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N0iuvALK,
CT. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 5, i850.
VOLUME’ XXXII-I.--NUMBER 45., ~
From the N. Y. fl'ribzme.
Q '
E.‘ C. VJARREPJ
Cabinet Maker £2 Uiiilcrtaltei'.
I Two Doors a.s‘Z’o_/ the Ba’/i/c,
STAl\lEOllD, CONN.
‘WOULD respectfully inform the iiihabit-
ants of this, and the adjoining towns.
that beiiigsatislicd from the urgent iieces-siiy
.‘~»-.- -- '
'.which has frequently ‘e.\'iste.d in cases when
.death has been caused by putrid disczist’-i~I. Hlttl
iualiuust.all cases of death occurring in warm
we.it:her, that uiore_ainple provision in the line
'ofurticles necessary for the iuteriueuts ol the
dead than has heretofore been made in this sec
,-,0" of we ,,,,u,m.y, is called for, he has been
induced to make the iiocessary arraugeiiieuts‘
for, and that he is now prepare.d to furuisli Cof-
fius,'Shrouds, Caps, Scarfs, &c.. of every des-
cription that may be desired or that can be ob-
taiiied in t.lie :ity of New York. at a inoiuents
warninw. day or night, and on the most reason-
able terius. He is also prepared to furnish
H-eiarses, Carriages, see to the digging of the
.grave, and to attend to any other arraugenieuts
that may be.wislied for the funeral procession,
&c. Those who may wish to keep the body of
a (l6CBfl5E:Ll'fl'lell(l several days. can be furnished
‘with an ice-box in which it may be preserved a
-.yveek, or longer if necessary.
The suliscriber has also on liaud and for sale
:Ledoyeii’s disinfecting F'iuid—au article which
will effectually remove from the sick rooiu, oi
‘from rooms where death has occui'red,all offeu
sive smell, and~comple.lely freshen and purity
7‘f.lLB air. This fluid is far supei'ior to chloride of
llime or soda. it beiiig uiucli more powerful and
entirely free from smell. whi zli makes it tlf)l,lbl)‘
waliiixlile. E. CH .~\ UNCEY \VARRLi\ .
Stamford, Feb. 19th. 1843- 7”
Cheap, Ready Pay‘,
AND
One Price Store.
‘The Subscrilier. graieliil for the patroiinge
iliei-et'ol'oi'e received from his numerous friends
and acrpiaiiitances during the past ‘25 ye-=Ii‘>‘.
would say to ttliein and the public gcii_ci'iill_v.
that he is now engaged in business on his own
account, and on the cheap. ready pay, and one
price s_z/stem. - _ _
It will be obvious to all reflectiiig minds. that,
to conduct the mercantile business on the one
price sysleni, and that a very low price, it must
be done for ready pay.
Additions will constantly be made of season-
able good.-1. to his already large stock comprising
an unusual variety. _
The subscriber flutters liimselftliat from his
means and long experience, togetliei' with the
help of polite and attentive clerks .be will otter
greatiiiducemeiits to all who may want good
and chea ) woods.
"° SEYMOUR COMSTOCK
New Canaan. Jan. 31. 1350- 6
_ Patent Paint.
L.-\l{l3’S Patent. fire and water proof
Paint, or ai'tificial Slate. This exti'aoi‘-
dinary substance is found in ii
in Sliarou near Akron. Ohio.
stiratuni of rock
\Vheii taken
from the mine it liasall t.lieappearance Of the
finest Iiidigo and is no liaidcrtliaii cold t=ill0\V.
but. a few days to the at.niospliei'e turns it to
lia rd slate or stone, protecting wliatcver cov-
ered from t.lie action of the we-.it.liei' and ll'0m
fire. A supply just received it ml for sale by
\V. C. S'l‘RElC'l‘.
Agent for the Patentee.
Carpets at Westport.
- Yards Carpeting. coiisistiiiz 0f
g I SuperBrusscls.Superaud Coni-
finoii lngrain. all wool: Cotton Ingrain Striped
Veiiitiau, Stair do. received this day from auc-
~tiou. and will be sold at iuucli lower prices
than those of the first part of the seasoii.
_ S. MOULTON.
T'Veslpor_l, lfimc 14th. 1850.
~_ ECEIOVED this diiflyianew lot of Clocks
, _ Looking Glasses, Lamps, Gerandolcs
and Cake Baskets, Bruslics, &c.
' C. E. DISBROVV.
71‘ A13 E1-‘t.’S sci*'i*E1il:'-‘ii'ii«‘ Ll~1>.'. at. ,_
.OL.\lSTE.»\ D‘S.
E1. 6. Randall.
