whaler's sailing
for Norway to return in her 10 Bergen, car
rying home with them rich and valuable
collection Of the fora aud fauna, as we'll o.
geological specimens Of that inhospitable
and almost nknown Island whilst the pro
fessor himself and two or three other gen
btleman of the expedition proceeded to full
al the other part Of their mission in en-
deavofing TO reach as high a latitude a.
possible before their return home. The
steamboat Sofia, belonging to the Swedish
Post Office Department, has been fitted ou
by the government, and the command giyer
to scientific and promising young officer
Lieutenant Won Otter, Of the Swedish navy
and it was placed OF the disposal of the ex'
pedition under professor Nordenskiold
Whilst the scientific observations werI
being carried on Ut spitzbergen, the aSohi
was employed in surveying different part
Of the coast hitherto imperiectlY known
and, taking soundings IN various plaeei
which have been executod in most salts
factory manner. "a
"About the beginning Of this month th'
Sofia started from Amsterdam Island, oi
the northwest coast Of Spitzbergeh, on hel
exploiting cruise, and the news Of her SAFE
return to Kylo, on the coast of Norway
has lust been received by o telegram from
Professor Nordenskiold to Count Won En-
rensward, the Civil Governor Of Golhen
borg. The substance Of the communion
ton Is that alter doing battle with the ic'
and making four different attempts to pen
citrate the barrier, the little steamer wal
overtaken by severe storm IN eighty-twt
degrees north latitude in which she wa
dashed with such violence against the ic'
that she sprang leak. and they had tC
pump necessarily day and night till the,
reached q, sheltered nook on small rocky
island; where they could repair damages
They then proceeded in an eastsrly direc
ton, but we're also bafiled in their attempts
to get through the barrier Of ice, and aftei
knocking about for several days longer
were obliged 70 give up further endeavors,
and return to the southwark, anchoring
safely at Tromsoe, on the Goth instant
The Sofas furthest point to the northward
was aseertained to be so deg AZ min. N,
lat. having proceeded higher by ! deg. 81
min. Than DR.. Petermann's German Expe.
di!ion, and within three miles OF Sir Ed
ward Barry's furthest advance in his ice
boats over the ice. Thelowest observation
of the thermometer made during the cruise
was minus fifteen deg. Celavis equal to Plus
deg. Fahrenheit). The Professor adds
that during the month he passed in the
parallel 50 deg N. lat. he had an cpportu.
nifty of making some extraordinary obser-
vations on the temperature Of the North
Polar Basin, which have led the most in
teresting and unexpected results" 2