The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-10-02

night of the 10th. The Esquimaux had
plenty, and though they were filthy
smelling garments, the castaways gladly
adopted full Esquimaux costume of fur
trousers, coats, hats and boots. Through
the long, dreary winter the men kept
up their spirits remarkably well. The
snow fell heavily, but it served to pro-
tect their frau habitation and make it
more comfortable. Their arrangements
We're 80 complete, that no visit to the
ship was necessary before January 27th,
when they went for supply Of wood.
Fresh water was obtained in abundance
by collecting pieces of icebergs and
melting them. Toward the end of the
winter, Chester suggested that some
means be agreed upon TO extricate the
party from their perilous position, The
provisions gradually diminishing, and
fuel, of which only six tons had been
obtained from the ship was nearly ex-
hausted. The Polaris was still avaIa-
BILE for materials, and it was now pro-
posed to build two boats. 4 survey, by
Chester, showed that the lining Of the
cabin could be used, and this was
! accordingly stripped of.
During the spring months, with the
thermometer at % degrees below zero,
and often in binding drift, the build
ing of boats went ON. The situation
grew daily more discowaging, but work
relaxed and the courage of the men
never failed. Advancing steadily, the
crew was ready to depart by the end of
June, and determined to push south
ward. Just at this moment, when every
thing was in readiness, they We're alarm
ed by the appearance OF scryy Hap
PLY, however, the attack proved slight,
and Il plentiful supply Of walrus liver,
which they obtained from the EsQui
mauX, enabled them to avert disease.
When the boats We're launched they
leaked a good deal, but the men deter
mined to trust them, and slowing aboard
all their remaining provisions and am
munitiou, they said farewell to Life
boat Cove. II not perfectly tight, the
boats proved themselves excellent sail
ors and remarkably easy to row, and on
the first day the voyagers reached Son
tag bay. After remaining there a short
time to regain their strength, the party
made tofSE SEHakenyt islard, where the eI-
petition was brought to stand still by
tremendous gale, which blew for three
full days, with Il Continuous fall Of snow
for all that time. Immense nocks OF
auks, bird of the penguin species,
were encountered here, however, and
the men could easily take up guns and
kill ten of them at a.shot There was
Il plentiful supply OF fresh provisions,
which were very thankfully received.
Occasionally their tiny crafts were
sadly beset, and it was feared they
would come 10 grief, but they were
among the ice and there was nothing to
be done but to force u passage south
ward, at all hazards After enduring
many privations and encOuntcring perlIs
from which their escape seemed almost
miraculous, they succeeded at last,
through great eXertions, in reaching
Cape Parry. An encampmGnt was made
every night, and when the labors Of the
day were over, their boats were hauled
upon foe and everything taken out
and the only hot meat of the day pre-.
pared. The apparatus employed in
cooking was Of the most primitive kind.
Each boat carried quantity of rigging
from the POlaris and IA can OF oil, and
fire was made III the bottom Of an old
bucket. Tea was the only thing that
could be made with such an apparatus.
They state that the privations they suf-
fered were serious. The life was rough
and laborious, but though dangers oc-
casionally presented themselves well
calculated to inspire greatest fear, no
serious accident occurred, and on the 2lst
of June the boats reached Cape York in
safety. Here they were again close be-
sci with ice. On the 23d their troubles
came to an end. A whaler was deserted
few miles off, and the wholeparty was
at once in turmoil of excitement. 4
great fear seemed to take possession of
them at once that the ship might get
away before they could make themselves
seen, and they put forth every effort to
push through the ice with the least pos
sible delay. The vessel proved to be
the Ravenscraig OF Dundee, Capt. Al
Ian. She soon saw their signals and
Capt. Allan sent crew to their assls-
/ tance and took on board their effects
and one of their boats, the others being
left behind. Capt Allan treated them,
they all say, in the kindest and most
generous manner.
IRONY is an insult conveyed in the
form Of a compliment; insinuating the
most CALLING satire under the phraseol-
ogy Of panegyric; placing its victim
naked on bed of briers and thistles,
thinly covered with rose-leaves adorn-
| inc his brow with crown of gold, that !
burns into his brain; teasing and fret