AS just received a new and beautiful ar-
ii-r,le in his line—a f.incy-sli.iped silk
gazed cap. of the fiiiust. texture. the assort-
ment of which he will rapidly reduce by the
daily sales. Also a complete vziricty of every
kind of cap, which he offers surpassingly
cheap for cash. ’
He is manufacturing as good a hat for $21
..as can be procured at Behi-e 6:, Co.. N. Y-.
[for $5. Any, person desiring a hat, light, easy
z_mil;vvatei'piioofi and made by careful measure
to fit all the side-liunips of the head. had bet-
tor call -without delay, as he is rolling off the
present edition of Spring Hats like hot-cakes.
Silk or Fur hats finished as per order. 18
,Ch_e_ap- Carp at Estainlishmezzt.
No. 99 Bowery.
iFlve Large, S/iow Rooms at Hiaaii ANDER-
soN-’s wholesale a./irl Retail S/.m'e.
. .A.\IlLIES and housekeepers furnished at
wholesale prices.
LIST "oi-' PRICES.
English Three Ply-Carpet, 7s. to 95.
Do Double Superfine, 85.
Double Ingraiii Carpet, Gs.
Couiiiiou Carpets, 6d. and 15.
do 9d and 3s.
B-'iissels Stair. 6s. and 83.
Adelaide Mats, 6s. and 3s.
' Large Tufted Rugs, 23.
Do Axuiiuisrer. 43.
Door Mats, (id. and 43.
Table Covers, 85.. 12s., and ‘.203.
English Floor Oil Cloths, 3 feet to 24 "feet
wide. 33.. 4s., 53., and 8s. per yard.
Em-_'_llSl’l Drugcets. 3s. 6d., and 6s.
VVindow Sliades,.8s. to 40s.
,lj1lRAM- ANDERSON,
No. 99 Bowery.
6m25
' ~ '[{USHES,——-Sci'uli, Stove, Shoe, Hair
and Whitewash Brushes of a supei-ii_ir
quality. for sale by Loci,(v_vooi_)q I'IAIGH-T 45.’. Co.
, , Po r Sal: .
ERY clien p. a good Shower Bath, nearly
A new. Apply at the store of
- - _ C. E. DlSBRO\V.
, XTRACT of Vanilla, Li-.nion,, Rose,
‘‘ , Orange Flower \Vater, Peach VVater,
46cc. ‘For sale at ' BlSSELL’S.'
rBarn £or..Sale.'
g_[;'1;I,C;I'1 _W.ll_ll)e,s_iil(l at It .l)ai'gfiin_,
.§::t’-.'.1.llf°..°f~ _ .B!.I.S,-,Sl.-‘3.Ll'-
,.,~' _ I , V’
. Terms of the Gazette.
Villtigesu|)sci‘ibei's bycai'i'"ier-——peryeai'$‘2 O0
.\’lai| do. iuadvaiice do. 2 00
Office subscribers, or those living out of
the Cari-ie,r’s district, and who call for
their papers at the office, 1
Coinpa uies of fivcor uiore receiving their
papors by mall. if paid in advance 1 50
50
.._.___._...., ....-_. . ._
‘E3. .i’:"eri°,'y,
Attorney and li€)iHl.*s‘6llGi' at Law.
'liIallsoi'y’ Biiild in: go
Qfllce 7z0u'rs from 8 to 12 o’clac7:. A. B1.; and
’ from 1 lo 6 o’cloc-7;, P. ' ll].
0. 5.. G. A. BESSEJLL,
title ?12€j’S and coiiiisellei's at laiv.
Office over 3!. 1‘i1a1loi-ty 8:. Co.7s Store,
NORWALKI, CUNN.
George .51. Davenport,
tlttorncy and Cciinsc.llei' at law.
Ojice I/Vcst Side the Bridge,
NOR\VALK, CONN.
Jan. 1st, 1850.
G. J. G‘;-EUFv’§.i%.N,
‘DEALER IN FOREIGN AND DOMPZSTIC
stupli; 85.1-’iiiiii_i E11) (boobs
CA R PE T I N G,
‘Can-iage (iioths and Trimiiiziings.
€Lfl'i‘l:.S, C;iS§i3iii‘it.ES, VES'l‘lN€is,
filieetixigs. Fianneis, Baits. &c
NORWALK, c-r.
Vina. _‘iFJ'. Eiéarraiiiere,
":§"“""':"~’.'-533'.-1*“ -» -3"’? ’
3 ii”l’ii..-'3 liaB'.it:*.'3...i-‘i’ ' ‘us
Corner of State (uul Ilfciiz. Sl-reels,
BRlDGF.POR'I‘, coi\‘N.
Ill‘ £3.33 STE‘ fi5i‘<ii’S
- I "‘r- 53-‘ .» : ‘
fidil-.lhEi“ihl.‘5"-tel
Over 1’. St. Jc.‘il:ii.7s Store,
NOR \V.-\LK. CT.
Likeiiesscs
II”-(I,7'7'(I/7Il(‘(l to plmsc all good ji.<r.7gcs.
