The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-17
Recent Arctic Discoveries,
LETTER FROM CAPTAIN sHERRARD OSBORN,

LETTER FROM CAPTAIN sHERRARD OSBORN.
In letter to the London Times, Capt Sherrard o..
born says:
1t appears that the storms of last spring and sum.
SO violent IN every known sea, ragged equally in
Tue Arctic zone, and occasioned great clearance of
Ice from previously iceencumbered channels The
consequence has been that with sperm whaers which
have been introduced into the Frsid zone since our
successful voyages in the Pioneer and Intrepid in
quest of Franklin two remarkable feats have hean
Gently accomplished. In Bafin's Bay, Capt Richard
Wells, of the steamship Arctic, of Dundee has been
further north in his ship in open water than any nav
gator had previously reached His affidavit forwarded
to me BY Allen Young, the distinguished companion
OF Sir Leopold McCintock in his last memorable voy-
age, IS very Clear and bears the impress Of truth
AS early as the Goth of June last the Arctic pro-
eeeaea up Bahns Bay, crossed the face of the gIa-
cier OF Melville bay, steamed away past Cary island
ana Hakluyt island, visited Whale sound of Bafin
and the subsequent scene of DR.. Kane's adventures
Capt. Wells then finding open water to the north,
crossed to the west side of Smiths sound and still
tempted by wide open sea, went on till he sighted
Kanes glacier of Humboldt, and must, he says have
been in the T9th north parallel considerably north of
where reached in 1850 in the Pioneer beyond Insle
field in the Prince Albert, and beyond Kane in the
Advance. The bold Dundee whaler was still in open
water, and adds: 81 should have continued ny course
northward had seen fish. There was no indication
OF ice to the northward the sky blue and waterv and
only few small streams of light to be seen"
OF course Capt. Wells did right in not risking his
owners property into the unknown straits before him,
but am all living Arctic officers will feel with
me. Would that one of Us, with well found discov-
cry ship, could that day have been where the Arctic
was, only $50 miles from the pole, and feel pretty
sure from kanes report that know what to expect
for at least another 100 miles, or within $50 miles Of
the axis of the globe. Had Arctic explorers listened
to me in 1866, we should probably before this have
solved the great problem, by the very open road which
Kane and Hayes saw, and whieh it was the good for
tune of Wells, of Dundee, to reach. The other re-
markabe voyage has been made from the Pacific
ocean by whaler called the Nile. She has rediscov-
cred an extensive land which will be found recorded
on admiralty charts since 1860. The Russian Ad.
miral Wrange first mentioned it in the account of
his remarkable survey of Siberian shore Of the Arctic
ocean.
The Tchuktes, now wandering near Cane Chelag.
skoi, that tribe called the Onkillion fed before
them the frozen land lying north of 81.
IBERIA, and occasionally seen from Cape Jakan
Wrange questioned its existence, believe but Admi.
raj then captan) Keett, in her Maestys ship Herald
in lS00 sighted this land some 80 miles distant aud
although he would not name it, as he could not name
it, he said as far eyesight could be trusted, it was
land OF bold character, extending from about IT'S
deg to $50 deg west longitude, and latitude II deg
north. 1t is verfcation of this discovery which the
whaler Nile brings us this year. By extract from
an American paper which our geographical comman-
der in-chie Sir Roderick Murchison good enough
to send me the other day. find that the sea within
Behring's Straits clear of ice this last summer
that the good ship Nile reached considerably closer to-
but it does not appear that any landed on, Kelletts
Land. Her enterprlsing captain traced the land, so
far l learn, to the 73d degree north latitude
and saw it still reaching away the northward in all
the magnifcence of snow-capped cliffs and mountain
peaks The Nile has thus done good geographical
SERVICE though her discovery will somewhat bar the
road of illustrious German philosopher, who feels
sure of watery highway from spitzbergen to Beh
ring Straits.
In the meantime I see by the map recently sent
from Paris that French friends bound to the
pole under the auspices of H. Lambert and the favor.
BILE encouragement of Napoleon III, by way of Bet.
rings Straits. They wil it is to be hoped reach this
new land. 1t is all theirs if they land on it, and its
explorations will, trust than repay their enter
prise. These two voyages of the Arctic and Nile
cheering proofs of the reduced risk attending ice
gation in steamers instead of the old fashion of
whaling with sailing vessels, and doubt not that
are on the eve OF a considerable extension of our
geographical knowledge OF the north, owing to the
keenness of whale hunters and the desire of the
poor fish to escape from plowed by tho keels Of
our Arctic steamers
AN INcIDEyr-Several weeks ago the papers aus
nounced the loss of little girl about six years old,
ma med Lizzie Campbell. 1t was supposed that willis
playing with other children in Annunciaton Square,
she had srayed away and got lost Every means at
the time resored to, to find her. The telegraph
the ponce anu special detectives were empoYed OUT
all exertions proved futile. At the time of her dis
appearance she richly dressed, and wore golden
ornaments of no ordinary value. Her parents
nearly frantic her loss and have wandered around
the city since then in daily but fruitess search But
yesterday, when all hope gone, and despair was
hxed in their hearts, the long search destined to
happy close. The mother had been to dress making
establishment Magazine street. and had turned iu
to Delord to reach the Annuncation cars. As she
passed Foucher street, the cry of NANNY, nanny"
broke upon her in the loved but unforgoten ao'
cents of her long lost child No words can describe
the meeting In rags, and with features pnched with
hunger the mother get recognised her darling, and
hurrying her away she soon reached her nome Inc
child had been kidnapped, and steps are now being
taken to bring the perpetrators to justice.
New Orleans Picayune
A SAFETY RAILROAD SrovE.-The Pittsburg Com
mercial says that Dr. W. L. Penny of Fayette City,