Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-11
Prom Oar Re gular Correspondent
Onrl European Letter.

0nrl European Letter.
LONDON, Eng. Sept. 26, 'S2.
A new chapter is added to the history Of
Artic exploration in the story Of the Ezra,
the steam yacht Of two hundred and sixty
six tons, which. with a crew of twenty.
FIVE men, sailed from Peterhead. June IA,
1881. Quitting the sunshine and soft
breezss of June, the Ezra began to discov-
or the difficulties and dangers of the Arctic
world. lee dIshed az linst her sides and
caused leak, al hands we're called to the
pumps, bnt soon it became evident that
the vessel was doomel. By great energy
tho bolts were savel, bat the ship went
down leaving only a few spars and a
young polar bear inside clsk. 1t was
clear they must make up their minds to
spend the winter in this desoate region,
and to protect themselves they built a
house with rough stones, and matched it
with Old sails; but 50 violent were the
storms that sometime; they were obliged
to keep awake all night to be ready in
case their roof was blown off. and at other
times they were literally flooded out of
their frail tenement. Then food was
difficulty, for the crew had to depend upon
Il chance bear or wilrus that came near
enough TO be shot. 1t is impossible not
to admire the courage and calmness with
which their suffsrings and hardships were
borne. At last after nearly year of
frozen captivity, the ice broke up, and in
four noats they started from Cape Flora.
During six weeks they encountered all
sorts of dangers and risks, but at last
they reached.the open sea, and met with
a vessel mt Nova z3mbla. The command
err, Mr.. Leigh NTH, the medical officer,
Mr.. Neale, and, in fact, all on board, acted
with heroic courage, and all reached Alb
erdeen last Sunday; bit the seco d mate,
Thomas Fenton. died on Thursday in the
Aberdeen infrmary. Mr.. Leigh Smith.
by whom your correspondent was most
cordially received, arrived in London to-
day for the purpose of formulating his
report.
Greece has caught the war fever, and
appears determined to let Turkey have
little peace A fierce collision has already
occurred, and it is hardly likely to be the
last of the kind, especially if the agitation
is secretly fostcred by Russian agents. I,
is quite IN lerst)o that Greece could not
fight Turkey alone. 1t is believed that
the contest between Greeks and Turks on
Tuesday last will not lead to any serious
complications, but smaller incidents have
famed the smouldering embers of discon
tent and ambition in that quarter. Austria
and the Porte are pledged to keep ORDER
but there are number of small states
ready for an outbreak. Servia and Mon,
tenegro are ambitions; Bulgaria equally
so; AMI R1manil is by no means satisfied.
There has been drilling and military
organic l,ion3 in all these little states for
some time. Russia just at the present
nom INT is SON ewhat paradoxical in her
ulteranccs. On the one hand. certain
olrnaIs u. " oscow and st. Petersburg
express the utmost fear of revolutionary
Iplo.s, and warn the government that it
will be bcs to postpone the czars corona
ton, which was intended for the first week
in September, US there may be danger nc
matter how closely he is guarded, and it
is said that the six horses who were to
draw the import Il lrriage were poisoned
Ga the other hand, there is a violent hos.
tility shown to England respecting the
Egyptian expedition, and some of the
journals 80 us far as to say that the reck-
oning with England ill take place before
our campaign in Egypt has ended. These
Russian journals declare that Turkey is
quite ready to help them, and they abuse
Germany in the bitterest language because
Bismarck approves of the policy of this
country. The Russians say the German
chancellor will alter his mind as soon as
he discovers how many enemies England
is making This is the tone of princi
pal journal at s.. Petersburg :-"1f France
is determined to hold aloof; if Germany
approve for reasons best known to hersel
the English policy of violence; if Austris
suffers herself TO be led by her friend ant
ally; and Italy is too occupied with Other
matters to renew her earlier protests
sa does not want war, but will not shrink
from it if England tramples upon he
interests. Her allies are ready. TIL,
. Porte and Egypt will be with us, and Ital,
and France will also be on our side"
f AUGUST.