'..E’E1-7.21.35 «E31. E:?§3E‘w‘I.‘-’7t"..’.i3'i~‘.§.E§'£§’.‘.‘?‘s,
iiiA.\’Ui‘Ac'i‘Uai-zns AND l)li.-\l.l-IRS IN
Boots, Slices, i.catiier0 aiiil iliiiiliiigs
Z.*E.7.ir:.=='Es<2:reet,
IN o -1 w.-s. 1. K, C 'r.
E—'E€:i:‘;fi~‘0‘.‘(I ‘cl? unity
bikini '5 l<‘i'ii'e la-:i:i‘i‘:iice éiciiigi-aiiy.
GEORGE ST. JOHN, Agent.
-_ AS a pledged capital of about 3800.000.
5.. A cash surplus ol'uior'e than $3.000.——-
Insurance on $100 about7 cents per ye-.:ii'.
March 12. ' lflfl
Ready ‘it-ifilecle Clo-thing.
.
THIS subscriber has on hand .....; intends
keeping a good assortment. of Ready lV'lade
Cloiliiiigofall kinds. Also, ii good assortuient
of Cloths. Cassiuieres, and Vestiugs, which
he will make up to order in good style and at
sliort notice.
N. B. Pai'ticular attent’on paid to c.uttin}T.
Tl-IOMAS RILEY.
Norwalk. Feb. 25.1850. 9
EASE-IIQNABLE siivieemom
E. Curtis. Merchant Taylor.
No. 10 flfiziri Slrccl. Oliiislccicfs Builcliiigs.
HE Subscriber has received. witliiu a
few days past. ii large addition to his as-
sortment. of Spring Goods, coiisistiiig. in part.
of Broadclotlis, of Freucli. G_eruiau, English
and American maiiufactiire.
CA-_SSl'.\'.IEf‘tES,,
Plain Black and Doeskin; also alarge assort-
meutol Fancy Goods. of a variety of patterns.
VESTINGS AND TRIMMINGS‘; ,
A good assortment always on hand, to allof
which I would invite an examination troni my
frieiids and customers. and the public geneii‘il—
ly. The above goods will be sold on as rea
souable terms as can be ofl'ered elsewhere.
Garineiits made. or made and Trimmed in a
most fashionable and workuianlike nianiiei'.
Cutting done as usual.
Fashions received every month.
ELBF. RT ‘CURTIS.
N07"0Gl7€. April Blh. 1850.
A Gard.
H E Snbsci'iliers. would take this iiietbotl
. to inform their friends and the public gen
erally, that they have associated together in
the practice of Dental Slll'}1’.'-‘.l'_y', and will be
happy to serve their patrons in the best possi-
ble manuer. It is their intention to perfect‘.
such ai'raugenieiits as will s--cure to their
friends all, the advantages that the-. _Dontal Pro-
fession affords. and to execute‘ their business
in'a style creditalile to themselves. \Vitli many
tliaiiks for past favors. they would i'espect,fiilly
solicit a coiit:inuance of the same.
CHAS. FITCH. A. HILL. DDS.
Gythei-can cream of Soap
l.\:E\x.7-'pl'eDfll'llI’.|0ll for wasliiug and bath-
ing, just received and for sale by
C. E. Disisnovv-«
Lime.
Y the B‘ari'el or Small Quantity. For
sale by‘ “ GEO. W. SMITH".
So.uth.N.or.vvalk, June .10. 18-50. .
POETRY.
Au.tu1nn-
Oh, I do love thee Autumn, _
For tliouglitxs that thou dost bring!
I love thy plaintive iiicl0dies—
I love thee uiore than Spring.
Thy sunlight liath ii riclier gleam,
A caliner, brighter glow
Upon the dying things of earth,
Like transient smiles of wo.
I love the deep. the wailing sound
Of wind, of wood and rill,
For meui’ries oftlie past they bring,
And all my bosom fill. ‘='
I love to see the falling leaf—
I read there many a line
Of Wlltlt has been. of what will come
To me in future time.
I love to see our own sweet birds,-
\Vitli iuore than liuinau care,
Against a cold wintry doom,
Thus early to prepare,
And then to see the ripened fruits,
In clustres on the tree,
Types of a good. a well spent life,
Ripe for Eternity.
The harvest hour is almost past,
Yielding its bountcous store;
I love to tliiuk ’iwill come—-’twill last
‘Till “ Time shall be no more;’’
That though on earth is writtoii change,
Still there are certain laws,
As fixed wiiliiii their destined range,
And cliaiigcless as their cause.
And I love their kind uiouitions,
I need them all I own,
To teach me life is passing,
'J'liat. earth is not my lionie ;
And all thy chzuiging. varying hues,
Thy deep, rich, brilliant eyes,
Betokcu there are bri_'_:liter scenes
For us beyond the skies.
iifsc.in.i.ANY.
