The New York herald., 1871-11-16

where rs the n0bleet Of Christian virtues more gen.
erously displayed than among The ignorant, poverty
stricken tribes snas i've upon sne borders q tne
iceDergs Knowing Of the delights OF the gener.
Gus CLINE of my own nome, their eyes drinking In
tne snoTes 1ss OF Se great Polar Sea- or the
still gloomier forests or great expanses Of
snow around rn their miserable ~i;n n9mes % tnslr
fellow men. such kindness as was shown rs 10
rarely equaIled in the most civilized communities.
placed at our service and everything In their power
was done. night and day to alleviate the terrible
frostbiricn, and but for the Kindness and nursing Of
our hOspiiable hosts under Providence not a nan
would now be living 10 tell Of the loss OF the whale
THE HONESTY OF THE NATIVES
however, cannot so strongly endorse. The wreck
quickly broke up, and nearly everything that came
ashore was quickly appropriated by the nnabitants
About eight hundred barrels OF OIL was distributed
among me nstives Al me ,'me od our disaster We
WINTER IN NORTHERN ALASKA.
After eight weeks sOj0urn az East Cane the
name OF the native Village at which we had been SO
kindly entertained, we left for Piover Day, wnere
my men were unable TO be moved and We're lett be- e.
hind. One native guided ns gu the Journey, and
lent Us their sledges for the conveyance OF our pro-
vislOnS and the OF such OF my men with me az
had moi fully recovered. The "trip was comparaiiyey
devoid Of incident, and was such as is performed
At Table Bay we found the san Francisco vhaler
Hannah d. Bowen which was wlntering at the BAY,
We were kindly receives, ~, by The officers and took
our reaching the Bowen she sprung a leak, and
al hands were obliged to abandon her We
we passed the long dreary winter very comfortanv.
In the interval made three tlps to East Cane with
iTs which tesc men endured d,,;no IS aS suer ss,
months OF their stay at East Cape were terrible be.
yond description, although every thing that native
care could suggest Was done to alleviate their tor
fure. No one who lies not passed winter in the
Arctic regiOnR can conceive the horrible monotonv
means 70 amse the men they became resttye ~ an
finally ten Of those whom left at East Cape started
to waiK 70 another town at Indian Point, thirty
miles distant. Nine arrived there safely and one was
frozen to death OH the way.
DEilvERANCE AT LAST.
On the 9th OF June three ships OF the Pacific
whaling feet arrived at PIover BAY. made o,. ar.
ranKements with the several captains and they very
kindly took the survivors OF my crew, distributing
the scene OF the wreck where ! awaited the arrival
OF the ship Victoria from San Francisco and toox
on the Hannah b. Bowen whicn had oeen rena,rcd d
Michael,s where we found the snip Creole, Captain
Hayes, disabled and abandoned. We arrived al
ST. Mchae's too late TO eaten the schooner
Halle, Halle Jackson, and n aScordingly con-
70 catch the Trading steamer ano AlexaaaoEe aGpIne
but also missed her. From st. Paul we went to
0nalaska, M when was again TOO late Tor the home.
ward bound vessel. Here my had luck broke out
again, and I began to imagine there would be no
more San Francisco for me. Our vessel, the Ham
nan u. Bowen, was found to be unseaworthy ana we
were obliged 10 abandon her, much to our sorrow,
rs we had come to look upon the old craft with
much a1ectfon. We remained at OnaIaska but
ten days, when the United states cutter Reliance
arrived, anu took aboard myself and CAPTAIN
Lays, OF the Bowen and sailed for Sitka
HOMEwARD BOUND.
Arrived at Sltka, hoped that all my misfortunes
mad ended. and pictured In my mind many pleasant
nays soon 10 he spe0t In San FrancscO but imagine
my disappointment when found myself too late
0r lne steamer Jessie Lcfair, and was obliged to
walt IN the miserable dirty town OF Sltka thirty
.nree DAYS Tor the steamer G. w. Wright. have
spent many unpleasant months during my event(ul
IRE, 1ut must say that time moved along more
slowly anu less pleasantly In SItka than anywhere
zero was the prospect OF my carly deliverance and
ne pleasures would again enjoy among my own
'ountrymen. met with kindness from everybody:
lut the people, their habits and mode Of life are 40
Inherent from what l had been accustomed TO
MAJ every day ! remained IN Sltka be-
,ame more rks0me to me. Even my winters
LIE IN the Arctic circle was preferable 10 II. Finally
Q my great relief. tue good steamer Wright made
lcr appearance, and on her took passage for San
'ranclsco. This IS . short sketch OF my season OF
errible suf1erlngs, extending over u period OF
welve months, passed In the most iniospitable
lime Ia the world; anu when look back upon what
passed through since October 0, 1870, only won
Ter that have been spared to recount ne story
UnhdDpily, and my crew are not alone IN our
1lsfortunes. Twenty other vessels have been lost
II the Same Arctic seas this season. From what
now OF The character or those seas believed these
vreckcd ships viii prove total loss, though | am
eyero hlow 10 the whaling interest, from which /
ear IL Will scarcely recover