, 1881-11-12
Trip Of the !Jeannette-search-
ing Steamship Alliance
No Success.
Harry Genet's Fine Paid by His
J. = Friends to Secure His
j. Liberty -
The Charges Against the Man
=. ayers Of the American .
Bible Society.
They Are Pronounced Tissue Of
Lies and Misrepresenta-
tons. d,
Discharged Minister and Agent
: Charged with Circulating
the Stories.
Great Interest in the Approach
ing Annual Meeting Of
Erie.
Vanderbilt Disclaims ANY 1nten-
: ton of Attempting to Cob
bic It Up.
History Of the Attempt Of the Govern.
= 1nent 10 Recover the Confed-
crate Assets.
An Irish National Convention to Be Held
in Chicago On the Both Of
November.
Great Interest in the Approach
ing Annual Meeting Of
Erie.
Vanderbilt Disclaims ANY 1nten-
tion of Attempting to Cob
bic It Up.
History Of the Attempt Of the Gorern-
= nent 10 Recover the Confcd-
crate Assets.
An Irish National Convention to Be Held
in Chicago on the 30th of
November.
=. TIE lost JEANNETTE.

IL I@
RETURN OF THE UNITED STATES STEAMER
FROM THE SEAECII FOI. HER
Special Dasnareh IT, 17.= C.seaoa ct.b.nz-
NEW YoKlz, Nov. 1.-THE United States
steamer: al 1iiance, which arrived here today
from Iceland on her way to Spltzbergcn
!, ant the northern seas in search OF the Jean
ue;te. has been absent five months, sailed
1e,0O miles, and pushed her way beyond the
clshticth parallel Of latitude. Size
sailed from Norfolk, Va~, June
IT, and reached Rekyjayik, Iceland.
Oil July .. The Alliance was the first vessel
Of the American navy to visit the port.
a FER few days stay at Rcykjayik the ALI
al1ce sailed for Serdis Fioord, and later to
Hammerfest- the nortlernmosr part of Nor
: way. Her erraud WIS one that had to be ac.
colnplisled while summer weather favored,
so after :, brief stay ut Hamlnerfest 10
THE ALLIANCE STEAMED NoRruwAED
10 Spitzenbers. The Instructions to Com
1nander Wadleiglt were to sail rs near to the
seventy-ninth parallel as possible. III spite
OF the constant neiglborhood Of vast masses
Of floating ice through which the vessel had
to be guided with extreme caution, she SUE
ceeded III reaching 50 degrees 10
minutes IS seconds north latitude.
This was not done without causing much
a,la1ety, to all on board, and particular con-
cern was felt By chief-EnsIueer Burnap.
who for weeks had scarce one nights rest
tree. from apprehension, Of damage to the
machinery. No traces Of the Je:,nnette be-
1ng discovered, and it being unsafe
to proceed further, the vessel re-
turned to Hamnlerfest. and on Sent 1G.
after renewing her coal supply, again headed
for Spitzbessen. About Sept. 2:s3 the vessel
was caught il. al '*lce pocket. and for
ut being incloSed anu crushed by rapidly
movin,. masses Of ice It was only by re-
tracing her course for many miles to the
north that all exit was made and
TIE OPEN SEA AGAIN REACHED.
On this second trip from Spltzber.en, the
Alliance sailed north as far as % degrees u;
and on Sept % began her IT,
turn trip. She again encountered heavy
gales, and did not reach 1scykjavik untii
Get. 10. One Of the officers, speaking of tie
clambakes On Colley Island we were Munch-
in. hard bread and tough meat. We got
one meal OF fresh ulcat, but were not
anxious for Il second of the same kind. 1t
was the flesh of 4 polar bear that we shot
'e0ple \;1lto rclfst. that meat are welcome to
1t. 10ll't want any more. The result
of our "trip? Well, nothing practical; and
since the discovery That WrangeIi Land is all
island, we. are hot so hopeful Of the
safety of the Jeannette's crew as be-
fore. Il Wr1nrell Land connected with
Lhe Iceland coast there might be hopes that
The crew, after losing the ship, had made
hat spot aud would yet reach the luaiu land |
i Wrecked OH WranEeif Land"