Uncle Bill.
A SKETCH ABOUT LOVE AND GOLD DUST.
Uncle Bill Griffin, or Uncle Bill, as he
was commonly called, Will) an irreverent dis-
regard of his patimiymic, did not retire froui
the ship cliaiudlcry business till he was worth
.~:oiuc-thing more than a plum. Not being
blessed with a son to continue his name and
iuhvrit his fortune, he lavished all his ten-
derness and care upon his daughter. Sweet
Mol;y Griffin, thou wort as unlike thy papa,
as a canaiy bird is like a bull dog. His face
was as hard as a Dutch nut-crac;<i:r,tliiuc as
soft as a rose-leaf. He was the veriest misci‘
in all crcziiiou—-thou tlltlel spend thy pocket
lliiill--y as liberally as a Prince of Wales. In
his liou.-hold iiiauageiiient, Uncle Bi.l was a
.<kinflii.rt; tradition said that he used to soak
the backlogs in the Cl>lt'l‘n, and water the
lamp oil, and he was aided and abetted in all
liisiiigz.ai‘illy domestic schemes by a vinegar-
faced old liousekei-.pei' who was the sworn
enemy ofall good cheer, and stiutcd for a
pure love of nicani--ss. Yet pretty lV'lai'y had
no reason to complain of her f-.itliei"s peuuri-
uusuess as far as she was coiiceiued. He sent
her to the best schools, and gave her a cart
blancli on the most extensive inilliners, and
when she walked \v'Vz1.~'l1lDf_'l0n street on a
sunny day, there was no more gaily—bedeck-
ed (li1I1'lS(‘l to be seen from Comliill to Es-
sex sire-ct.
f course several very nice young men in
varni;~hed leather and white kids fell over
head and ears in love with her, and there.
was a large. number of whiskers collected
oiitsiile. the meeting she attended on sunday
than ever darkened the doorsicps of any oth-
er metropolitan cliurcli.
Yet cold was the maid, :iiid though legions advanced
All drilled in Ovidiaii nri,
Tuougli they laiiguisli’d uud ogl’d protest’d and
danced,
Likesliadows lll€_)'C‘.1l)lL‘., like shadows they glanced,
From the pure plill>‘l1C(.l ice of her heart.
Besides old Uncle Bill was a formidable
_g;uai‘dian to his attractive (laughter. Did he
not firea cliarge of rock salt into the inex-
prcssibles of 'l'om Bulkins, when he came
sinenacliiig with a cracked guitar? Didn't
he threaten to kick Towle for leaving ii Val-
entine at his door? Wasri’t be capable of
uneord-ofatrocities? The suitors of pretty
Mary were all frightened offilie course by
her ogre ofa father, except a steady young
fellow who rejoiced in the name of Sampson
Bittles, and who was addicted to bookkeep-
ing in a wholesale grocery store on Coin-
mercial street. The old gt-iitlcmaii really
liked Biiiles; he was so staid, so quiet and
so full of inforinatiou. He was a regular
price current. and no man of change was
better acquainted with the value of stocks.—
Why i\’l:iry liked him, it is more difficult to
conjecture, for he was very deficient in the
small talk that young ladies are so fond of,
was averse to niu.~:taclies, disliked the opera,
thought the ballet iiumoral and considered
waltzing indclicate. Perhaps his good looks
compensated for other deficiencies, or perhaps
a horror of dying in a state of single blessed-
ness induced her to countenance the. only
young iuan Uncle Bill was ever known to
countenance.
One evening Bittles screwed up his cour-
age to the task of addressing the old man on
the subject nearest to his heart.
“ Mr. Griffiii.” said lie, “I have bod some-
thing here fora long time, he made up a
horrible face and placed his hand near his
heart.
“Dyspepsia,” asked the old man.
“Your daughter,” gasped the young man
“ Well, what about her,” asked Uncle Bill,
sharpislily.
“ l’m in love with her,” said the unhappy
clerk.
“ Hiimbiig !” said Uncle Bill.
‘- Fact 1” rejoined Biiiles.
.5‘ What's your income?” inquired Griflin.
“Eiglit hundred,” answered the suppli-
cant.
. “It won’i do, my boy," said Gi-iflin,sliak-
lf‘t_3_' his grim lock. “No man on a salary
shall marry my daughter." VVhy, she’s the
finestigiitl in Boston‘; and it takes capital to
thousand dollzirs to begin with, you may
couie and talk to me.” '
, Billles disappeared. Six months after
that Miss Mary Griflin i'eceiv‘ed a letter,
with an eudorsenieiit of Uncle Sam, ac-
knowledging the receipt of forty cents. It
ran thuszi
SAN FRANCISCO, California, 1849.
