New-York tribune., 1876-10-28
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
RETURN OF THE ALERT.

THE STEAMER DISCOVERY STILL AT SEATTLE EX-
PLoRERs UNABLE TO GO BEYOND S3 DEGREES
20 MINUTEs-COMPlRATIvE SUCCESS ATTAINED
LONDON, Friday, Oct. 27, 1876.
A telegram has been received at Portsmouth
from yaleutia announcing the return homeWard of the
British Arctic expedition under Capt Mares, comprising
the naval steamers Alert and Discovery Progress to
the North Pole was found to be mpractlca-
bic Capt. Mares reports that no land could
he discovered to the nOrthward Of the
highest Latitude reached, namely $50 20, but in other
respects the expedition successful The Alert ar
rived at yacntia at 23O o'clock this afternoon being
the first land made since leaving the frozen regions She
parted company with the Discovery In the Atlantic
The Alert and Discovery left Port Fouke on July 49,
lsj and entered the ice of Cape Sable. After severe
and continuous struggle they reached the north side OF
Lady Franklin Bay, where the Discovery was LEFT IN
Winter quarters. The Alert pushed on ana reached te
limit of navigation on the shore Of the Polar Sea- The
ice varied in thickness, being in some place loolcet
deep. President LlAd does not exist.
The Alert wlutored in latitude so 27 At this point
the sun was invisible l42 days. and temperature the
lowest ever recorded experienced A detachment
with scdg,s, dispatched northward II was abSsht
20 DAYS. and reached latitude $50 20. Another party
ROUNDED Cape Colombia, the nOrthernmost point
of America, and traced 220 miles westward
from Greenland and also explored lar to TIE east
ward. These slcdse parties met with no game, ana
suffered from scuryy. Hans Petersen died from frost
bite John Porter Of the Alert, and James Hans ana
Charles Paul oi the Discovery died on the sedgng eN-
peditlons No Fsqum1UX seen, nor were any ice
bcrls met with beyond Cape Union.
me cNpeditiun encountered great dileultle' IN re-
turning. Tho A!crt's ruddcrbolt was damaged Inc
vessels Lest Smiths Sound sept 9. Thcy slgnaled the
Pandora all we'll. The Alert parted IRON the
Discovery ~ gale oct 10 she VIII sht htT ruduct
nj Valrua and proceed to Queenstown to coal. ihc
Admiral az gU"custowu uphs that the Discovery IS
expected 10 arrive hourly. II.
bung The slcdgc journey the ice was So rugged that
only pOS,Iblr To advance "a Hlic q dtN l'iIh-
Inc Winter itch collections IN the department of nItF
history were maze aud many valuable >clenfhc
observations were taken. Excellent coal was lOuDd
u,qr the place where the Discovery Nil-
tered The expedition experienced tEo co!d-
,s weather ever registered the temperature being 81
degree, below zero for fortnight and falling once to
lOl drgrrcS Lcow freezing point. The Pandora, Whch
s,nk,n ,y the Alert reported her slightly dam
a.rd by The ice. The Pandora called al ltuctoh lsl'hd
and cane I.au,la, but unable To reach Cdp Sanlhc
A. the expedition did no; touch 1t Ltleton islhd on
lt- return II missed the letters lr 10y the fando Inc
health Of the crews with the exceptions already men
iionrd has been good Fro tbcS were severe Dut nor
numerous Petersen, the interpreter, dled IN 40 days
after both feet Lad H,c dnputdlcdlior ltontpllc'
All the members oT tuc expedition declare u llIioNsl-
biz 10 get nearer Pole than their northern EXPLORING
,lry which penetrated To within 100 miles OF IT. ON
e return from their slcdgc journeys the men were ia
very h,iu-Ss cOndyu and u was necessary 10 carry
A. me of Them on sl,dgcs. The pankpS OF the AicIt
was much damaged by the ICE.