The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-22

The Ezra Meets che Jeannettc's Fatc-I~iah
smith and His Men Escape, Pass the VIM
ter in Huts, and start Southwark In Their
Boau-Pickcd Up By the Steamer Hope.

LONDON. August 20.--The steamer Hone.
commanded 10y Sir Allen Young, c. b..
which left here in June last in search of
the crew oi the steamer Ezra, has arrived
ST Pctcrhcad with the entire crew Of that
vessel The Hope picked them up i'm Ma
totshkin Straits. Nova Zcmbla, on August
Sd. they having lost their ship off Franz
Io>cf Land and journeycd in boats TO the
straits through the ice. Leigh smith. COM
mandcr OF the Ezra expedition, gives the
following accent Of its experiences:
"On July Is, 1891. we steamed through
the pack ice. and ten days later sighted
Franz Josef Land. We proceeded toward
Cane Ludlow. which was close to the pack
IN tbc norihwarl. ON August .. 1881. we
went up nightingale Sound, and thence 10
Era IlarhOr and erected Storchouse. ON
the 18TH We started east 10 look for the
Jcannettc. hut were unable to pass Be
r,nt'S Hook. ON August 2lSt the Ezra got
mined between y laud-loc aud pach-icc a
mile east Of Cape Flora, and sank before We
were able 10 save many stores.
we built hut on Cape Flora Of turf
and stones. and covered il with sails. We
wintcrcd there. and during the whole time
no sign, OF >curNy appeared. Twcnty-mnc
walrrs aud thirty-siN bears were Killed and
eaten. We lcpt Cape Flora on June p.
l>S1. in four boats. sailed eighty miles
without seeing any jce. and reached Nova
Zembla on August I'd. When the Ezra
va, nippcd the leak gained 50 rapidly that
in two hour, after it had been discovered
n was necessary 10 abandon the ship.
Hardly had the last man left the vessel
when the ice cascd. and the Ezra rapidly
SINK. \ tent was first erected on the ice
and The house WAS subsequently built
The EZRA AND HUrE EXPEDITIONS.
Leigh smith. whose rescue i announced
in The foregoing dispatches. came into great
prominence a> an Arctic explorer in 1850.
when he succeeded in performing the peril
ou> feat of penetrating As far Is Franz
Josef Land in his ship the Ezra. He was
l,,pt I'm the ice. but managed t. cXtricate
himself and return unaidcd. Prompted
bv n desire 10 pursue further his diScOvc-
ric, Of 1850. in June, 1881, he again sailed
In the Ezra to the BarcntS sea H. the leader
Of tie Leigh smith Arctic expedition.
n was supposed in London that he
would cndeayor. il the ice was sufficiently
omen. again 10 reach the coast Of Franz
Jo>,f Land. The Ezra was provided with
one years provisions. but with little or no
equipment for wintcTing, as it was not i'll
tended that the voyage should be continued
h.voud the nayirable season. On July TO-.
ISL. the Ezra WAS seen hy Finnish wal
rii>-huntDT of the southwest coast OF Nova
Z.mhlq. \ Russian captain claimed -
have boarded her i'm the latter part Of the
SIM. month oil the coast OF Nova /cmhia.
Int his statement was not 4 true one, mas
mucha, MIR. smith now SAYS that he sighted
Franz josef Land on July 23d.
When it became evident in England that
III. Ira had been lost OF detained in the
Ire. q company 81 Arctic exports, lcd by
n. president Of the ROYAL Geographical
society. represented u the Admiralty tie
necessity # sending IN expedition TO her
rn,i The special claim, oi Leigh smith.
founded on hi- previous geographical 70
searches. were rIcd. The Government,
however. declined 10 send. or IN ANY way
% le responsible for such an EXPEDITION,
ha' promised on certain conditions 20 q. H.
tribute to any private undertaking That
Mi-A. Dee or@niZcd.
The friend, OF Leigh Smith having de-
utci 90 If out IN expedition, I. smith
came forward and guaranteed the cost.
A>thc Government grant lIJ.Vu') was so
small a proportion III the whole cost, Tie
tXrediii0n became q private one III U>
UlD and OI-aNlZllpu. I me- NttilH "ii,'i'H~
,hlp Hope was chartered and proyi>ioned
for two years. with one years provisions
FIR the crew If the Ezra. she WAS also
cquipued thoroughly with ice-boai =,
,iedtc>. tcnt>. etc.. as il was considered
prudent to have every provision mac
s-.in>t The contingency Of having t.
winter ont. The Hope WIS placed
i'm command Of sir Allen Young, G.
B.. Who had under him four ON,
cer, and thirly-two men. She >airo
from Gmyc~cud on June -, 1852, ~
Allen Young having .een instructed a. l..
avoid. If possible. cntefin" the ice. so
Instructions t. the commander OF the Hoy
were based. in large part. upon me "ii,''
opinion. and suggestion, OF Baron y .I'
d,n,kiold. oi Commodore Jansen char
man ~ the Dutch Arctic Committee ans
% Lieutenant PAYER. the surviving i'a',l
of the Au,tro-IIungaIian Arcilc eNpco..
ton. The Hope has been heard ifom pen
odicarlv. until now ia- come the cTo"iilN-
announcement OF the complete ~uctc,' o.
'lc"Eira search and Relief ENpcd'uo"'