The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-25
The Polaris.
UeveIatlons of the Abandon Camp.

A dispatch from on board the steamer
Juniata says in arriving Mt upper Navik
Commander Brain paid his respects to
KrNrup Smith, inspector royal Of North
Greonlnnd, who narrated with consider
able minutencss the details of quarrel
on board the Polaris and attributed the
unhappy dissensions to DR.. Bissel, the
scientific officer who spoke most con-
temptously of Capt. Hall, alleged he
was ignorant of arctic history and un-
fitted for the work to be accomplished,
and cndeavored to prejudice the crew of
the ship against him. He apparently
wished to give the expedition German
character and desired to take full COM
mand. The inspector further stated
that Capt. Hall evidently had some
kind of misgiving or premonition of
death while Mt Disco, where he saw
Smith, and placed in his care valuable
records of the franklin search eXpedi-
tion, which records We're handed to
Commander Brain, who will place them
in the custody of the secretary of the
navy ON his arrival in the United States.
On the nth of August the Tigress
passed cape Alexander and port Foulke.
It was now all daylight, and a rock in
the vicinity of cape Alsin was recog-
nized by Capt Tyson as the same that
hid the Polaris from the view of the
party on the ice foe, The vessel was
here stopped, when the sound OF human
voices were heard, and boat was in
stantlv lowered. 1t was about 9
o'clock in the evening, and amid the
greatest excitement Commander Greer
exclaimed 81 see their house; two
tents arc clearly perceptible and moving
human figures can be seen on the main
land, near Littleton island" In an
hour afterwards boat sent ont re-
turned, but only brought the In
tclligence that Capt Buddington and
his party had gone south in the middle
of June last, in two boats, hoping to
meet friendly whaling vessels to carry
them to New Foundlnd.
The Tigress boat was again manned,
accompanied this time by Commander
Greer and EsquimauX Joe Ns lnterpre-
tor. Five men, two women, and two
children greeted them and they found Il
house abandoned and presenting intcri-
orlv scene of the widest confusion.
Broken Instruments lay on the floor
while the remains OF the mutilated day
book were scattered about. The Esqul.
maux had come from Bonds bay and
had remained with the Buddmgton
party all winter. Only half an hour
was spent in searching for records by
the commander and his men, who picked
ltp what curiosities they could and re,
turned to the boat
The boat was manned third time
and this party picked up some tori
diaries, all reference to the death OF
Capt. Hall being destroyed. With the
exception of torn memorandums setting
forth an agreement between Buddington
and Chester to continue the search for
the north pole, nothing of Importance
was discovered.
The entire time of the stay of the
Tigress in the neighborhood of Little
ton island was only 5 hours. The Els
ouimaux when first seen from the deck
of the Tigress were in the uniform OF
sailors of the United States navy, but
they subsequently changed their cloth
ing aud rcdonncd Esquimanx apparel,
an action that looks very suspicious.
The Esqumaux had but little pro
visions. Neither had they any boats
and asked Joe to be taken on board the
Tigress, but Commander Greer de
clined.