Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-24
The New English North Polar Ex,..
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AFTER long De ~ the English rorerpms,t
n ns pSsIS NIS 1SposnSeo its purIess 70 -end ont
put forth that 81 WI eQoip t~o ste srners Ov,s ~
which VIII Ne cOmmsndtd by Conm.,s.r
Mailman, of The Royal navy, an efacer "a some
eNperiente In Arctic navigation ana OF srrst
ambition and premise.
The announcement Will kindle Great epth,-
sin m In ths rNnks Of rlodorn geogrAphers ara
ee one Of Mr.. nisrseii's popular measures fnr
tte Advancement OF science BY cOvernment aid .
The distinctive feature in this new Polar enter
iflse VIII be the strictly naval out fitting ard
mans cement, With fhe most rigid discipline
which h not attsinable I'm y private eNpoaiti01
81 he required magnitude. The roate OF ex-
Poi at'cn, n We may .urge BY the off.spoken
VII g ne various societies ana tntiv1dasls at
whose earnest solicitation the expad tion was
1tu Tuiiued ufou. VIII be the Auierfrnn rorfa
y smith' : sound, following the track OF TIE
fulrIls. Doubtless 81 she ifrnfnfs al sa,,css
VII te embodied ir the ups rrsfa.f 80 ,,,e-
nerg lncy. wy
1lis t,Tr, itcr viii make fhe frs fup A. 4
tAir Nltf !Hstf of steam navigation lu he trv
stas, % lutced. ~ We presume. the steamers sr,
suitHt.e ifei ard f,r tlJir Ueril1us and ferfak-
nG. - @ y r,ytIa y,yaEe N sc steam wbslsr
Atcic Captain MRrku,an had 0pr,ortunitirs ,f
fetuDg the power of steam "a force -
Though fofWitarle PACK iCs .n naNI- Srr.ifs
m NLlcf q sailing ve-s,'s Uolld have hoeu tisr-
feciN nciIltss- Shtult ne raw trpesf. .rtur I'D.
aele & steam A. high nurth A. captain aAH al
"a tie fCiar'S they afIi De- Thin srH.trf fa4-
huicTtd miie- o. the Pole, su1 from "a "a a
d
~Ca-th parties with hopes of passirg herar 4
eigh tour g. gree north. lae phNsf-al ID 81
cat oTs o. 'he uigb isrtudes in ard nor "a 5r
NTib-s STrft. favor very sIronsiy ne ilsa
thst The tcrVt HiUgs of the Paiar ecesn .s.ts-a
The see hctt, snd that = low a. water, which has
nefhtps cone through BeLu e Strs o. makes
lIs Nay rputl ward Orlugl hrunpfy Channel.
IRE ildal ihrn0meu& reitTt,a hy HALLE psrrv
tto Tie tirCt thar The tldtr rOS. IN fht Northern
Isrt m this chsnnel and prog -esss soa Inward J.
- Nel - re oTiitSoUd piCket up rrr Ter hiahiv
flohahie The existence ~ loose Tee u NOT ,lef,
sater, north OF Grtnnell land aud even PreSI-
pelI lhids the Ntrt me nofthe erIy point sighted
py Naitain bai. 10 seems = physical inposst-
oll'9 tbat tosl wave, however snail. eoulI
oe pFopagated southWATd through IT, rircum-
lolSr sea, unless its ice Wa iu n trol,u comet
tth. And n thar sea is not sOlidlv ice hridsed
there Is stoDs ground for hope ihNf fv,a ii
lowered steamer, under skiliful mansyemsnt-
msy penetrate u far beyond ~ degrees
As fhe Germans are about 20 send out An eN-
petition 10 try the Polar gstegsys bltssSa
Nova Lenbla and SpstZ bergen. IN tle sup
posed circuit of the gutf sfresm extens on near
franl JOseph's land,) tbis ard the Budsn eN-
piOTalon viii fulfill oil the desires Of Arct!.
geogrsphers 10 test the various ath sc-.cs OF
Polar pathways. The e sssle % solve tbs ms
tery OF the pole II gigantic one, In which the
many must perish and 0niy the few be victors
but II u IN ust be engaged In ts well a. in the
present case, that the battle is com ntttsd 10
trained and hardy veterans, AMI not II new re-
ctultsi however cOuTageOas.-N d. HcrEif, 23k.