The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-30

1HE ENGLISH EXPEDITION FOR THE EIPLoRA-
TON or THE POLAR REGIoN-ITs oRGANIzA-
TON AND COMMAND.
From the Lonaon Times, April III
The Alert and the Discovery, Arctic vessels,
were commissioned at Portsmouth on Thursday
morning at nine O'Clock, the former BY Captain
George s. Mares and the latter By Captain Henry
Il. Stephenson.
The Alert Will have sixty-two and the Discovery
Gfty-six officers and men on board.
CAPTAIN MARES.
Captain Mares was educated at the Royal Naval
School, New-cross, and having seen service IN
various parts OF the world he volunteered to the
Polar expedition OF 1924 and became mate on
board the Resolute, under Captain Keett. In the
autumn travelling OF 1862 ne was away twenty five
days from his ship and went over 1S6 miles. Al
slough the sledges OF the present expedition are
provisiored for seven weeks, the above journey
was at the time considered d remarkable achieve
ment. Tut in the following year Commander
Mares surpassed his former victory over
almost unneard-of difficulties, for having
aaken command OF Lieutenant Mecham's aux
Hilary party, he travelled over Cos miles In
BixLy days. Mecham away ninety -four
days, ana went over l,163 miles, at a daily rate OF
twelve ana a halr miles, in the sledgn2 excur-
sion OF 1854 Captain Mares was away nlty-hye
Gays In the extreme cold OF March, and passed
over $50 miles OF ICY wilderness On his return
from Polar atitudes he served in the floating bat
tery Glatton during the Crimean campaign, and
subsequently on board Her MaJesty's ship Con-
Queror in the Mediterranean. Being next APP
polnted First Lieutenant OF the Britannia train
ing ship Tor cadets, he wrote the now famous
work on seamanshlp which mas been adopted by
the Admiralty, and is the standard work on the
subject IL has passed through nve editions.
she en 4ustpaiaa Station, he he surveyed IN 1sS5
and 1866, the Torres Strait and inside the
Barrier Reef he was next appointed 70 The
valuable service In surveying the coasts OF sicily
and Tunis and the Gulf Of Suez MS snip being one
oil the first to pass through he Suez Canal. While
IN command OF the Challenger IN her exploring
expedition round the world ne was summoned 10
England 70 take charge OF the Arctic expedition.
COMMANDER ALBERT II. MARKHAM,
has taken part la no expedition to Polar seas. is
mot unacquanted with tue work OF Arctic inquiry.
in 1873 he went with the wnaler Arctic Captain
Adamsl up Bafnn's Bay and Prince REGENTS islet,
and is the aulnor OF "A Whaling Cruise IN Banin's
Bay.m
Captain Stephenson, who mas commissioned the
Discovery Is new TO the duties which he has IN
dertaKen. lilo commanded the gunD0at Heron in
the Canadian lakes during the Fenian "scaren or
1861, AM acted as nag lieutenant to Sir II. KEEP
pei, in China. He was next appointed TO the COM
OF Japan in 1869, and was subsequently COM
Inander OF the royal yacht from 1871 to 1874
THE SUBORDINATE OFFICERS.
The following of1cers have been appointed to
XIe7gELieutenants Pelham Adrich twho served
with Captain Mares in the Challenger. Alfred A.
a. Parr, George A. Ginard (who served under SIR
Leopold M'Chntock in the Aurora. William II.
Nav aud suo-Lieutenant George lie Clerc Egerton
DR. Thomas Colan twhO took part Ia the Ashantee
campaign ana DR.. +. l. MOSS; Assistant Pay
master Edgar de H. Nhlcdon and Engineers
James Wootton ana John Pitt
Observation-Disclosures lie wis A. Beaumont I'm
structor IN torpedo experiments), Robert II.
Archer, WYATT RawsOn (who distinguished nim-
cell in the march TO Coomassie, with the naval
ITigadel, ana X h. Fuiford; Sub.Leuienant
Crawford j. M. Cony beare; DIR. Belgrade MINIS
and DR.. Richard Copplnger; Assistant Paymaster
Thomas Mitchell, ana Engineers Daniel Cartmeu
and James Melrose.
THE NATURALIST
Captain Feldcn OF tue ROYAL artillery, Will be
naturalist on board the Alert, and Mr.. Hart WILL
act in q similar capacity on board the Discovery.
CHAFLAlNS.
AS win he seen from TINS mornings report or
last nights debate In the ls0use OF Commons. the
appointment OF the two Assistant Paymasters are
20 be cancelled, ana tile space thus gained IS TO
be utlhzea by the appointment Of chaplain 70
each vesse!