The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-12

We succeeded in killing few seas which
furnished us with light and fuel with which
1" warm our Sclnly allowance Of food
through the darkness Of the Arctic winter.
In the latter part of February We lived
principally upon birds. and in March we
commenced H. catch seals and through that
month we lived principally upon bears and
-fal'3 flesh. wasting neither skin nor cnirail-.
We collected enough in this way to last IN
I'll the middle of May had we not been
driven To sea by y strong westerly gale. In
the latter part Of March our foe piece being
then reduced from five miles in circumtcr-
cncc 10 about twenty yards in diameter :;
we left the piece on the lSt of April. and
abandoned nearly I'LL our meat, IL large
amount OF ammunition, clothing. skins and
other articles. taking Il portion o! the meat
in The boat. but we were obliged to throw
il overheard on account Of the boats being so
deeply laden. ! ramainCd the outer edge of
the pack OF ice on the Sd Of April. and sue
cced"d III getting little farther in on the
pack. ON the 4.h 4 heavy northeast gale set
in. heavy sea running under the ice, which
broke il into small pieces; 30 we had to live
on Il piece. a, we could not put The boat out,
neither could we find seals for food. and wc
were
EEDl CE0 ALMOST TO sTAEN ATlDS.
On the list of April we sighted Il polar
| bear. Every person was ordered 10 lie down
and initiate Il seal. while :Wo ESquilmuX Sc
crrtcd themselves hchnda piece Of ice. On
getting near enough ~ lis we killed bin. \
| few days after we cot our boat in the water
and worked our way west and southwest
| and continue | to work every opportunity tc
! The westward, in hopes of reaching the La
| hrad0r coast and getting temporary relief.
We were picked up by the steamer li-IeSs
! on lbe 3Oth OF AIsil in Iitrudc 533:3j north
! longitude - west. near Wolf Island. ant
:lhoIt forty miles from land.
The polaris i HOW without boats, having
lost two in irving to get north in tue >prn-
Of 1872.
The Ti.reSs fell in with the party in {
| dense fo., and pro, dentialiy struck thu
very foe on which they were,
OTHERWISE THEY MUST HAVE rERI>IlEp.
They I'LL SEEMED loicIah!y well. taptair
| TYSON roIrpErirrd Of >Wcllcd les ana t'''t
| but there i nulhin" serious the nlalter witt
| him. When they left the PollrlS all o!
| board were in good health. In reference t
the way in which the PoIaris got away from
tie party which was rescued by the TigreSs
| Captain Tyson states that he felt but little
anxiety ut first, thinking she would come tt
their relief. Il set my co'or<.' lie sad
"a- she stood doa"n along the shore. but th'
vessel WA loon lost 10 sight in the bend q
the land. asa icing what took 10 he N"lth
| cumberland island. The piece | wa 81
| rn.l,ncnrcd drifting southwark. urcnln"
| little bay To the northeast Of Noithlmhrr
| land island. saw the Polari> in the hlrno
| there. Her sails were illrled, AMI no smoke
was issuing from her smokc-.tack that
could src. then attempted to bring th'
boat, across the foe in an caSirrly direction
hoping Ia find wafer and reach the shore
| We succeeded in drl~gin" one boat arro>>
| and look 10 thc water. hut oWlne 10 ON
drifting very lasi ami Il "aIc ho*in@ VII
| .rrat violence and showing heavily. W
were lri,ru on The ice again, anti were con
PEELED to pull orr boat out
! DOOMED TO DISAPPOINTMENT.
The next morning wr were about thrt
miles southwest of where the ship went int
harhor. \ heavy SCI WAS running, Whlc
broke IN my, iinC-plrtf', separating II
from six bag oi bread ana the hoM.
saw the lc>Sri under steam and canvi,
rounding Il point to III" northwest. al
| thinking she would come 10 our relief gIN
| myself 40 uura>ur->; but we were 500
doomed - disappointment, and from llli
time i'll The i'i"rcs: rescued Us we never 70
a glimpse .; the pol;lri>.
WA:ur>GrnH. May l0.-I.atrr diSlnrht
confirm The death OF Captain Hall. but Dir
credit The los Of the Foari>. As far {;
known. no live, nalr.hccn lost.