Dearest .7lI[l.7',’l/.'——iEnCl0S€‘.Cl you will find ii
specimen of California gold, which please
hand your father and oblige. Have to ad-
vise you of my return to Boston. Please
to inform your father that I have made fifty
thousand dollars at the mines, and shall (wind
and weather permittiug,) soon call upon him
to talk over that matter and arrange terms of
partnership. ,
Yours, to command,
i,AMPSON BITTLES.
~ Mary, as in duty bound, handed the episile
to her father, who was overjoycil.
Some weeks i~.-lapsed,antl the return of the
steamer to New-York was tclcgi'c.plie(l.-——
Griffin was on the qui vice to see his future
sou-in-law.
On the day of his expected arrival, he met
with a Californian who came home in the
same ship.
“ W116-re’s Bittles '3" he inquired.
“Oh, liol you‘ll see him before :1 great
while,” replied the Californian.
“ I-his he been lucky '2”
“ i cs-——fifiy iliousziml at the lowest figure.
But lic’s goiiig to try a genie over you. He
means to tell you that he has been robbed of
all his gold on the way home, to sec if you
have any generosity and disiutei'estedness—
to see whi-tlier 3.-ou’d give your ilaugliicr io
him, _9fulil Ol' no gtilil.”
“Sly boy 3" chuckled old Griffin.
much OlJllg+..'(l to you for the hint.
accortlingly. Good nioriiiiig.”
Now it liappcncd the Californian was a
good friend of Bitilcs, and that the story of
Binlcs’ fortune was absolutely true, he hav-
ing been robbed of every ounce of his hiird-
earned gold dust on his way liouie. So it
may be supposed he called on Griffin with a
very lugubrious and woe-he-gone. air.
“ My rle.-ar boy,” said Uucle Bill, “ I am
(l(;‘.llglllL’(l to see you, and pleased to hear of
your luck. I wclconie you as my son-in-law.
But what the deuce is the mailer with you '3”
“Alas, sir l” said Bittlcs, “ l am the most
unfortunate man living. I made fifty thous-
and dollars at the inines-—”
“ Very hard luck!” intzi-rupted the old
gC!)lli'tl’)11t') clirickling.
“ But on my way home, I was robbed of
every ounce, and now how can I claim your
dau<_-'htci’s 'naii.'l 3”
“ Sampson I‘-iiitlcs,” sriid U-uclc Bill, very
cunningly. “ if you haven't got fifty thous-
and ilolliirs you dc-serve to have ii—you’ve
woiked hard enough to get it. You shall
have my daugliter, and the marriage shall
be CBlt.'l)t'z1t(3(l li)-m0l‘l0\V night. In anticipa-
tion of your return, I have had you publish-
ed. And while you're tallcing with i\'liiiy._
l’ll draw a check for $50,000, so that you
may go into partiicrsliip with a sufliciciit
capital.”
“But, sir, l’m a bcggar.”
“So much the bctier——you’il work harder
to increase your f.')l‘ll1l'lB.”
“ Mv dear sir, how can i thaiik yon.”
“ By uiziking my girl. a good husband.
Thei‘e—go—_go——ai'id tcll i\'iary the iie\\'s.”
Blltlcs did tell her the i'ii=.ws,auv.l they were
iuarricd. I-lc \Vf'hl'll1l0 biisiiics on the fifty
thousand furnislicd him by his f:-ii'ucr-in-l-.1 w,
and was so extraordiiiarily pl‘OSpt,-l'0LlS, that
Uncle Bill was more convinced than ever
that the story was a regular l\luncliausen -
Oncc or twice he tried to repeat it, but the
old gentleuinn always cut. it short with:
‘-I know all about it. Had it put in the
papers, 100, ch? O, ll was a terrible afiiiirl
Lost your all l Poor fellow l Well, I made
it up to you—and now I won’t hear another y
word about it.” ,
When Uncle -Bill departed this llfi=,l1lS
immense property was found to be equally
divided between his daiigliter and his son-in
law, the tesiator bcqm-allied to the lat-
ter his share to coinpentaic him for the
loss he sustained on his return from Califor-
nia; the old iiiiser had died in the full belief
that Biiilcs had never lost: the gold dust.
“ l’m
Illl acl.
“ CrMo:v.” whose productions afford-so much
pleasure to the readers of the Boston Post.
has furnislied that jcurmil with the following
portrait of——
Tiie iVidovv.
Is there any cliaractcr in life so iiitetcstiiig
asa young and beautiful widow? Not :1
flirty, coquetish one, who even amid her sor-
rows, has an eye to thin re wedded happiness
with another; but one of genuine heart,
\V€(lt_lf‘(.l to her liusb:-ind’s urn, pensive but
not sad, her grief softened to a placidiiess
ss,
It
devout and pure,
Sober, sicadliist and deuiure.”
