National Republican., 1883-10-22

naming very late in the season, MS it was
quito out Of hcqucstion torcturn homo with
| out them.
But the pack prevented my reaching Cape
! AthOl and having worked through on Aug. y
various iruitloss attempts were made 10 nn1
nm opening between Cape Dudley Digges ana
| Cape York. On the tenth heavy pack APP
pearod to the southwest, tho wind was north
east, and the ice moving of shore down on us;
! there was ice behind us, preventing our re-
! turn northward. | had no alternative but
| TO proceed to UpCrnavik
| In taking these steps | was governed by
/ what have previously stated in regard TO
the possibilities of Melville hay and tho proba-
! bilties OF our being bCsot in tho pack. Onco
| involved in ice | knew we would be helpless,
| and our imprisonment of indefinite duration
/ ] had no fears for Lieut.. Greedy, who, living
/ in region reported woll stocked with game,
had oconomized his provisions. Should lie
| reach Littlcton island besides the provisions
| on the west coast, the rocks and waters bo-
tween that island and the mainland abound
/ in walrus, the stencil from their orduro foul
/ ing the air for long distance On tho neigh
| boring mainland reindeer are reported numor-
Gus. On the southeast Cary island there is
cache of six months provisions for twenty
mon, known 20 Lieut.. Greedy who landed
there. They would have to 1.-Two Esquimaux
fashion, but DIR. Kano and Lieut.. SChwatka
did that.
The clause of Liont. Garlington's instruc-
tions mentioned ON the last page of the do
partment's letter was known to me.
Tho memorandum marked Enclosure L."
with no dato or signature, which ! presume
are the supplementary instructions" so often
spoken Of was never heard of by mo until our
arrival in st. Johns, nor seen until now.
The schedule of provisions on hand Aug.
and Sept. 10 are inclosod as directed. In
conclusion, beg 10 state that | am prepared
to shoulder all tho responsibility which
properly belongs to me, and if this statement
is not satisfactory, and there still remains
doubts in the department that have not
done my duty as an officer of tho United
States navy, | respectfully request that n
court of inquiry may bo ordered on my con-
duct, as do not wish to rost under tho i'm
putation that havo heedleSsly aud uuneces-
sarily left Lieut.. Greey and party to tho
possibility of porishing by starvation. l am,
sir, your obedient servant,
FRANK WGLDEs,
Commander U. s. N.
PROVISIONS on HAND AUG. 3. 1888:
Seven thousand pounds bread $500 pounds salt
beef 5000 pounds pork $500 pounds pressed meat,
1000 hounds -four 300 pounds rice, l4O pounds
dried fruit 750 pounds pickles, 8, 500 pounds sugar.
AZ pounds tea, 1850 pounds coffee, $50 pounds but
ter, $50 gallons beans 40 gallons mOlasses 40 gal
Ions vinegar, 700 pounds pressed tomatoes.
c. RAY,
Passed Assistant Paymaster, U. S. N.
PROVISIONS ON HAND SEPT. 10, 1888.
Four thousand pounds bread, 800 pounds salt
beef ,6i0 pounds pork, 800 pounds pressed meat,
400 pounds -four 175 pounds rice, 40 pounds dried
fruit 675 pounds pickles, 2,iO0 pounds sugar, AZ
pounds tea, loo pounds coffee, i5O pounds butter,
26O gallons beans, gallons of molasses, gallons
vinegar, $50 pounds pressed tomatoes.
Pasted Assistant Paymaster, U. S. N.