The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-12
The Search, for the Polaris-DetaiEs o
the EyneSsitiGM.

ST. Jous's, September u.--On the 14th of
August the Tjgre>s passed Cape Alexander
and Port Foulke. 1t WAS now all daylight.
and the rock in the vicinity Of Cape Olsen
was recognized by Captain Tyson rs the game
that hid the Polaris from the view Of the party
on the ice-iloe. The vessel was here stopped
by order the Commander. When the sound
OF human voices was heard in the distance
a boat was instantly lowered. 1t was about
8 O'Clock in the evening, and amid the great.
est excitement Commander Greer exclaimed,
Il see their house. Two tents are clearly
percaptible, and moving buman figures can
be seen on the mainland near Littleton's
island" There was considerable cXulla-
ton on board at this announcement.
In an hour afterwards The boat returned
from the shore, but only brought disappoiu;-
ment to the eager crowd that awaited intel.
ligence. Captain Bud,linSton and bis party
bad gone south in the middle Of June last in
two boats, hoping 10 meet a friendly whal-
ing vessel to carry them TO Newfoundland.
The TigrcssS boat was again manned, accom-
panied this time by Commander Greer and
ESquimauX Joe as an interpreter. A crowd
of EsquinauX, consisting OF five men, two wo.
mep, and two children, greeted them on their
arrival on shore. where they found Il house
abandoned and presenting It scene Of the
widest confusion. Broken nautical inStru.
mcnts lay on the floor, while the re-
mains of a muti!ated log-book were
scattered about in every direction. The
EsquimauX had come from Ponds bay, and
had remained with the Buddington party all
winter. The house contained Il storc-room,
ships gaey-stovc, and tables and chairs
taken from the Polaris. There were four
teen bunks ranged along each sidc OF the
chief department. Only Il hal!-hour was
spent in searching Tor records by the COM
mander and his men. ESquimauX Joe con-
ycrsed with his kirs;olk present briefly, but
the boat was quickly ordered away. This
party from the rigross picked up what Curl
ositics they could and returned to the ship.
The boat was manned the third time, and
this party picked up some torn diaries, all
reference TO the dc1th OF Captain Hall being
DESTROYED. With the exception ut Il torn
memorandum, setting forth tine agreement
between Buddington ana Chester to
continue the search for the North pole,
nothing of Importance was discovered.
The E,qumauX pointed ont the spot where
the Poaris had sunk, and stated that Captain
Buddin.ton had given them the ship, but
| that when the ice broke in the middle OF
| July she tloated into I small cove aud went
down. A small iceberg had grounded in
| the wreck, which was in about nine fathons
of water. No attempt appears to have been
| made to examine the position OF tie wreck,
and nothing was aScertained Is to how the
winter was pas sad; 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 Tigrcss in the neighb0r-
hood Of Littcton island was only five hours.
| The EsquimauX were not sufficiently in
terroeated When first seen from the deck
of the TigreSs these people were in the
uniform of sailors of the United States
navy, but they subsequently changed
| their clothes and rcdonned their EsquimauX
apparel. The EsquimauX, moreover, had
but little provisions, their TODD being nearly
all consumed; neither mad they any boats.
| Under these circumstances, through the me-
| dunn of Dusky Joe they asked TO be taken
on board The Ticress, but Commander Greer
declined 20 do so. After The boat had re-
turned to the Tigre>S three cheers were given
for homcward. The assistant ice-pilot re-
| Dortcd an ice-blnk fifteen miles of. and the
vessel was hastily headed south. At fifteen
minutes past 2 O'clock this morning, at'
ter an imperfect search, and leaving the
unfortunate E>quimauX behind TO battle
| with fate, instead of crossing to the west
ward of Cape York, and following the pro
bablc track of BuddingtOn'S party, toward;
Ponds bay, the. Tigress returned 10 Uppe;
| Nayik on the 18th of August, and arrived a
Godhayen. Disco, on the 18th. Although
the TigrtSs has again gone IN search, lh'
prospects Of finding them are di>couiagln4
unless, as they hoped, they have been picket
| I'D by whaling ships.