I met one of this fasliion last week. Her
sorrows had served only to soften her charms,
as age mellows a picture. I-lcr brilliant eyes,
which I have oft-times seen dance with joy,
lost none of their power, but they were
more subducd—ihey seemed to be looking
beyond the grave, longing to join her liege
lord in one eternal bliss of wedded lovcl
VVhen your good husband died, said I,
earth lost a bright ornrmcnt, but heaven
gained a saint. A tear of sorrow stood in
the widow’s eyes, but a religious hope and
resignation mc-l,te(l_,,it away. I need not tell
you, continued l, that sczircli the wide woild,
you cannot find his fo.llow—you already
know that full well,
The fair bereaved one clutched my hand
couvusively; had touched the right chord
—..—nature burst fortli—a very torrent oftvai's
gushed from, her eyes—like unto an earth-
quake lir-aved her bifeast——evei'i the “ comi-
terfeii pi'csep?.rncnt” of Niobe upon her cam-
eo seemed to catch the “ soft infection," and
rain alzihzister tears! and in sweeTand broken
accents the beautifiil iiioui'u_er_ ilziussobbcd out
The American Artie Expedition.
LETTER FROM E. K. KANE.
LAsc,is'x-1:1-. Souxn, lietwceii Cape g
, is reported
Crawford and York, Aug. 21.
The “ Nortli Star,” dear
safe at Leopold Harbor, the last years win-
tering asylum of Sir James Ross. We are
now making all sail to meet her, and it may
be to.obtain a liomewaril conveyance fora
hurried outline of news. Gather around
you our little home circle, none of them will
complain of my addressing to you what is
meant for all. . ~
On the 6ili of July, while fanning along
between the Great Pack and the shore ice
of Uppernavik, we met a couple of E5-
quiinaux Kiiisaclis. By them I sent my
last home dispatclies.
On the day after this, we saw ahead of us
the islands of Bafiiii, and ran on with a fresh
brceze intending to pursue the coastward
route successful with other niivigatoi-s Un-
fortunately-, however, the Great Pack, per-
haps better known to you as Middle lce,
presented a great l.'l(lel'lll1l‘e to the westward
wliicli invited us to c:iiici'. Vv’e did so but
the result proved unwisely.
BA!-‘l-‘l.\"S BAY.
The worst fcaturc—-in fact, the chief
drawliack of BafIin’s Bay navigation is wh:.it
is called its “Mid-.llc. lee.” lVhen wiiiiei‘,
ivliicli here cxcccds in intensity any cold
witliin your conception, fully sets in, all the
great buy with its sounds, inlets and entering
bays becomes one solid mass of ice. Except
the ridge limnuioclis or the entrapped beige,
there is no diversity of SUl'fil‘CL‘, Grl‘CClll:ll'l(.l
and America are comnicntcd together. Nor
does it stop here; exit,-iiilin;_:ilo\in along the
ivestern coast it chokes up the great bay of
I-lurlson, travels down L:1bruu'or, enters the
sti'-nits of Belle l:lC‘, and but for the gulf
strcain would belt in Neivfoundlanil. Suin-
uicr, a brief, ardent season ,of constant lifc.
aided by natuie’s local compoiisatiiig influ-
ences make rapid inroads upon this icy sea,
and upon a period vaiyiiig with the open-
ness of the season,lciives the sole moiiiinioiit
of all this a huge central tongue of ice,
known technically to voyugers as the l\"l.l(l(lll3
Pack.
THE MIDDLE ICE.
"lie position of the ice, its cliai‘acf.er, its
conm_-ction with the licatllaii-.ls of the coasts,
its drift, its period of libera'.ion, Sac €:c. forui
ii body of priiclicul questions, to be ditci‘iniu-
ed by klose 0I).>‘Cl‘V.'ll.lOll of winds, season, and
the ‘nest of little iiidications wiiicli O.‘>£}it.?l'iI,'t!‘si‘P,
by a sort oftuc-.1’, points out to men who inzilie
it the bi:ir~:iiiess of ll1I<li' lives. Such l!l(‘li are
the whal«'_-rs who, since Sir Jolui i:’.uss‘s first
i'oyrg'e, more than thirty years ago, liave
mud.‘-, these sens their p€('l.lll:ll' fisiiiiig ground.
And the Bt'lll.~l] Expeditions are therefore
acconip:-inied by :1 set of men known as “ lcc
l\'lastei's” and " Grcenlaiid Pilots,” who are
looked upon as uidispensuble to ii Polar
cruise. life have none. The notes of the
Wlialiiig routes furiii:~;'iied by the Royal Iii-
specior at Disco declare the middle pass:i_r_rr.-
an impossibility in the latitude of 73° and
tlici'e'.ibouts. Save Parry once, no one has
successfully achieved it, and even be, upon
a second attempt, was l')(‘St‘l and failctl. 'l'hc
whirling routes were by fVlC‘lVlll(3 Bay, past
Cape York, to the i.\l0t‘lll€l‘ll Bilge of tiic
l)d(.‘.l~.',’llOt‘ig‘ the vacant space be-twr-en 75° 50'
and 77°, known liy them as the Noitli ‘Wei-
l("'.‘. Scorsb_v’s list of siiccessful passages
confirms the l'lt'C(:'FSlly of following the open
shore line, and the g‘cne_ral tenor of priiited
authorities points to the same conclusion.—-
You must not think, tlicrcfore, that we liavc
Slifli:l'€<.l any particular ill luck. On the
L‘i)llll"cil'y we partly anticipate.-d our expe-
rieucc.
