The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-10-28
ARCTIC RIPEBTrION.

rived safe and sound at Portsmouth
this afternoon after an adventurous
and eventf1l voyage in the Arctic
Seas. The R1RdOrG arrived safely at
Disco and left that port on the fth of
August, reaching Ipernavick in time
to leave there ON the 18th. After
sailing from the port Of :Upernaviek
the RIndOrQ crossed the dreaded
Melville Bay without mishap, for
contrary to previous expectation, the
usual fields Of pack ice were not yisi-
bic, and almost q clear sheet Of water
was found. - Consequently the passage
was made In good time and in smooth
water.
In due time the expedition reached
Cary Island, where Commander
Young anticipated finding dispatches
that might have been left there by
Captain Mares, to be taken to the
British Admiralty. In this he was
disappointed, as no signs of the Gov
eminent exploring expedition were
| visible. --.-
There being nothing further to be
done at the Island, Captain Young
decided to steer for Lancaster Sound,
and on reaching that point, encoun-
tered, for the first time, ice foes. So
great was the pressure OF the floating
ice it was with great difficulty that
the P1ndOrG was forced On her way.
Despite the ice and the difficulty OF
passage, Captain Young succeeded in
travelling the entire length Of Behring
Straits, making the passage in good
time. The RIndord's progress was
then impeded by q dense and blind
inO fn0 Uhfnh m fhfnR thai
q few feet from each other were in
visible.
As soon as the steamer PIRdord ar |
rived at anchorage off Beechy Island, |
several Of the officers and crew went |
ashore aud made sn examination OF |
the building. They found storehouse, |
built for the benefit OF sailors or coast |
wise ice-bound vessels, broken into, |
On entering the building the visitors |
found the clothing and provisions left |
there, to be in a state OF terrible con.
fusion. Everything of q movable |
nature was scattered in q singular |
manner. At first it seemed to be the |
act OF human beings, but on further |
investigation the P1ndOrd people |
were satisfied that the destruction OF
stores had been accomplished by
ROA0A OCaA6g oo LAAOh8 VI blOoC 1uithni 4
are visible In every direction, both in |
side and outside the building.
One of the discoveries made by the |
PdHdord officers was that OF the head
boards over the graves OF SIR John |
Franklin's men, who were buried |
there. These were still upright and |
in good preservation.
On the 26th of August, the PIndOrd |
steamed away from Beechy Island for |
Peelstrail, and then ensued the most |
critical period OF the entire voyage,
for the steamer encountered vast |
fields OF pack Ice, which made the !
passage Of the steamer most difficult |
and labOrious one. Struggling through |
the pack ice the PIndOrd steadily /
worked her way onward, and despite |
difficulty soon passed the furthest /
point reached by Fox and McClinton,
fn search Of Sir John Franklin's
relics.
Soon after reaching that point, the i
PundOra neared the island known as
King Williams Land, thus navigating
q sea where no ship ever did before,
except perhaps that Of Sir John Frank
lin. Atthis time the most intense ex-
element prevailed among the officers |
and members Of the expedition, as it |
was expected some important results |
were at hand. Many believed they
would be sure to discover traces of the |
Franklin expedition, and some were |
sanguine that even Sir Johns papers |
would be found. In this, however,
they were disappointed. ROquette's
Island was deserted ahead. IL was
then considered probable that the ves-
sci would be able 10 reach Bellots
Strait.
AS the steamer moved forward, all
hands were gazing eagerly ahead to
the southwark, but on reaching Ro-
quettes Island the officers and men |
saw the edge of solid pack OF ice,
which stretched across the Strait from /
side to side in one unbroken ham,
mock Of ice. This pack blocked the |
entrance to Bellots Strait. 1t was this
same pack OF ice that stopped Nc
Clintock. So there was no hope of q /
speedy movement Of the ice barrier.
The R1ndorG stayed at this point |
until the 7th Of September, when,
finding no further progress possible,
Captain Young and his officers saw
they must decide either to remain |
through the winter on ice or return. |
After mature deliberation 1t was de-
cided to be useless to remain in win
ter quarters, and it would be far bet
ter to return next year.
The return journey was full Of diff
ficulties, as ice was rapidly forming
and the passage OF the RIHd0rd was q
constant series Of exciting scenes and
narrow escapes from the moving ice
foes, finally escaping through the
Peel Strait. The ice was still rapidly |
forming and accommodating.
The steamer at length reached |
Carey's Island. There Captain Young
found the long-looked-for dispatches |
from Captain Mares for the British |
Admiralty. From Melville Bay on |
the homeward voyage, the dreaded |
bay once passed unharmed, the Pan
dora steamed direct for England and |
arrived safely in port.
Captain Young reports that from |
the prevalence Of north winds and |
their abundant promise, that Captain
Mares will prove successful. Should |
the expectations of the R1ndOrd's |
commander be verefisd, Captain Mares |
will proceed to the highest latitude |
possible.