The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-23
THE JEANETTE.

Washington, 22.-The secretary Of
state, to-day, received the following
dispatch from the charge d. affairs
of the United States at st. Peters
burg: General Ignatief, of the Rus
sian government, has ordered an
active search for the second cutter,
and will furnish all the funds neces-
sary from St. Petersburg for subSe-
quent needs. [ will draw on you.
Have a long telegram from Mel
vile, but understand the same went
through last night to the navy de-
partment. Will communicate with
Melville through Ignatieff, as re-
CARDS possible measures to find the
second cutter.
(Signed). HOFFMAN.
Paris, 21.-Immediately upon the
receipt of the first news from my
St. Petersburg correspondent about
the Jeanette, saying that 5000
roubles were needed, | transferred
that sum by telegraph through the
Messrs. ROthschiIds, to General Ig-
natieff at st. Petersburg, with q
equest to draw on me for any
further sums required for the succUr
and comfort Of Captain DeLOng and
his party. / have, to-day, received
the following telegram from Gen
eral Ignatieff:
Have hastened to c0mmunicat e
to your correspondent the news re-
! ceiYed from YokoutZk, and have
given orders to the governor to
take the most energetic measures
for the rescue of the shipwrecked
crew, together with authority to
undertake all necessary expense, for
which l have promised to reimburse
him.
(Signed) COMPETE IGNATIEFF.
You will see by this that every
thing possible is being done by the
Russian government to secure the
safety and speedy return Of Captain
| belong and his men. If you or tae
secretary of the navy have any sug-
gestions, shall do my utmost TO act
upon them. | will send special
correspondent to meet the party on
its way here, and as it will be some
days before he starts, perhaps you,
or the secretary Of the navy, might
wish to take advantage of this OPP
portunity, and send dispatches or
| forward messages from relatives
and friends of the party. My cor
respondent at St. Petersburg tele-
graphs me that the distance by
wagon to the point where the crew
now are, is 1000 miles. also learn
from st. Petersburg that the En-
peror has personally given orders
that all necessary clothing, provi-
sions, money and transportation
shall be put at the service Of the
Jeannette party, which gives full
assurance that everything possible
will be done for their aid and
comfort.
(SiSnsd) JAS. GORDON BENNETT.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.
James Gordon Bennett, Parts.
| The telegram, with news of your
| generous proposition, is received
| Before the receipt / had sent the
| following cable to Hoffman (then
follows telegram already published)
! (Signed) FRELINGHUYsEN.
| Secretary.
| The following telegram, was sent
by Sec'y. Blaine to Minister Foster
LIST. Petersburg, on the 2Sth of Aay,
Hast: Ask the Russian government
to direct the vessels Of that govern,
nent to keep a friendly lookout Oh
1.-The Siberian coast for the steamer
Jeanette, fitted for Arctic eXplora-
! ton by the munificence of James
| Gordon Bennett. No disaster to her
is reported, but Watchfulness is
i. deemed q wise precaution which
the government desires to make.
j London, 25.-Daly Telegraph edl-
torial on the Jeanette: Every
generous hearted and cultivated
mind must have experienced, at the
moment, great satisfaction when
the news arrived that the where
abouts Of the Jeanette was known
i. but just as great will be the dis
| appointment that the American e1.
pioring vessel has been deserted
and only a portion of the gallant
| crew have brought back the painful
! tidings of her fate. Assistance nc
doubt has been sent iR their dlrec-
, ton by the Russian authorities anC
, natives, but we may too surely ex
/ pect to hear a cruel account OF thell
experiences. Even if any, OF th'
missing party be rescued awe
| the best that can be expected
} lis that the greater portion
of the brave and skillfui crew
put on the board the Jeanette VII
> be saved; while, if, as the case ma,
t be, we are assured of the achleVmen
of any discoveries ofimportance,the
: will be published at bitter price
The story of the Jeanette, which l