The New York herald., 1875-11-09

the alternative course or seeking winter quarters the
shelter being forty miles 20 the nor1n"Ard IN
the latter case the Pandora would not have been so ad
vantaQeousy placed for travelling as the FOX was ur-
der McChntock when he discovered the fate OF FRANK
lin and ali that could have been done would have been
the of 1876 70 have re-examined undel Tess
favorable circumstances portion oI tne gIounu VA
versed by McClntock Hobson and himseu n.eeh yea's
before II must be admitted, then, think, that 4
sound judgment exercised in the course which "aA
adopted. III ,J
little vessel what has never yet been achieved with
greater means viz the passing by ship rom ono
ocean 20 another-he has rendered good service 70 o
government expedition which deserves 70 De recoraeu
The last intelligence received from the Alert ana Dis
coyery dated from Disco, the nth Of July ana We
had no reason 70 expect anything further unless rom
Upernayika short distance TO the north-until tner
return In 1876 1877. Now, from Disco to the en-
trance OF Smith Sound distance OF about 800 miles,
is the most difficult and critical portion Of an outward
Polar voyage and through Captain Young's perseyer-
know that the ships arrived safely at thd
Carey Isles within 100 miles OF smith Sound, allef
remarkably successful run Of nine days from DISCO,
including stoppages IL is that Captain Young had
promised the commander OF Polar expedition that
he would endeevor to communicate with the Carey Isles
but the chances against his being able 10 do so
were considerable and were perfectly understood TO-
De 50 by Captain Mares. Not only did Captain Young!
80 considerably out Of his way fulfil his promise on
mis- outward voyage when he was late IN the season and
had an important object ot his own in view another
direction, but failing then find the records he made
second attempt late in the year when his enter
prise at end, and against heavy northery gale
and very weather again fetched the Carey Isles
on the 10th OF September aud discovered and brought
the intelligence Mnlcn must nave Oeen ake salts
factory TO the government and comforting to all who
have friends IN the expedition.
From this Information we learn that the ships lon
Upernavik the norhernmost DanIsn posi- IN Greenland,
on the I'D OF July, and thai Captain Mares, BY boldly
pushing out into tile middle ice, had achieved in ave
! days what formerly occupied more many weeks
70 accomplish, with harassng labor In sailing vessels,
along tho land ice of Melville Bay. In a short
myself from Carey slea dated July 27 Captain Mares
describes the season as most favorable and their pros
| p-cts bright beyond anything they could have
| hoped Tor; and an extract from private letter
which has been put at my disposal, and which you
may perhaps think will be OF 10 your read
ers speaks also hopefully OF their prospects IL is
from Commander Markham. OF the Alert No doubt tho
season has been favorable but inclined bellows
that unfavorable Impressed upon u
formerly from the absence Of steam power
There can DO question but that the prospect from
the Carey Isles very promising Northerly winds
parenty cleared out the TO the north and doubt
existed in Captain Mares mind but that they would bo
within the Sound in less than two days This air pros
pec corroborated by Captain Young who observed
the favorable state of things the 18th Of August
and again on the 10th Of September.
Humanity speaking, therefore, the programme so
far as it could be LAID down with any degree OF
tainty has probably been accomplished, aud less than
800 miles from the entrance OF Smith Sound would
place the Discovery in the position hoped for What lies
beyond the SD deg parallel we must wait to learn. In
the meantime there is much for hope and conf
dencc Most people Will probably agree that Captain
Young has more than fulfilled his promise-a promise
spontaneously and generously made and carried ou at
some sacrifice.
The Pandora would gladly have followed the Polar
explorers the 10th OF September, tempestuous,l
though promising, tho prospect then TO her q
but those who know Captain Allen Young VIII best
understand the delicacy which forbade him TO seek y
share of the honors where he could not add TO the
sources and where possible disaster might have caused
MIN and his gallant companions TO become an extra
burden upon them. am, sir, your obcdtent servant,
GEORGE HENRY RICHARDS, Rear Admiral :
ATHEN.BUM CLUB, Oct %