New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-09
MESSAGE From LIEUTENANT DANEN-
HOTTER

DANENHOwER's EYES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rem
DERFD BY RUSSIANS IN SIBERIA
WASHINGTON, May S.-Secretary Chandler has
received n dispatch from Wickham Hoffman at st. Peters
burg dated April 81 1ss2, forwarding letter with III
closures from Lieutenant Johu ". Danonhower. The
letter is dated at Irl1usk March 10, 1882 Itsays;
The party under my command II all wei, excepting
Uyse and lr. Coles, the insane patient The pay steal
condition OF the latter has improved bur his mental
eyes has very improved, and the oculIst reports
that Will be III 10 rayel on MONDAY ie l5 - I as
viii start on mat day ana WIZ meet Lieutenant it"rooI
Nischnndnsk Tor consult tion' VIII nave 10 IiaveI
5 5aG State S"l Of tSe road WIN prooaoly reach
- Pe.ersburs in six week.. s LAcei,ng5
viii furnish me wil every facility fol procuring trans
portaou IN his REGION. and will Telegraph the Governor
OF Western siberia requesting nm 10 do the zane Lieu"
tenant Harbor nag DecI III t'. IN me
has arrival al e. Petersburg. lie IL Ousk ias uSh',
ana will doubtless be here III less than twenty days.
viii expedite our Journey as ndch Is circumstances VIZ
permit.
A letter OF Lieutenant Danenhower TO Governor
Pcdocenke under date OF February - is in reference
to the report OF tie Ispravnk Of NerhoyansA relative
O. assistance rendered the Americans and sat her
ing information about them. Lieutenant Dancnhower
makes detailed statement Of the valuable services rem
dercd by the following persons, given IN the order Of
merit: Base Bobrowsky lin particularly the exile,
Kllsule ErcmoG the Commandant AT Belun, the two
men Ivan AndrosoG and Cons tantne Mohopof tho ex-
lie Elm Kopuof and the three fishermen whom they
first met tnc natives who found the three important
records OF Captain DE Long. All the above men
toned as entitled the gratitude, thanks and reward
of the Government
Lieutenant DancnhOwer also states IN this letter that
his party received good treatment from the authorities
AL VckhoyausE, and that they especially indebted
"a Major-Goueral &c. Tscherneh for his prompt aud
efficient means of relief lie ir regarded their best
friend in Siberia. Lieutenant Danenhower's letter to
Governor Pedocnenk~ of March il simply request for
600 roubcs the transportation OF his command to
st. Petersburg
The statement Of the Ispraynik in the division Of
NorchoaIsk 70 the Governor Tkutsk about the miss
IN people Of the lost steamer Jeanette gives detailed
description of the finding OF the second boat Cape
Ior.ai on the stho September by three native fisher
men. This me boat containing Engineer Melville,
Lieutenant Danenho~er and nine companion g..
The report gives detailed description
OF sunerng and priyatOns Of these survivors and
the hOspltable manner IN Wu.Cd thry treated by
the natives. II also tells Of the finding OF the Two
sailors turOs and Nindcrmau, who had bccu sent Tor
ward by the De Long party. From the statements made
by these Two, who found twenty-five days AFTER
their separation from De LONGS party, vel as nom
tine third boat, commanded by Lieutenant
thpp IL seems impossible that there shouiu Dc
any more survivors. II the general Dect tAal the
tnr hont was lost and all hands drowned, ne sue was
me snest boat and had only elgut men 10 Gahue her'
,yhn.e names were rs follows: Lieutenant Chpp, DUN
rn, report gives the natives who are de
serving of reward their hOSpltaDc treatment VI the
suyyor- and states that about 900 r0ube5 were e1-
PENDED Ia the purchase OF PROVISIONS and clothing