The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-07-29

only of every section of the United King
dom, but of every branch OF the maritim,
service as well.
The articles" to which all without ex
ception, have had to subscribe, state tha
1.-the yacht is to be employed on an ex
petition to any parts and places, unknown
and known in the Arctic seas or elsewhere
at the option Of the master" The agree
ment is made that they are to winter out
ana that the voyage, which Is not expect
ell to extend over more than eighteen
months, will terminate at some final port
OF discharge in the United Kingdom. The
outtlt IS provided Tor the crew, and provi-
slons, spirits, and tobacco are to be sup
piled at the masters discretion and ac-
cordn@ to the circumstances of the voy-
age.
Among the crew Of the Pandora are
several men from Il narrative of whose
lives might be compiled the history OF
Arctic discovery for the last twenty or
thirty Years Foremost among these
stands the honored Henry Toms, who
now leaves on his third expedition. His
first voyage was with Captain Throllope
i'll the Raltlesnakc, and his second with
Admiral McClintock in the Fox In the
latter he played u principal part; it was
his hand which lifted the caslct contain
INC the narrative of ErankIin's death, and
he WAS the Unly one who accompanied
llohson, the leader of his panty, on that
ever memorable Journey which crowned
with success the hard fought struggles
and tolls oI the expedition. He was born
ut Portsmouth, in 1880, and is conse-
l,n II ~
pared to do or dare anything His
square built frame, we'll bronHed face,
sWathy complexion, and that far off, dis
tant gaze, which is not unfrequently ac-
quired by those who 60 down to the sea
in ships, combine to form in him he
ideal OF Il British sailor OF the noblest
type. He Is in the receipt Of a pension
tor over twenty wears service in the navy,
and came to the Pandora from Mr.. Lilling-
ston's Yacht, the Sibyl, on which he has
of late been serving. Second only to him
as IN object OF interest is little Florence,
who, ut the agc of siNtN-unc, has OF his
own accord emerged from 4 we'll earned
retirement to Iuln another Arctic eNpedi-
tion. and, un,launtriI, face once more the
porils oi the misty North 1t was neither
naval nor mercantile nor Yachting service
on which he was last employed. The
ship from which he was discharged was
the Fox, and then only in 1864, when She
changed owners, to pass from an exist
enre tlaught with dangers to one devoted
almost solely to pleasure. no sooner,
however, Is the trumpet Of exploration
sounded than "'l'ommy," as he is tamil-
iarly termed, is again to the front, and
his last commander knowing fill well the
value of his services, is only too willing
to enroll hum again in his ranks and del
egate to him the proud position OF captain
of the hold. \ decided feature, too, is
''EsquimauN joe who has already sur
vived three Arctic expeditions. Hi, lank,
black hair and stubby mustachc, and eye
brows Of tie same hue, combined with
the merry twinkle Of his eyes would indi-
cate that docs progenltors must have
been, at no remote period, members Of
the Mongolian race. Joe himself can
throw no light upon the subject; his
place of birth and the time thereof are
alike unknown to him, and the earliest
recollection which he can call to mind IL
shat of having had something to eat some
where in the ueighborhool ot Cumbcr-
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