- than those of thefirst part
_.PUBLISI1ED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING , AT Two DOLLARS PER, ANNUM,
rill Jiuiiiily Nuns a tr-~-ilflrnottii to ittratiiigg, ®tiieral Ehuelligciitt, llloiitirs, Qigrirultnre, 2\tI§ltIi1ID* filaiiiifartiirts.
P 1-‘ _
NUMBER 150--NEW SERIES. NORWALK,~C’.l‘.. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1%, i850. VOLUME XXXIII.--NUMBER 46.
A , a t ' . . :3
his d1‘e“f-Il"g‘b°X Of vavenne 0!‘ bI'lCl\"tlU5b ful, remembering the morning" and our joy-
- IL-0‘. VV£tRi":i=I..N'
Cabinet Maker & llnifcrtaker.
Two Doors East o/ the Bank,
STAMEORD, . CONN.
. 3?’-'—.'-"‘-3
WOULD respectfully inform the inhabit-
ants of this, and the adjoining towns,
that being satisfied from the urgent necessity
which has frequently existed in cases when
death has been caused by putrid diseases: 21015
in almost all cases of death occurring in warm
-weather, that more ample provision in the lino
of articles necessary for the interments of the
‘dead than has heretofore been "little in this 590
tion of the country, is called for, he has been
induced to make the necessary arrangements
for, and that he is now prepared to furnish Cof-
_fins, Shrouds, Caps, Seaifs. &c., of every (les-
ci'ipt.ion_ that may be desired or that can be ob-
tained in the :ity of New York. at a moments
warning. day or uiglit, and on the most reason-
able terms. lie is also prepared to furnish
Hearses, Carriages, see to the digging of the
grave, and to attend to any other arrangements
that may he wished for the funeral procession,
ézc. Those who may wish to keep the body of
a deceased friend several days, can be furnished
with an ice-box in which it may be preserved in
week, or longer if necessa ry.
The subscriber has also on hand and for sale
i’Ledoyeu’s disinfecting Fluid—an article which
will effectually remove from the sick room, oi
éfyolll rooms where death has occurred,all offeu
sive smell. and completely freshen aiid purity
ithe air. 'l‘his fluid is far superior to chloride of
soda. it being much more powerful and
from smell, wlii':h makes it doubly
E. CHAUNCEY VVARREN.
7t.f
liime or
'.,9iitlt‘ely free
valuable,
~ Stuiiifoi'd, Feb. 19th, 1848.
Cheap‘, Ready Pay,
- ' AND
_. One Price Store.
-I The Subscriber. grateful for the patronage
li'e‘i‘et‘oforo received from his numerous fl'lBll(lS
and acquaintances during the past: 25 years,
would say to them and the public generally.
that he is now engaged in business on his own
account, and on the cheap, ready pay, and one
_price s_i/s£em..
It will be obvious to all reflecting minds. that,
to conduct the mercantile business on the one
price system, and that a -very low 17I”?.Cc9 It mufit
"be done for ready pay.
Additions will constantly be ll1tlll(3‘0fS8#lSt)l]-
able goods. to his already large stock comprising
an unusual variety.
. The subscriber flutters himselfthat from his
means and long experieiice, together with the
help of polite and attentive clerks be will otier
ggreatinrluceinents to all who may want good
and cheap goods.
SEY:\IOU.R. COMSTOCK
New Canaan, Jan. 31. 18.30. 5
Patent Paint.
LAKE’S Patent fire and water proof
Paint, or art':fic-ial Slate. This extraor-
dinary substance is found in a stratum of rock
in Sliaron near Akron, Ohio. \Vlien taken
from the mine it has all the appearance of the
finest. Indigo and is no harderthau cold talloW.-
but a few days to the at.mospl'iere turns it to
hard slate or stone, protecting whatever cov-
ered from the action of the weatlier and from
fire. A supply justreceivedand for sale. by
\V. C. S'l.‘REE'I‘,
Agent for the Patentee.
Carpets at Westport.
Yards Carpeting. consisting of
' SuperBi'nssols.Superaiid Com-
mon lugrain. all wool; Cotton Ingrain Striped
Venitian, Stair do. received this day from auc-
tion,iind will be sold at much lower prices
of the season.
j S. MOULTON.
Westliort, June 14th, 1850.
