Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-11
The Arctic Expedition.

New YORK, Sept. IA special from st.
Johus says On the l4th Of August the Tigress
passed Cape Alexander and Port Foulke. 1t
was now all daylight, and a rock 10 the vicinity
of Cape Olsen was recognized by Capt Tyson
as the same that hid the Polarls from the view
of the party on the ice foe. The vessel was
here stopped by order of the commander, when
the sound of human voices were heard In the
distance. A boat was instantly lowered. 1t
was about nine o'clock in the evening, and
amid the greatest excitement Commander
Greer exclaimed, III see their house; two tents
are clearly pcrceptible, and moving human fig
ures can be seen on the main land, near Little.
ton Island" There was considerable exuta-
ton on board at this announcement. In an
hour afterwards boat returned from shore,
but only brought disappolnt to the eager
crowd that awaited the intelligence. Captain
Buddipgton aud his party had gone South, 10
the middle OF June last, in two boats, hoping
to meet friendly whaling vessels to carry them
10 Newfoundland. The Tigres's boat was again
manned, accompanied this time by Commander
Greer and Esquimaux Joe, who was to act
as an Interpreter. \ crowd OF E>qulmaux,
consisting of five men, two women, and
two children, greeted them on their ar
rival on shore, where they found house
| abandoned, and presenting scene OF the Wlld-
est confusion. Broken nautical instruments lay
| on the floor, while the rema:ns Of mutllated
| log-book we're scattered about in every dlrec-
ton. The Esouimaux had come from Pond $
Bay, and had remained with the Buddlngton
party all winter. The house contained store
room, ships galley stove, and tables and
chairs taken from the Poiarls. There were
fourteen bucks, ranged along each side OF the
chief apartment DULY half hour was spent
10 searching for records by the commander and
| his men. ;, -,
| Esoumaux Joe converscd with his kinstolk
present. briefly, but the boat was quickly order
ed away. This party from the ligress picked
up what curiositcs they could, and returned to
the ship The boat was named the third time,
and this party picked up some torn diaries, all
reference TO the death of Captain Hall being
destroyed. With the exception of a torn mem
oranduu settiog forth the agreement between
Buddington and Chester to continue the search
for the north pole, nothing of importance was
discovered. The Esuuimaux pointed out the
spot where the Poarls had sunk, and stated
that Capt Buddington had given them the
ship, but that when the ice broke 10 the mid
die of July. She foated into snail cove and
went down. n small iceberg had grounded Oh
the wreck which lies in about nine tathoms
water. No attempt appears to have been made
to examine the position of the wreck, and moth
lug was ascertaincd as to how the winter was
passed, the whereabouts Of the missing men, or
how they spent their time while waiting
for the ice to break up. The entire time OF
the Tigress in the neighborhood of Littcton
Island was only five hours The Exquimaux
were not sufficiently interrogated When hrst
seen from the deck of the Tigress, these peo-
Die were in the uniform OF the sailors of the U.
S. Navy but they subsequently, changed their
clothes, and redonned their Exquimoux apparel,
an act that looks suspicious. The Exquimaux
moreover, had but little provisions, their food
being nearly all consumed; neither had they any
boats Under these circumstances, through the
medium of Dusky Joe to be taken on board
the Tigress, Commander Greer declined to. do
so. After the boat had returned TO the Ilgress
| three cheers were given homcward. The assls-
tant ice pilot reported 40 ice-bllnk fifteen miles
off and the vessel was hastily headed south at
fifteen minutes past o clock 10 the morning.
after an imperfect search aud leaving the un-
fortunate E<quimaux behind to battle with fate.
Instead Of crossing to the westward from Cape
York and following the probable track Of Bud
dington's party towards Ponds Bay, the llgress
returned to Upperuavik on the 18th OF Au-
gust and arrived at God Haven, Disco, on the
18th. Although the Tigrcss has again gone, IN
search, the prospects of finding them are dis
couraging however, unless, as they hoped, they
have been picked up by the whaling ships.