The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-28
ENGLAND.
nefurn OF the British Arctic Ex-
: peslition-.-Bohie History of the
i Observation-Disclosures Scien-
tilic ObSerTati0ns--The C0ldest
WeatheF Ever Resistered.

EXpedttiOn.s.Valu Scien-
tiiic ObserVatiOns-.-The Coldest
Weather Ever Registered.
LONDON, October GA telegram has
been received announcing the return to
VaIentia Of the British Arctic expedition
under Captain Mares, comprising the
steamers Alert and Discovery. The pro-
sreSs to the North Pole was found to be
impracticable. Captain Mares reports
THAI 90 land eonld be discovered to the
northwArd Of the highest latitude reach
ed, namely, SSo 2V, but in other respects
the expedition was successful. The Alert
has proceeded to Queenstown and Capt.
Mares to London. All are we'll.
The Alert arrived at Valentia at $3.50
this afternoon, being the fret land made
since leaving the frozen regions. She
parted company with the Discovery in
The Atlantic. He-
SOME PARTICULARS.
The Alert and Discovery left port
Foulk on July 90, 1875, 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 and reached the
limlt'of navigation on the shore Of the
Polar Sea. The ice varied in thickness,
being in some places $50 feet deep. The
Alert wintered in latitude SO %. At
this point the SUI was invisible for 142
days, and the temperature, the lowest
ever recorded, was experienced. -
A detachment with siedgss was dis
patched northWard. II was absent 20
days, and reached l1titude $50 2V. An
other party rounded Cape Columbia, the
notthernmost point Of America, and
traced 220 miles westward from Green
land, and also explored far TO the east
ward. These sledge parties met and sut.
teted from scurvy. Hans Peterson died
from frost bite. John Porter, OF the
Alert, and James Haus and Chas. Paul,
Of the Discovery, died on a sledging expe.
ditioh.- No E4qhimAnx were seen, nor
were any icebesgs met with beyond Cape
Union. The expedition encountered
great difficulties in returning. The
Alert's rudder bolt was damaged. The
vessels left Smiths Sound September 9.
They signaled the Pandora October l6,
and Ill were well. The Alert parted from
the Discovery in gale on October 10.
She will shift her rudder at Valen,ia and
proceed to Queenstown. The Admiral at
Queenstown telegraphs that the Discoye-
~ is expected TO arrive there hourly.
The lowest temperature during the
winter was II degrees below a freezing
point. During the sledge journeys the
ice was so rugged that it was only posi-.
bic TO advance mile day. During the
winter rich collections in the department
Of natural history were made, and many
valuable scientific observations taken.
Excellent coal was found near the place
where the Discovery wintered. The ex-
pedition experienced the coIdest weather
ever registered, the temperature being 50
degrees below zero for a fortnight, and
falling once to 10i' below the freezing
point. The Pandora, when spoken BY
the Alert, reported her. screw slightly
damaged by ice. The Pandora called at
Littleton Island and Cape Isabella, but
was unable to reach Cape Sabine. As
the expedition did not touch at Littleton
Island on the return, it missed the letters
left By the Pandora. The health Of the
crews, with the exceptions already men.
toned, has been good. Frost bites were
severe but not numerous. Peterson, the
interpreter, died in forty days after
both bis feet had been amputated for
fust bite. ..
All members OF the expedition declare
it TO be impossible to get DeArer the Pole
than the northern xploring party, which
penetrated 10 within 400 miles OF it. On
their return from the sledge journeys the
men were in very helpless condition,
and it was necessary TO draw some OF
them on sledges. The planking OF the
Alert was very much, damaged BY the ice.
A Amenber ofthe expedition telesraphs
TO the daily Nezss that the most northern
land reached was in latitude s3' or,
after that there was ice. The point fur.
thest west reached was in longitude So.
Lady Franklin's Straits is really u bay.
PeteEmaun Hord was closed by glacier.
The northetnmost poin. in Greenland
was in latitude s2' 57".
The case OF Dr.. slade, the American
Medium, and Simmons his assstAht was !
up again to-day, when the charge Of con.
spiracy against him was dismissed, and
Simmons discharged, A new prosecution
was then commenced against 81 lade under |
the vagrant act. Magistrate Flomets
the opinion that there was
strong primaiaeie ease against Siade un-
der this act.