U ECEIVED this day. a new lot. of~Clocks
Looking Glasses, L amps, Geiandoles
- and Cake Baskets, Brushes, écc.
C. E. DISBROVV.
‘S SC YTHE-RIF LES. at
OL .\lS'l‘EA'D‘S.
H. G. Randall.
AS just received a new and beautiful ar-
ticle in his line—a f.incy-shaped silk .‘
gazed cap. of the finest texture. the assort-
ment of which he will rapidly reduce by the
daily sales. Also a complete variety of every
kind of cap. which he offers surpassingly
cheap for cash.
He is manufacturing as good a hat for 334
as can be procured at Bebee 65 Co.. N. Y-.
for $5. Any person desiring a hat, light, easy
and wa_t.erprooi', and made by careful measure
to fit all the side-bunips of the head, had bet-
ter call without delay, as he is rolling off the
present edition of Spring Hats like hot-cakes.
Silk or Fur hats finished as per order. 18
11! ABER
Cheap Carpet Establishment.
No. 99 Bmwery.
: Fii:e.La.rge Show Rooms at HIRAM ANDER-
soN’s wholesale amt Retail Store.
AMILIES and housekeepers furnished at
I wholesale prices.
LIST or PRICES.
\ English Three Ply Carpet, 7s. to 93.
Do Double Superfine, 85.
Double Iugrain Carpet, 6s.
Common Carpets. 6d. and 1s.
4 _Stair do 9d and 3s.
Brussels Stair, 6s. and 83.
Adelaide Mats, 6s. and 83.
Large’ Tufted ‘Rug-‘. 95-
: Do Axminister, 45.
Door Mats, 6d. aud»4s.
Table Covers, 83.. 12s., and 205.
English Floor Oil Cloths, 3 feet to 24 feet
wide, 35.. 43., 5s., and 8:1. per yard,
'En,«;lish Druggets. 3s. 6d., and 6s.
Window Shades, 85. to 40s.
I-IIRAM, ANDERSON,
5m25 No. 99 Bowery. _
'— ]5-RUS1-IiES.--—Scriib_,f Stove, Shoe, Hair
5 ' . and Wliitewash Brushes of a superior
quality, for sale by LOCKWOOD, HAIGHT & Co.
. For S___._a_,1e.
. _ E_I_{Y clieiip. ii good Shower Bath, nearly
‘ ' new. Apply at the store of
_ - . ' C. E. niseaow.
if of lVa'ni|la, Lemon, Rose,
Orange Flower Water, Pear-J‘. Vliiter,
. For sale at ],_3,l'SSELL’S.
'7-"~—.’. ’ . '3 Barn‘-fbr Sale.
VH-I'Cl:l'w.ill be sold at .a bargain. En-
oziira at E. BIS$EI4I._i-
:37
Terms of the Gazette.
Village subscribers bycari'ier—-peryeai'$2 00
Mail do. in advance do.
Office subscribers, or those living out of
the Cai-rier’s district, and who call for
their papers at the office, 1 50
Companies of five or more receiving their
papers by mall, if paid in advance 1 50
o. s.iii'§i~ii-y,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Mallory’ Building.
Oflicc hours from 8 lo 12 o’clock, A. JV]. ; and
from 1 to 6 o’clock, P. 111.
C. 8%. G. A. BISSELL,
Attorneys and counsellors at law.
Ollice over J. Mallory 8; Co.’s Stores
' NORWALK, CONN.
George A. Davenport,
Attorney and Counsellor at law.
Ofice l’Vest Side the Bridge,
NOR\VALK, CONN.
Jan.1st, 1850.
C. J. GRUIVIAN,
DEALER IN FURl£lGl\' AND DOM}-ISTIC
Staple Sofaiirp m'L'l_) (boobs
CA R P E T I N G ,
Carriage Cloths and Trimmings.
t}L0'l‘ilS, C.lt%5$liiIEitES, VES'l‘lNGs,
Sheetings. Plannels, Batts. «Soc
NORW ALK, c-r.
Wm. W. Narramore,
BASUEESEAN ARTIST
Comer of Slate and Zlfain. Streets,
BIIIDGE-IPORT, CONN.
.’E'G'.'vE§1‘i§ AUSTE'iN"S
=. 5” -. .
Afillsfifilkibl SEEMS
Over 1-‘. St. Jolu17s Store,
NOI-‘t\V.i\LK. CT.
