The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-08
Cruise OF THE rmos coawrx.

that date:
THE DETAILS OF THE VOYAGE.
On the 18th of June, the Cervin Ell.
tere,: the ice on her periIous passage
snd il WAS only by the exercise of th'
usmost vigilance that the ship was pre-
served Ia safety. Soon the masses d
ice closed in around the ship. and held
her for o time an iGextricable pFisonei
in the midst OF vast trsckless fields oil
ice. For elk uneventful days LITTLE
haypcocd 10 vary the dull. silent mon
otony OF that lonely latitude. Once in
awhile Q careless seal. little reckiag OF
the presence Of man IN that uutame.i
solitude. would drag himself lisiiessiy
over the white-blue blocks of ice,
Offering tempting mark to the sports.
man. Save tor such occasional sights
and the presence Of the ship. all other
signs Of life were lacking. aud there
Was nothing to vary the deep oppres.
sive stiffness of the scene Daring thus
short imprisonment. six Esqaimaux
visited the ship. having travelled across
the ice from RomAnoH. They said the
season Was extremely b ckwsrd. A,
tho eud Of six days the ics began to
break. dense hanging fo2s Wrapped in
the ship; snow come in squsiis. and
drifting clouds Of icy slset. until the
rigging Of the ship hung with
TEN THOUSAND sLIrTERISe IcIoLKs.
Under the safe lee OF steadfast ice.
berg. the Corwin, anchored 10 the tow
eripg mass. rode out the storm. When
the weather cleared, large leads open
Ell in the Ice. which wer. easily follow
ed, and tie vessel passed through them
~ithouf striking the ice. or other dis
as,er. The remainder OF the trip to st
Michaels vas only marked with the
usual characteristics Ct yachting in
high latitudes-cslm, still and silent.
The level sun OF the Arctic circle, cold
and glittering like steel. came ont for
the second time since tbs vessel started
on her trip. and she made St. Michasls
on June 2lst. witheat further sdven
ture.
The Corwin left St. Michae!s. some.
times called Michaelotfski, an the 22d
Of June. and crossed the Arctic circle.
The highest latitude she made was .
short distance beyond 90 degrees. COM
ing within lao miles OF Wrsngel Land,
and encountering in her passage great
grinding blocks Of los. large enough TO
crush . ship to splinters 1t she should
happen to b nipped between their
oontsnding wasses. An unfortunate
brsakage Of the steering gear neoessi-
tated return to &c. Miohssls, who b
was reached In the early part Of July.
For the purpose OF investigating the
reports which have been current con-
corning
THE FAMINE IN ST. LAWRENCE LAND,
The Corwin, IN tho course Of her voy-
sgs, crossed over north of Behring's
Sea, and obtained unwcicome. but alb.
solute confirmation of the truth Of the
reports. A grinding famine had pre-
vailed for two years. The fret village
which they encountered was O desolsts
solituds--nothing to be seen but de-
serted hints, scattered hsh bones, and
abandoned implements Of chase or
travel. The same was true of the sec-
ond village; but here the stiff. stark
dead were found lying ON their beds.
still aud undisturbcd since death; their
bodies preserved from decay by the
thin. fArefied atmosphere Of that high
latitude. Westward, at North Cape, .
similar state OF things was found. II
did not appear that any epidemic had
prevailed, aud the deaths Of from two
10 Eve hundred haman beings may b.
attributed solely 10 famine. The few
survivors we're only saved by the provi.
dental and opportuue capture Of Z
whale.
On June 30th, In latitude Csc, Tho
whaier Pacific. Of New Bedford
Knowles master. WAS boarded. TIL,
master reported that they had encoua
tered Ice on April 26th. Oh Caps St
Thsddeus. 'chey had entered Mo Arc.
tic May 2lst, and bad taken 600 walrus
The Pacific, 10 the course OF her voy
sge. had cruised cast to Point Pope and
west to Cape 6erdge. but had heard
nothing of the
MISSING wHALgas on TIE JEANNRTrE.
Captain Knowles feared that thu
whsisrs were lost, snd thought thai
they might have beeu crushed Ia The
binding snow storm which occasred
Immediately after they were last seen
He gave their position - one hundred
miles east Of that formerly reported
Ia bis opinion. the Jeanette was per.
mancntly Loo bound. bat there was nc
reason why the officers and crew should
lot escape. ~ they we're furnished with
ample provisions for three years and
every appliance for overland travelling
The SEASON. mp 10 that time. had been
. good one ter whaless. aud the Zee,
hsd taken eighteen whsles lie re-
ported that the st~am whaier Helen
was not . success and was unable "a
make suy better time through the ice
q n the cid -iashIoned sailing vessels.
On July Sd the Cor~in encountered
the bark Raia b~w. and: the Helen on
the lsh Captain Bsuldes. Of the lat.
tsr v~sssl. vas the lass 10 sse the NJ ,un,
Wolissson and che vieilsnt, on Ocsaber
10Th at lass yeAr. This wAs north oil
Herald leland. and there vas open
vatsr 70 the sorthwara. He feared
that 10 oil probability they we're Loaf
- they we're III provided With whites
sapplisA asd were not Ia eood ses.
wosshy evndation.
AIour TaI ykAxSErrK.
Mr. Paul Neumsan. Agset Of the
Alaska Csm@escial Company at 81.
Aschasls, Who b nos IL S&n II Aucisco
spesks in the highest tcrms Of CON.
mendatiod Of Captsin Hooper. tue com.