The New York herald., 1876-12-04

Sea- ali the land that the American maps lay dows
for the American gcographcrs deny at preseus
that Markham's Polar party were quite clear Of
land ut their farthest north. Unfortunately, wneB
the "Paeocrysuc Sea-" which stopped them there, "a
confessed to be more than "McClures Ice, !" II 10
hard to make all neighborng capes and continents dis
appear under It's rigid blows. For that species Of Ice
must be land-locked up in close stras-is
fact, it Is the close imprsonns environment OF the
land tho exsionce OF which, viii be noted. the euio-
gsts expedition claim they have disproved that
renders their so-called "Pacocry site Sea'' possible
do not care what IAN Old Arcticn chooses to call
sMcClures Icc.n I called IL "Polar pacK," and II
was ..in orror" In dong so erred in company wit1
Mares himself who, in page 2s OF his official report
uses thc same expression. Mr. c. r. Markham also IN
tho "Arctic Papers" describes McCurc's Banks Land
ice and in doing So II recolect rightly, he uses the
word ..pack." At any rate. In his "Thresnod OF the
Unknown Region" he certainly says that the loo sop
poste the Mckenzie River Is Of the same formidable
Character and to this he applies these words ''he
mighty polar pack" Blu, suppose San Old Arctic" will
scon at him as he does at for being only an 'arm-
chair geographer.n With regard to Gan Old Arctics"
quarrel with Dr. Hayes l havo nothng.to do. II sa
very pretty one 1t stands stll tDink the Doctor
IS an "emnent Arctic authority" and, though your
correspondent calls him 'worthlcss" ana
sabsurd" one, tho Royal Geographical Society
seem 10 be OF different opinion In 1867
read in their records these words :-"Dr. lsaac
l. Hayes. Patrons mcdal--For his memorable exped-
tion in 1s6o-6l toward the open Polar Sea no more
admire tho OF Or. Hayes letter than do that
OF "An Old Arctic" in his rude attack on DR..
Rae's veracity But can Old Arctico does not tell
your readers OF the provoking and unnecessary ON.
slaught made the work OF Hayes and Kane who is
md aht IN def hon nv mi
Mares in the Official report OF the expedition. where.
indeed IL seemed to strangely out OF place. What
over may be Hayes faults, he is bravo man. and he
was a and generous advocate OF our expedition
whom II went out He is at lcast the last in the world
to fancy that Polar picnic be converted by "scn'
sational temperatures" and "Palcocrystic sea- into
an Arctic expedition.
wiSIyG.
An induigent country, however, continues 10 over
look the shortcomings Of her sons, and honors
being lavished upon them. The Queen has ordered
medals to be struck for distribution the officers and
crews of tho Alert, Discovery and Pandora The
Mayor Of Portsmouth will give entertainments te
thcm and the Lord Mayor OF London will oncr smi-
lar compliment Finally, we informed that tho
Prince Of Wales himself will undertake the presidency
of an Arctic meeting OF tho Geographical Society
on the 18th Of December, and may actually deliver
a complimentary address. Still tho result: Of all tho
ventilation OF opinion must be, or later the
despatch of another expedition Smiths Sound, and,
In fact the same Journal from which quotation has
already been made states that "a meeting OF private
Arctic explorers will be held at early date to
siucr tho state brought about by the failure
OF tho expedition under Captain Mares These genue-
men, who comprise some Of the most distinguished
English yachtsmcn and Arctic navgatos far from
satisfied with the results achieved aud already
movement is in progress in America 80 organize
to be considered is how We to glory from
being eclipsed by another naton' Tho government
have apparently made up their minds that English
cxpeditions via Smiths Sound have come to an end
1t remains therefore for private individuals who still
believe in tha, route to devsel ways and means 10
carry their ideas into effect"
Az INTERNATIONAL EXPEDITION.
Now America and England have both worked at the
problem Independently both have strivcn TO solve ths
mystery Of the Pole. to plant thor Gags the sum.
NIT of tho earth Over tho grave OF tho gallant Amer
can who led the last forlorn hope to the assault
kindred race has since hostcd his country's nag and
fred . salute America and England have met to.
aethsr In those distant wases Why not thcy JOIN
their :orcesy why should not have an nterna-
tional expedition, whose united aim It shall bc
reach the North Pole Of the Garth and plant there
side BY side in tho Of the AngloSaxon race the
Union Jacks There have been enough international
and It would be a refreshing change 10 mud them
the side once especially In an undertakings
thoroughly adapted to the temper OF both.