The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-16

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They will shortly break up at Chat
ham an old veteran Of the deep. which
ought not to be quite forgotten. Just
about the date when the charge Of the
Light Brigade was thrilling Europe
with admiration for :hc courage of our
soldiers, q court-martial happened to be
sitting st Sheerness to enquire into the
abandonment by Sir Edward Belcher's
Arctic Expedition. Of the Investigator.
the Resoluts and the Assistance. These
vessels. with two others. had bsso sent
forth 10 search for Franklin. and their
three captains, Belcber, Kellet and Nc
Clure. had been obliged to return. not
only with no news Of the missing ex-
piorer. but without bringing home
their ships il so befsll that the court
martial had but ju-t concluded
their seqsittal when DR.. Rae. arriving
al Deal, brought information of the sad
fate OF Franklin aud his company. hsv-
ing met Esquimsux st King william.
Land who had seen the csstawsys
shortly befors their distressing end.
But, among the vessels thus perforcc
quilted in the Polar ice Was
THE REsoLuTE.
A. 70 have said, stalwsrt and power.
ful sailing craft. we'll equippei and for
titled for the Arctic service. She had
passed through all the dangers Of the
pack and foe SUCCESSFULLY when she
was finally nippsd up. having mean
time only suffered the loss Of y piece OF
her false keel. which her captain and
sailing -msster declsred had actually
improved her. She was. however. fss
tened in The floss Of Melville. with her
tender, the Intrepid; il Vas believed
that she never could get away sRsin.
and Sir Edward Belcber gave orders
70 absndon the ship. Ev-
erything Was put in good order below
and slo!t. apd the sails and spars
snugly bestowed. after which the crew
bsde adieu TO their. floating home. They
returned safely with their fellows. aud
the Resolute was looked upon - lest
vessel but one morning Of sumner.
of the Latrsdor coast. IN American
whaler fishing on tie coast OF Labra
dor. spied q bark-rigged ship all
a-tauto. but strangely silent. lying
aground He boarded her and found
every thing in perfect order; every
brace trimmed,
EVERY ROPE COiLED.
But not . soul on board, aud nothing
but the rags Of Q British white ensign
flying ct the mizzcn-penk. BY and by
he read upon the ships gear the name
Resoluts. aud further search revealed
the fact that this was no other than Sir
Edward Belcher's Arctic vessel herself.
She had drifted thirteen hundred miles
without starting rope-from Melville
Island, through Barrow's Straits. Lam
caster Sound. down Davis Stsaits to
the shoals Of Labrador. The ice had
melted, the foes had opened. and cur.
rents had taken charge OF the stout ex.
plorer. the north wind blew hard upon
her bare spars and high topside. and
the lonely bark. with none but the
forces OF the sea for her pilots and only
invisible hands upon her wheel. had
flosted safely and soundly past all the
reefs and rocks which stud 90 long Q
course-from the spot of her icy prison
TO the southern coast line where she vas
found. Many a wild. tempestuous
night she mnst have braved. many
beautiful calm day Of returning sum
mer in
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
Must have seen her flag fiuttsring upon
the Polar breeze - she glided amid the
besgs and packs, aha king the weight Of
melting snow from her yards and avn.
ings and thu drift icc from her bows.
But she had rot gone into the Polar
waters 10 perish /; she was true British
"heart Of oak. aud whstevsr her COM
manders might decree. she herself bad
the will 70 do some service again. and
bring home her flag and thus the good
old kesolute made . port tor herself.
and. ou arriving at it. took the ground
in style quite ''shipshape and Bristol
fashion," until such time as the Ameri-
can captain made her out. He. finding
her in good order, loossned her canvas
and set sail on board for New London.
into which hsrbor he brought the Brit
ish vessel - sound - on the day when
she started from England. though
wcather.stsined and grimy with the
csbin-smoks and work Of the long Po.
lar night.
rnx AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
Behaved in . noble aud hAndsoms
naaner about tho vessel. They paid
salvage out Of their treasury to this
whaler; they ct rigges and ship-
painters 70 work upon her |: tidied her
ap outside aud inside. scrubbed ana
gildsd and decorated the fittings. gave
her new standing rigging and running
rigging. and sent her across the Atlantic
under the command Of Lieutenant Hart.
stein Of the United States Navy. With
the English dag at the main and the
Stars and Stripes Aft with the compli.
ments Of Uncle Sam 70 her Britanic
Majesty. The people Of England were
thoroughly we'll pleased to get back
tho missing cnh. and when she made
our coast and came to anchor, the Queen
in perscn, with the Prince Consort,
went on board and formally received
her from the hands Of the United States
officers, saying very graciously. Il thank
you sincerely for my ship" This Is
nearly . quarter Of . century ago. for
the Rssoluts vas pinned in the Aoes OF
Melville Sound and sbandoosd - far
back - Nay. 1854. and il wss many