The New York herald., 1873-06-20


Commodore United States Navy.
H. W. HOWGATE,
Acting Signal Oficer United States Army.
To the PRESIDENT June 10, 1873.
Copy OF DRAFT OF Captain HANS Do.
spstch. a'
SIXTH SNowHoUsE ENCANPMENr,
CAPE BREvooRT, NORTH SIDE ENTRANCE TO
NEwMANs BAY,
LAT. SO o3 N, LONG. 81 90 W., Oct. 2O 1871.
To THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF THE UNITRn
STATES NAVY, GEORGE M. RoBEsoN -
e m snG pary os asS
maux Hans, lett the SHIP In Winter quarters, Thann
God naroOr latitude e 81 ss north longitude O.
discover, II possible, feasible route inland fo7
II found better than route over the old does and
Robson Strait, after the Honorable Secretary Of
the Navy. We arrived here the afternoon Of Octo1
way. Along the latter our route. a most serpen4
tine one, shich led US to this bay, fifteen minntea
distant from here and From
said river we. could see that this bay which
tenSsS nys named sbe asT hs Dr.
ma..ing the exten sel Newman Bay from lits heada
high, bold and noble headland; have named Il
Sumner Headand, after Hon. Charles Sumner. the
orator and United States Senator; and thd
north cape, Brevoort Cape, after J. Carson BreJ
WORT, q strong friend to Arctic discoveries. on
man Bay OPEN the water having nuMer
Gus seals In II bobbing up their heads "a as, Tnis
open mater making close e G e9te @ 81
being on the move, debarred oil chance Of exrendl
ing our journey on the ice up the strait. The mounS
famous land none other about here) Will n0q
admit Of our lourneying further north; and
as the time OF our expected absence waa
mence our return tomorrow morning. Tol
day we are storm-bound to this our sixth
land extending on the west side OF the strait To
north 20 degrees west, and distant about seventy
as latitude IS o5 north There is the appearance o1
land further north and extending more easterly
% than what nave M Just noticed. but pecnsr % darS
mination. On August 81 the PoarIs made her
greatest northern latitude SO 90 north; but afte1
several attempts to get her further north sh9
became beset, when we were drlfted down to about
81 80. when an opening occurred. We steamed ou9
OF the pack and made harb0r September 8, where
the Polaris is"
IA corner OF the manuscript is here burned OIL
Up to the time and my party left the ship an
have been well and continue with high hopes Of
accomplishing our great mission. We hnd this q
much warmer country than we expected FROM
Cape Alexander the mountains on either SIDE ID
the Kennedy Channel and Robeson Strait werd
found entirely bare OF snow and ice, with the cx}
about latitude so 80, north, on the east
side OF the Strait and extending in an east3
the Mountains Sy Poaris Bay We e nave io1nd thai
the country abounds with live seals game, geese1
ducks, musk cattle: rabbits, wolves ioxes, bears
shot two seals In the open water while at this eng
campment. Our long Arctic night commenced
sun above the glacier at meridian October IL.
This despatch to the Secretary OF the Navy
r NJ. having written 1t in Ink in our snow hut.
THERMOMETER outside minus seven degrees. Yes4
grees TO twenty-three degrees-that is, twenty de-
grees minus to twenty-three degrees minus Fab
renneit.
IA copy Of the despatch was placed IN pillar a.
Breevoort Cape, October q, ls7I.l
The Testimony or Captain TYSON,
Meyer and the Esquimaux.
The elaborate testimony Of Captain Tyson shows
that the I'd September, 1871, the Poiaris driited
out OF Robesons Channel. when Captain Hale
steamed in under the land aud came to anchoH
behind some bergs. After opening into Pos
laris Bay the channel widens giving .
chance OF escape. The Polaris steamed I'm
under the land and went into Winter quarters and
stayed there; Captain Hall called the mate, Mr..
Chester. and Captain Tyson to consult to se0
whether they should proceed north or not; the
decision was to 60 north, but It was overruled by
Captain Buddington who said they would never
get back again, and had no business to 60.
Captain Buddington, with an OATH said He WOULD
be damned II she would move from there" H0
walked of and Captain Hall followed him and they
had some conversation together. A few hours
before they had been thinking OF landing some pro-
visions and Captain Hall then came to where they
stood and ordered them to land the provisions
The conversation decided the fact that the ship
should then and there be laid up for the Winter;
the channel was at that time open to the north
west as far as could be seen Captain Hall spoke
to Captain Tyson In the afternoon and said Cap-
tain Buddtngton should receive no credit, butt
it would be q great credit to him to
20 two or three degrees further. When
consulting he did not express his own
opinion. About the Sd OF November, after Captain,
Hall had been sick seven or eight days, he began
to get BETTER talked nationally and went to writing
about his business. But he still appeared to ba
thinking on one subject. He thought some one
was going to injure him. He was very suspicious
He seemed TO think
SOME ONE WAS GOING TO POISON HIN.
In his first delirium he accused everybody, but
when he was up and appeared rational ne did noe
say anything to Captain Hall about It,; he ac-
cused Captain BuddIngton and the Doctor
or trying to do him an injury; ha
again proposed his sledce journey; said he In
tended to 60 and wished Captain Tyson to go with
him. 1t was not more than twenty-four hours after
that when he was sick again. He was very carefuI
as to what he ate and drank Captain Han retireG
in the evening. Mr.. Chester was with him and
said that Captain Han was recovering rapidly,
and felt first rate, and would be aroun6
in few days. During the night he grew
worse and died that night. Captain Tyson obtaineG
the information frcni Mr.. Buddington, VINO cama
to his room and tod HIM the Captain was dying,
Caprail Tyson went to the cabin to look au
him; hc was inscnslble; knew nothing; ne laH
upon his face In his berth. Captain Tyson
could not see MS face, which appeared
to be 5u -ie. In the pillow and he was breathing
heavily and 80 be died. lie never said a word; had
no sane moments before his death. Before hs
death there had been
SOME DIFFICULTY BETWEEN cArrArN BUDDINGToN
aUp ra