For a time it was favorable. \Ve made
forty miles westwaril in I]!-'l.1l'l_Y opcii waiter;
but soon streams of loose ice-ioiigucs froui
the inain barrier thrust tlic-m.3clvcs before us;
we plunged deeper and deeper into its mar-
giual ice, it closed as we advanced, and the
early morning of the 8th found us stuck fast
as a fly upon a newly v:iriiislied table.
1\’1-LXI’. ni«:viI."s"i'o:~'eui:.
Here, then, behold us with 8 horizon of
ice-covered snow! 'l'lie Di;-vil’s Tongue, ii
striking landmaik off Baftiii’s lslauds, rising
up lJcf0l't‘, us, a monument of forloruness l
Now came into play the ice-chain and saw,
the ax, and the windlass, the tow-rope and
the warping hawser. Endless i=.c-re tlic
liclciiigs ofthe capstan pawls and the splic-
ings of the main brace lead. l_.i.=ai:ls, (opcii
lanes of water) seemed to open constantly.
lit-tiiliiig :till west, every day found us deep-
er iii thrall, and wlii-ii we were disposed to
congratulate ourselvi-.s most on our progress,
we turned round to see the Devil’s Tongue
:till forking itsclfat us over the white plain.
mswiiiiz.
\Vliile we coniiiiued thus in pack, our
time did not pass ‘c1ltiigt3ll1el'\\’lll‘tOlJl pasiinie.
We are on board a li21l'm0lll0lJS lillle ban-;l
of brothers, our Captain of happy t-smpcr:.i-
inch’. and disposed to make otlicrs happy
around him. Where variety failed to cu-
liven us, liardwork kept us from iliinkiiig
too constantly of failure. VVliite bears and
seals, the latter very numerous, the former
in numbers sufficient to give us no less than
five perilous aliases over the ice floes,ofii:i'ed
us aliundantsiir and excitemeiit. You may
ask me liereafter for some of my adventures
and escapes, but I write so slow in this ex-
treme cold, that l cannot get through with
what I must say ifl indulge in episode.
THE W1-IATHER CH.-8-.\’GI-ZS.
_ At last the elorpicntly continued pathos of
the l)'.ll'0n)f'l.€l', falling by i‘cgulai' deCt'€mt-‘U13
foretold a change in the weather. On the
evening of the 2-Stii, the leads began to open
and a south-easier hauling round to the east
drove .us ll'il‘OL‘lgl1 the flees. Tempting _wa-
ter to the Northward, to say nothing of our
three weeks’ duress, caused a cliangii of
views and of our course with them; and
inarry a_ fine girl, When you have thirty:
“ l’ll bet ! d9 l” ,,
by the morning of the 2.913; water, icg_i-e;ici;-
our bows.
A STORM AMONG THE iiizizes.
The breeze, however, freshened to a gale.
Our course was toward Melville Bay, a little
to the west of north; the rescue following
close in our wake. Here, again, with the
wind raaringfand the shore-swell undulating
around us, we made a tongue of field-ice,
garnislied with terrific bergs. Boring into
it, we had for half an hour a scene which I
think would compare with some of Beechey’s
Spiizbergen splendid horribles. For a few
minutes that we were in thick of the thun-
der storm’ of grinding icebergs, and crashing
ice-floes, I ihouglit that the little brig Ad-
vance and all its freight; would render a.
trouble-some task the recall and reunion of
its particles upon the great day when parti-
cles generally are needed and mended. Here
again, you may ask me fora story in detail,
but I begin to think already of die memim's'se
jut-a.’2it wlicii (and if) I return safe home.——
Anclioriug to the great shore ice, in places
ten feet thick, and working along by a regu-
lar contest, by the 30th we had dragged
ourselves well into the moving ice, and were
in the region of die Nips, which are such a.
bugbear of the wlialers. '
DUNICA BAY.
By the 2d of August we had still, by con-
stant warping, worked ourselves well towards
Dunic-.i Bay. Instead of the snow-covered
prairie, iiitorsporscd with black water patch-
cs, like unclc George’s blackbird marsh in
skating time, the ice was here firm, thick
and resisting. What little open water We
had, beat against an iron-bound ice coast.
