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Peiar ssas-Bssshss 81 n.y.
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Lospox, Oct. l6.-The Pandora ar
rived safe aud sound at Portsmouth This
afternoon, after an adventurous and
syentful voyage In the Arctic seas. The
Pandora arrived safely at Disco. and
left that port on the It'll OF August.
reaching Upsrnarvick in time 10 leave
ON the 18Th. After sailing from that
mort the Pandora crossed the dreaded
Melville Bay without mishap. The
usual fields Of pack ice were not visible.
and there vas almost . clear sheet Of
water. The passage was made In good
time. In due time the expedition
reached Carey Islands. whore Commo-
dore Young anticipated finding dis
patches that might have been LETT BY
Captain Mares TO DO taken to the Brit
ish Admiralty. In this he was disap-
pointed. no sign OF . Government e.
petition being visible. Captain Young
then decided to steer for Lancaster
Sound. and GU reaching that point n
countered for tho first time ice Hoes.
So great was the pressure OF floating Ice
that Il VAS with difficulty that the Pan.
dora was forced on. Despite Ice and
the difficulty Of tho passage. Captain
Young succeeded In travering the n
tire length Of Barrow's Strait. making
the passage In good time. The Pam
dora's progress was then impeded
by q donse and binding fog. which vas
90 thick and impsnetrabls that men q few
feet from each other were invisible. As
soon a. tho steamer arrived at anchor on
BECKY Island several Of her officers and
crew went ashore and mado nm examin-
alton Of the buildings. They found the
storehouse built for the benefit OF sail
ors, or tho castaways OF ice-bound YES
sells, broken into. On entering the
buildings they found tho clothing and
provisions to be in q state OF confusion.
Everything movable was scattered about
in the most singular disorder. and at
irst IL seemed the net Of ahuman bang;
but they were satisfied the destruction
Of the stores Wal done by Polar bears,
a. tracks were visible in every direction.
The hsadboards over the graves Of Sir
John Franklin's men. who were lying
buried there, were still standing upright
in good order. On the Goth OF August
the Pandora sailed from Dehyr Island
for Peel Strait, and then commenced tho
most critical period Of the voyage, for
the steamer encountered vast fields Of
pack Ice. making the passage most DIFF
icult and laborious. Struggling through
the pack Ice shs steadily worked her
way. and despite the difficulty soon
passed the furthersst point reached by
Fox when McClintock wa In search Of
Sir John Franklin. Soon after reaching
there the Pandora nearsd an island
known Q King Williams Land, thus
navigating . SEQ where no ship ever be-
fore sailsd. except. perhaps, that Of Sir
John Franklin. AT this time the most
intense excitement prevailed among the
officers and men. a. 10 was expected some
important results were 81 hand. Many
believed they would Be sure to discover
traces OF Sir John Frankliu's expedition
and some were sanguine that even Sir
Johns papers would be found. event
ually making Behring's Straits. In this
they were disappointed. Requisites
Island was discerned ahead. 1t was
then considered probable--in fact almost
certain that the vessel would DO able
to reach Bellot's Straits. As the steam
or moved forward all hands were gazing
eagerly ahead to the southwark, but on
reaching Roqustts's Island. the officers
and men any the edge OF q solid pack OF
ice, which stretched cross the strait
FROM aide TO side In one unbroken e.
panse, blocked the entrance 10 Bsllot's
Straits. II was the same pack OF leo
that stopped Captain McClintock on the
For. 90 there was no hope Of Q speedy
movement Of the icy barrier. Tho Pan
dora stayed at this point till the nh Of
September, when, finding no further
progress possible. Captain Young and
the officers nav they must either decide
to remain through the Winter In the Ice
Or return. After elaboration II vas de-
cided TO be useless 10 remain In Winter
quarters. and that IL would b far better
to return next year. The return jour.
ney was full OF difficulties. The loo
Was rapidly forming. and the passage OF
the Pandora formed q constant series OF
exciting scenes and narrow escapes from
moving ice . foes. Finally escaping
through Peel Strait, where tho loo was
still rapidly forming. the steamsr al
length reached the Carey Islands in
safety. There Captain Young founds the
long.looked-for dispatches from Captain
Mares for the Admiralty. From Nell
vile Bay the Pandora steamed direct for
England, and arrived safely. Captain
Young reports that. from the prevalsnce
OF north winds, there Is abundant prom
Use that Captain Mares win prove . 9
eessiuI. snould the eipectanons OF tne
rand9tas commanoer 90 .si,heu, zap.
lun Mares viii Proeeeu W 'h0 n'sn'''
iatituue poss'oie'
The First SNOW STERN.
Pour Jews. n. Y. October i7.-Tho