, 1880-06-07
POLAR EXPLORATION.

Tho 1IosvEnte Colony to Sail About tho
10th Of fJune-lsluipinento Of tho Party
Description Of the tauinurc, tito Ex.
rcditlonnry Sfentncr.
Corrfspondtnee Ntw York Herald.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Ainy 3l-Thc steamship |
0unnre, which is to convey tho persons con-
nccted with tho Howgate expedition to tho Are
tic Scas, and has bec,i on tue ways In Alexandria
eovernl weeks to he strengthened Tor Arctic
work, under tho snpcr!ntcndcnce Of Capt. II. c.
Chcslir, formerly Of tho 1'oarls' arrived ut tho
Washington Nayy.Ynri Oh Monday to DO
cauippcd for tho expedition, In pursuance Of tho
resolution udoptcd by'both Houses Of Congress
at tho prcscnt session. This resolution author-
izcs tho President to nccept from II. ". How
gate, aud to lit out for tho purposes OF the oxpe-
dltion, tho steamship GHlnaro, and that tho
United StAtes stnll not bo Limbo to nny claltn
for compensation In case of loss, damage, Or de-
tertorauon Of sud vessel from Hny cause or III
any lnnnncr whatever, nor be liable TO lny do
rlapl for tho uso or risk Of safl yessol'
The Oulunro IL To snll nhout juno 10, she Is a
steamer OF GW tons, Clyde built, nrd With IRON
frame propellcr. She Is 4o feet In length mud Fl
feet 0 inchGs hrendth. Tho engine Is 2oO horse
power, and has two thlrty-ineh cylinders, cach
twenty four Inches stroke Additional strength
hns bGun given by tllliug IL two and 2 half inch
oakom pinnk botwean tho Iron frnines nud
9sss,nR p'aks ts 1synn n%sg tu hui orMy tcs.,
Inches thick. Thp inside or tho hull ins boon
nEaee4 th S1t heSTy whf@ hv@ %x @ pads az
eyst breiass huoks haSo boon plcod nat'le 81 thu
PROV, al,ti On tho outside OK tho bow Is sheath-
es iesE es sst ct IN sa sGe
tho stern III addition, u1l tho atties ot tho reA-
gel extending aooye sho wator @ 'n9; 1,e there haHo o
by hravy Ice. i now tn!n deck bus ,bcan cou-
sass!ia propsof ap ProesS. s 'fss STsY S "
feet lonx has been plnced ,nn.'ishlps. The for
waTd ct hS y na, M " Soss Sfsa ri s saSa
s ssss nd zig IL; dlss.s VI! ;ses;y
fare"sts s's aaa ~ III laplisats SIS @ d ,,s% ss
Ste s ,o np to to peF
with '!tioas for sixtsen months sithsakk n ~ i
vol may bo caught ii. lilo ico md compelled to
s oa asSa sSs tue sossae M!ST Ths nd
Tic men OF tho crow uso dotIllod from those now
IN ssrs!sS; ;S,,,n or ,or,or,,t Marty cons,sts of
Ltout, 4. W. ureelS, !, FiitI United Suites Cay!lry,
coi,.n,ander, WIN: :iis.; fsslstauts, Liont. =. e
o"i. II. Iow. a' TwentiQ dnite1 ststes infaniry:
Horny Clay tKrandss,l Vt llenry ClAy,; Asero,io7
bo eSolcco rMts @sS md
Gsorss Gsn @ i. hshie, ": i. jewe aud Q: Adrleh,
q to siE,al C2FGa Ha'ted satss Mry; sar
With tho proposul Fronch xpcd!tion Vii lichring
Strait; phosoHrnphur--J. ". hcc. Atid inurlenn
enlisted nun us i working 1,nrty III addition to
tiuso two hnIt- brceJs have been cngngt1 ~ tlog
drivers and Will jo!nlho vessel ut place called
Nf1nlUt, On tho coast Of Lnbrator.
4 fr1ine house, alx15 inside size, With double
wllls, oightonn Inches apnrt, has boon provided
for TIC Recommendation uf tho whole party. This
huuso il divided Into three roo.ns-one FOR tho
oi,lcers and solct.fIsts one for tho other tnon-
| bcra Of tho expedition, anl tho third for such
stores US cnnilot be kept outside safely. Tho
house Inns u closed pureh ut elttur end to servo
ns n breuker ur lupk botwucu tho cold air
outslo and tho hot uIr l1lsttle For travelling
anil sIt.9o pnrtlcs IL llbprpl supply Ut mt-tunt
and othecs IL Il smaller sxC, kl,nYn iii tho Il
rout. hnyc boon provided. Il full supply nj
cInth{ru for two yclrs bs been laid III, but It IL
nronosn TO lncrt'.se tho supply ut RKolct By 4
stnuk Of akin clothing urdurei Inst fill FOR the
crnetit1or. 5Iuc,ssiils md rnittens werp pro.
cilred from tho Htoros Of tho Hudson Buy Cun.
nnny. Two Wbnlobouts uud ono yteusn yl.w
Wili la vft nj Tho stut4oii for purposes uf TX
iteration by water, and aix sicdgcs, with com
! | iniomnnt az dous fi,r land work
It'll sunply uf rood for two yenrs has beer
nrnvt,irii tRe i!st Of nrticlus having boen yrr,
rnrcftiIiv nrennrnd lllcr tho juItit ADVICE o1
~ int,i l{nn ti1f, rotic tryc,or wbD first dis
} cnfnrrl tho fasn Of iii John franklin; Capt