Tlicre the docs and liummock ridges, pack-
ed and driven into walls above the foundu-.
iion ice ltsclf, sometimes 12 and 14 feet thick.
i\’l.-irks of the wildest commotion were every.‘
\V’ll(.'l'O, and the effects of llplleavltlg fo.ifces,
only to be compared with the uplifting axes
of great geological eras. Amltlsl this fierce
wreck and ruin, and above it all, their efliect,
liightenecl by our consciousness of (langei:
l1L"ill' them, rose the isolated ice mountains—-
tlie kingly bergs. Some, though not aground,
stood as firm as the land, their hugh bulk not
seeming to.vibrate even with the drift of tho
fltfltl ice that split in scalcs against their ba-
sis; others, as if driven by an awful will,
came drifting down upon us, crushing and
imiiiiig ova-ryiliiiig before them in their way.
The lieiglii of some of these was 250 feet
by mPL1Elll”L‘mCUI.
I had oppoitunity hereto fill many pages
with conclusive. ob;-ervations upon the ice
ll'iOW‘lI‘-L"lllS My journal will proba‘oly show
some cxcvpii-3i‘is to the received rules with
I‘f‘5'4lt'fl 10 them. In one cas-c,in this Dunica
l3;~;_r, on the night ofilie 1st of August, when
' the wind was south-easterly, and the current,
as (lL'lCl‘mlt‘le(l by the surface ice, in accord-
ance with Capt. Bccclir-.y’s soutl1~westem
drift, I observed the berg ice making a 7iort/i.-
L'I‘7L l‘.I‘Og‘l't.‘SS of one knot and a half an hour,
while the flees went off to the south-west-
wurtl at the rate of two knots. The sub-
niersion of the berg, and the local influences,
&c., operating upon them, are hardly suffic-
icnt to explain this fact, and it is certainly a.
curious one. '
BRE.'tKlNG 'rui: ICE.
While working through the almost super-
nauirzil congerics here, one of our ice
ant-liors, ailacheil to a warping line, and with
its book buried in an iceberg, with :1 sudden
detonation Clilll the mass asuntlcr, toppling
into tlic (‘basin thus formed _a worthy fellow
lltimtrd Costa. The detached mass would
have ci'u.<-lied our brig had we been a trifle
m~arcr. Luckily, too, its fracture was so.
clean, that when it arose, placid as Neptune
liei‘-:eli', from the deep, it lifted up with it
poor Costa, free from all hurt, though nearly
scared to death.
VVc have parted five cables, lost three au-
(‘liOl'5‘, and escaped uncounted drowriings from
breaking iliiougii the ice. Out of our little
party on board the Advance, there are but
two oflicers and men included that have es-,
capr-.d tl.cir ducking The Captain and my-
self liave each been in twice. On one occa-
sion I had a ‘lit--avy ship’s musket, supplied
by the astoiiisliing liberality of Uncle Sam,
under the name of “Fowling Piece,” as a_.
"' Life Prcserver.” My only regret is that I
saved the ii‘ius.(ct.
12-i;.ins.
Thus we warped and sailed on, our hopes
lcssciiing every day with our progress. On
the eighth, the ]i’.ccifues shot a bear within
two liuzidrcd yards of our excited noses—we
bad no unoccupied boat. On the 11th,
while sailing in misty fog through a briefly
opt-ued lead, no less than six bears were in
sight at the same time. It will seem strange
to you that 1 who have held slayers of snipe
and tl'llJl‘(l(3l‘€!‘S of woodcock in such small
c;-sieein should become an enthusiastic and
brutal hunter. But 1 have come down to it.
lilany and many a mile with a heavy rifle
and my little doule barrel have I followed
.'<«'.ll'iigt?l_V iliese wretched bears. On the ac:
casion just mentioned three took the water
togi-tber and we mutually charged each other,
a whale boat full of hunters againstthree
purpled muzzled Polar bears. We killed
one.
mans.
The Uria. fll/e, or little Guillemot, made
its appearaiice on the 12th. These.bii‘ds
migrate in the VVinier to Labrador and our
own Nortberii coast. They were not in full
funding fatness; just released from the do-
mcslic cares of incubation and nursing.
two days we ‘shot 420. It seemed a sin in
one of my lE’U'lp€['al1'lenl' to be such a destroy-
or of family happiness. But this climate,
that iiiakcs wolves crazy with hunger, posts
pones the bowels of compassion to those
which are less figurative. The little Guille-
mois are sweet and game-flavored ; as large
as a Partridge and every way a_ most delic:
ions change in our Arctic:_,,Diet,etic,_s.~ -My
greatest exploit has been '78 in something»
the are fat and stupid. .._.,,
1’; 2,0 ,2, gqnltinuxlj, ..i..,,
cled, but nevertheless water, splashed around _
less than two hours. But they a_i-e-‘tame 1/ ' »
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