New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-30

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,;,Se the report Of cannon Reached Uperna,ik on
Nc sfb. and found tb,t tie Tantlc had left Was en-
- when tie iSnjc alavtd 90 tho 5tc So,i ziass, ~
started Johns and after quick aneys y, sSy~
being excellent
TALK WITH LIEUTENANT DARLINGTON
Soon after the Yantic dropped anchor IN the bay
a TRIBUNE reporter boarded the vessel and had a
talk with Lieutenant Darlington. lie is rather
.l;rh, and short of figure and is apparently
r. obont thty-fve years old and seems
handy rugged enough TO endure the hardships of
mn Arctic campaign. The members of the party, he
.aid. were all well and had bad comfortable vow
sra from St Johns although the vessel had been
Selaved a few DAYS 10y southwestsrly gales. To
onestions touching the wrecking of the
proteus and the retreat to UDernayik
Lieutenant Darlington was somewhat re-
luctant to reply, preferring, he said, to give
.ha reasons for his actions to the authorities at
Washington. Yet his answers to several questions
served TO explain number of points about which
there had been some discussion. One OF the CHEF
of these was whether or not he received while at
81, Johns the supplementary instructions sent HIM
ny General Hazen directing him TO land his stores
Mt Lille Boat Cove, near Littleton Island, on bis
way north before enc0nntermg the Ice I'D smih
sonpd mo" said Lieutenant Darlington IN eff
feet Il received no instructions while at St Johns
The only communication l had with the Govern
mcnt IN the form OF dispatches, asking anu al
swering questions
..Your original orders allowed Won to use some
discretion did they not as TO how far north you
Ehould push before establishing base OF supplies
Yes: that was the general tenor of the orders
believe"
"Wby did you not wait at Ltt!eton Island on
your retreat for the Yantic, which, according TO
your agreement with Commander Wides, was to
come to that point, and which did arrive there
few days after You started southT"
1--WE were influenced by many reasons, which
shall give in fnl in my report The main one was,
we did not believe IT possible for the lanc TO fulfil
her mart of the agreement and get 20 L'ttleton
Island This opinion was based on ~" condItlon
of the ice and on the recollection o1 'p' fiiucuty
which the Proteus had experienced Oh H'r voyage
to that point"
80 that you did not deem it advisable to attempt
10 establish colony there for the rellef OF VreeS
be should GET so far sOuthT
ITO establish a colony was out OF the question
81 we were not sure that the Yantic would reach
Ms We saved from the ProteUs 600 rations III
addition to the supplies necessary for the party
on its retreat to Uperuavk These 600 ratonS
we cached on the GrinneI Land coast little south
of Cane S bne. where they will be available fol
Creely If he reaches that point do not k low now
many rations the Yanuc could have left with us II
we had waited for her but not enough probably
tn hive enabled us to remain. There would have
been two parties IN distress instead OF one hau we
done SO, and we could not have helped Greedy. we
COi more SCppleS Out Oh the IIoueuS' N"' my WV
lost through the zee"
GhEFIYs PROSPECTS OF ESCAPE
"What do you think Greey's chances of escaping
ore ~
THAT is 4 difficult question to answer. The CON
dijous of the ice change from day to day ana even
from hour 10 hour that it l. unposSi to eSl-
mate bs chances. He was 70 leave Lady Franklin
Raw not Ia er tnan the Isl of September and supN
nose he did SO. He will fad the supplies winch
The Neptune LETT intact, AMI he viii
also he able TO use two-thlrs OF the provisions left
al Carey island by the Mares Expedition. Ollgih-
ally there wera g. 600 ration there, and eSinlt
that two-tnlrds OF tten cOuld De useL FleeN VIII
also find a Wha o0at 1peTr II ne gets 50 Tar S'd'u
In addition 70 the 300 r.tiOns winch we LETT
on the Crinnel Land coast we cached quantity OF
fur cotmns We GO not know the conMuon oi
GroeIy's men and that rs another Of most G,I
chances. If lie reaches t,ieton island
: he NAV be able to dlyde his party
mp among the EsQuimaux along The Greenland coast
You place no confidence the stories from Is
ouimau sources OF Oh asters 10 the party !
=. Not the slightest. Ii was very lOOhsh TO send
these reports 10 the Un,ed STAT 5, for tney were
absurd %, thetr face. ODe of 'n"sc rnmors was cur
Teat III 81. johns before We sailed uorth aud did
not think II OF sufficient importance to report 1t.
ONLY needless alarm ana anxiety Mru'd nave Ii'ai-
You have been sev rely criticised for not estab,
lshng base OF supplies on your WaV h@f H anS
20, not having done more for Ihe rehet OF GreeiV.
"Wel. have my report blocked blocked
or, ana as hoOh - % FtI,'+'
.54, write II and submit il to General tazen;
Iuon shall give INV reasons for every step Whlch
toos and Won can Judge whether or hot oO-Yed my
ord,rs and used good JUDGMENT. IL is Easy
To find fault and when an eXped like tins iaii>
some one must be blamed But 1t Is lnpoSslDIe 10
Judge fairly of a nans conduct by only the surface
Facts"
The log Of the Proteus-"
That another point. The log of the PrOteus. as
il was telegrapbed to New-York paper, was no leg
AT al but To the best of nv belief, was compiled
FROM Captain Pixies dlarv, most OF WnlCh was wiz
len after we had returned TO ~. Johns. III was
rnblisbed a. such in a ST. Johns paper"