The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-06
...' arctic search Ia Find Lion.
,om" "rcciy and HIS Compnn.

~, National Republican,
o,,nr ".'u states Government hns nm.
v'nvr Arctic search on ne bandv -,
WI WI ne begun early next summer and sor
"; m",1n III appropriation must be- made c,rI,
o. 49, w coming session OF Congress. ycar
a. a. , ,S, July FirstLieutenant Grccly 81,
ny n'n cavalry, and Sccond-Lieutenant.
Eiao"nSSoury and Lockwood. Of tho
, ,, ana l"cnty-tbrrd infantry. with
-onc mcn from the Signal corns
Ia army, started for Lady Frank
~, III mutnde SO 20>, longitude go
- nc'r purpose was 70 establish n mo-
49,, station, which the Govern.
nm proposed to maintain for three wears
=, su'loh Is uc northcrmost OF a chm
20 S,'uons established by the Governments
Wv 'n''eu states, Austro-Uunparv
uomn,s ~ rIahoe, germany, Great Britain.
pp '; Ia'y, Norway, Sweden. and
noome '' 'oi .lc purpose OF taking simuta.
m ncv"S onSor ' in meteorology, mag
"''i>'i' ocean currents, tides, structure y,
zee. density Of Sea-yotor Zoo q, - ~, VI
hrst practical and - ''''
UNITED EFFORT TO FIND OUT
mh't Tue extreme north has to reyeo, in
these branches Of science. The observe.
u"hN began At the chain OF stations which
WEIR established around the pole on the
~ OF August. The other station estah-
H>hed 10y the United States at Point Bar-
row. Alaska, Is about n far north A. any
station established 10y the foreign Gov.
tVrhileniS. The party at Lady Frank
IN oaN y IN very inaccessible place
ne intention was that il should he
visited every year by relief and
supply expedition, which should take nm
men to supply the places OF those who
might bc III or who might have died during
tle year. and fresh food and clothing. II
j now over year since ANYTHING has been
heard from Lieutenant Grcely and his
party. They had a large doublc.wallcd
mouse, supply Of provisions for two wears.
ana they were near a bed Of coal. II Is
presumed
THAT THEY ARE SAFE.
hut nothing is known about them. because
the relief expedition sent up this wear
lalied to reach the station, the ice being
impossible. The experience Of the last
forty years has taught the masters of
whaler- tlNt Lady Franklin bay can be
reached only about once in seven years by
water. Congress, indeed, came very near
leaving the matter uncareG for entire
"; for II was the 22d Of june before
tut appropriation was made. md General
Ilazen was about to engage "a vessel and fit
her out on his own responsibility. when
Congress rccollcctod that the country had
twenty-five men depending on it, action
for comforts and necc>sarieS. A. il was
the expedition was delayed week by this
naction OF Congress. The expedition Of
next summer j. to get Of not later than
the l,t Of July. While it is not
expected that any harm has come to Lieu
tenant Crcely and his party, the cXped-
ton l. 10 start out prepared to winter ii
the straits are impossible. and 10 reach
Lady Franklin bay with slcds. The Sccrc-
tUy Of War Is taking great pains in the
selection of IN officer to command the
party, and General Terry has been asked to
name some OF the Younger officers, who
have become used TO all the hardship, OF
the weather OF the northwest. They will
not come back until they find Grcciy and
his party. Congress will be asked t. make
the experimentation S3j,OeO-cWly in
the session.