National Republican., 1873-09-25

could have the vessel. A gale Of wind came on
some time after the departure OF the crew. the
And ert,ns gtEhs sSan, ,S saw & me Sroken nawsets
passage between Lttleton island and the main
land, sunk. The native said he saw her 20 down,
ms oss ye much he wen, With
but two small comparatively speaking) lce6ergs,
Win heavy noe about them, covered IL, having
acuo,less grounded upon the wreck, which
caused their detention AZ the spot, as there were
seven TO eleven fathoms Of water around IL.
At the camp comfortable wooden house hal
been constructed, having In IL hunks, mattresses,
The natives had two tents made out Of can.
vas, evidently from the Polaris.
A rough carpenters bench, with many shay
ings about II, was IN the camp.
frovlsions, Instruments, books and stores Of
various kind were scattered around the small
camp IN every direction, and all in quite bad
! caused to be brought on board all the manu-.
script matter, Including q mutllatcd log book,
All the books which were not torn TO pieces,
ships bell and some medical stores.
The provisions and other stores were OF no
earthly value, and did not bring them on.
found.
The weather was quite threatening, thick,
% Sds ,se sqd showing a. times WIN an lss PACK
could reach across Smith sound.
MGib q. M, August 10, ! stood to the south
position Mhs, ss tST 'se psGPs rns
taken from the chart, latitude Is deg. % min.
north, longitude 70 deg. 10 min. west.
AZ noon, August 10, passed Cape York, near
about q, and stood for Melville bay. August 10,
a. E3o Z. M, communicated with Governor jan
sen a. Tess9isak; Obtained no news. AZ e;9o p.
heard OF the crew Of tho Polaris. Remained at
uppernayik, overhauling and repairing ma.
chlnory, until August 20, p. m, when we sailed
Being almost positively assured In my own mind
| that the crew Of the Polars have been taken on
board whaler, Qhe following named are known
70 nave passed to tho northward this year viz:
the "Asech" or ASK" OF Dnnkee-aArctlc,
believed to bc OF Dundee-and seven Others
whose names have not been able to learn, and
they all-those that have been spoken-expeeted
to sight Cape York; I have concluded, la ac-
cordsnoe with my instructions from the Depart
ment 70 make thorough search for the crew, ia
pack until nnd chance to get through, then to
work TO the northward In search OF the whaiers,
who on their return voyages follow the western
| shore. The search will be continued as long as
prudence will Justify, taking into consideration
the condition OF the Ice and our supply OF fuel,
which VII 9e used economlcally; will then pro.
e oeed h TO y; Johns Ne. .foundland. We have now
day. Ali bands are well. Appcn led Is a chart
| showing Camp Polaris.
Very respectfully, your obcdlent servant,
JANIS A. GREER,
Commander Commanding.
r. Ps.-slnce writing the above have received
from Commander Brainc, OF the Juniata, thirteen
tons OF coal. JAMES A. GREER.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Daniel Drake smith, president OF the board oi
underwriters, New York, writes to the Secretary
OF the Treasury, highly complimentlng the con
duct OF Captain j. N. Selden, OF the United
States revenue cutter Active, for timely and Ell
cient service rendered to the schooner WIN. II
Mitchell, lately ashore on LIIomme Dieu shoals
on the coast OF Massachusetts,, The master OF
the schooner says that but for the timely assist.
ance rendered by the Active hts vessel would
have proved total loss.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue holds
that plasters not claimed to be medicatcj, OF
| recommended as possessing In themselves any
healing virtues or properties, but which arc used
by surgeons or physicians In dressing wounds OF
| sores simply as q mechanical device or contr
| ancc to prevent wounds from gaping, or to pro
tect such wounds or sores after they have been
dressed from the cold or from dust or from In.
Jury from any other source, arc not liable to
| stamp tax.