, 1882-01-28

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the mouth Of the Lena, which may have
been The Jeanette j; but there Is now
appqrentlv no doubt as to the fate OF the
expedition. The fist dispatches stated
That Lieutenant General Anontchine,
governor general OF eastern Siberia, had
renoded at ST.. Petersburg the successful
succDr of a steamer of the Uni'ed States
polar expedition, lost in 1877. Then
came aao,h-r d~i-pHtch saying this steamer
must be the Jeanette, though she did not
sail till 1879. The questions were settled
by |llSpllcn from Charge d AfIires Hof-
man, a S. Petersburg, to our secretary OF
state. stating that the Jeanette was
cruSIed IN the ice June IL, in latitude
II degrees, longitude 1877 degrees; the
crew embarked ia three boats were sep
arated by wind aud fog {; No. 3, with
eleven men, under command OF Engineer
Melville, reoctpd the mouth of the Lena
September 10 NJ. 1, with Captain De
Long add D.. Amber, reached the same
point subsequently in a pi liable condition.
An expedition thoroughly provided was at
ono sent out by the governor from
Yakuisk.
This was followed by a dispatch from
Engineer Melville to the American legation
at 81. Petersburg that the Jeanette was
surrounded aud crushed by ice June
%. The crew lett the vessel IN three
boats, About fifty miles from the mouth
OF he Lena they Wee separated bV VIC
Ieut winds and thick fogs. Boat No. 3
commanded by engineer Melville, arrived
September % at the eastern mouth Of the
Lena, where il was stopped by blocks of
ice near the village Of BoIenenga, inhabit-
ed by ilo.aters. Boat No. l reached the
same spot. The occupants OF these boats
STATE that Lieutenant de Long aud DR..
Amber with twelve others landed at the
uYrthern mouth OF the Lena aud that they
ue in q fearful condition, suffering from
ir,st-bilten limbs. A party OF the inhab'-
tauts OF Boluenga started immediately
for their assistance. Nothing is known OF
boat NJ. 2.
A special supplement Of the ST. Peters
burg Official Gazsttp, issued last evening,
announces that all tetegrams from EngI-
nee, Melville will be forwarded TO their
destination as promptly as possible, and
that most energetic measures will be taken
lorihe discovery Of the remainder Of the
crew of the Jeanette, and those left on
toe ice at the northern mouth Of the
Leua.
Secretary F~reIiohuyseo sent the follow
Inc dis paIch 10 Mr.. Hoffman, charge d.
%afair,s at st. Petersburg: Tender hearty
thauks Of the President to all authorities
or pe.sons who have in any way been
instrumental in assisting the unfortunate
survivors IIom the Jeanette or furnishing
Information 10 this government.' e
Tie Jeannette's officers were Com
mander, Lieutenant George w. Delong
Of the navy ; executive officer, Lieutenant
Charles ". GApp; master john w. Dan
Puhowpr, engineer, George W. Melville {;
suIgeou, Dr.. james Markham Marshal
AmaIer Of Virginia; meteorologisf, Jerome
}. Co'tios F.; t xplermist, Raymond L. New
comb; &c i.o', Captain William Dunbar
OF New London, COun.
The news which we have received was
brought from the mouth Of the Le1a by
special messenger up the river to YAkutsk
Dn dog Sledges, the0ce by a Cossack cOur-
rIpr travelling day and night with relays
and horses to I,krutSk, the capital vi
eastern Siberia, and thence by telegraph to
s.. Petersburg. The news has been fully
Two month, ami perhaps more in getting
from The mouth OF the Lena to Irkouisk
aud it is more than probable that the
next Information We get will be that OF