E.-ilzenesses
lVar7'aiitczl to please all good j-zidgcs.
FIELDS &. HENBRICKS,
l\‘lA\‘UF.'\C'l'URl'IR2i AND DEAL]-IIKS IN
Boots, hoes, Lcatliero and Findings
NORWALK, CT.
Hartford County
Mutual Fire lnsiiraiice Company.
GEORGE ST. JOHN, Agent.
HA
S a pledged capital of about 3800.000.
A cash surplus ofinore than $3.000»-
lnsurance on $100 about 7 cents per year.
March 12. tf10
Ready Ivliade Clothing.
THE subscriber has on hand illitl intends
keeping a good assortment of Ready l\'lade
Clothing ofall kinds. Also, a good assortment
of Cloths, Cassimeres, and Vestings, which
he will make up to order in good style and at
short notice.
N. B. Particular attention paid to cutting.
THOMAS RILEY.
Norwalk, Feb. 25.1850. 9
PASHIGNABLE EIVIPORIUIVI
E. Curtis. Merchant Taylor.
No. 10 flfrzin Slxrect, 0lmsLcur.f's Buildings.
HE Subscriber has received. within ii
few days past, a large addition to his as-
sortment of Spring Goods. consisting, in part.
of Broadclotlis, of French, German, English
and American manufacture. ‘
CASSIMERES,
Plain Black and Doeskin; also a large assort-
ment of Fancy Goods. of a variety of patterns.
VESTINGS AND TRIMMINGS;
A good assortment always on hand, to all of
which I would invite an examination from my
friends and customers. and the public general-
ly. The above goods will be sold on as i'ea
sonable terms as can be offered elsewhere.
Garments made. or made and Trimmeil in a
most fashionable and workmanlike manner.
Cutting done as usual.
Fashions received every month.
ELBERT CURTIS.
Norwallc, April 8th, 1850.
A Card.
HE Subscribers would take this method
- to infor_m their friends and the public gen
erally, that they have iiswciated together in
the practice of Dental Surgery. and will be
happy to serve their patrons in the best possi-
ble manner. It is their intention to perfect
such ai'rangement.s as will s--cure to their_
friends'alf tlie‘adv:mt.ages that the Dental Pro-
fession affords. and to execute their business
in a style creditable to tlieinselves. Witl'i‘iii'iiiiy
thanks for past favors. tliey would respect.fnlly
solicit_a continuance of the seine; ’ ' -
CHAS. FITCH_. A. HILL, DDS.
Gytherean cream ofspap
NEW~pi'epai~:ition for washing and bath-
ing, just i'eceive‘d and for sale by
' C. E. ]_),IS‘BR_.OW,-_
Z’
Lime.
Y the Barrel for Small Quantity. For
sale by ' GEO. S_M.lTI_'3- '
4 South Ngrwalk, June 19, }‘_8l§‘_Q,
200 "
' well,” was the reply, “they are so Ipuchout
A ina,p"hadlset’up'for hi‘in‘sel_f-l-3‘! Poor fellm\_r,”.
'1
. POETRY.
Anacreontic.
A PLEA FOR. INCON STANCY.
The truiint bee from flower to flower,
May roam at willtlie sweetest. bower,
And ne'er consent. for aye to sip
The sparkling drop from Rose’s lip,
He steals each lofiy covert through,
And drinks from all the honey-dew ;
Then off upon his gaudywing
Away he flies—a careless thing.
Those shining orbs oflieauty bright
Must change with every hour of iiiglit—
Must fade at last, and die away
Before the glorious light of day.
The dew that falls upon the flowers
Must vanish with the morning hours.
You heavenly bow, so bi'igl‘it and gay,
Must lose its beriuteons array.
The rose may bud and bloom awhile,
But it must lose its sweetest smile.
Ah I what can these in nature be,
But emblems of inconstancy?
1 am not. love, more light and free
Than the ti-uant honey bee,
Not satisfied for an hour
To live on one though sweetest flower,
Unlike this ravislier ot sweets,
Who steals from ev’ry bloom he meets,
And then, ingratitude to prove.
Forgets at eve his inorning love ;
\Vho ne'er i'et.urns unto the rose,
Bereft of quiet and repose
By his di-lusive, flattering voice.
\Vliich swore it was his only choice;
Unlike this false, deceiving bee,
1 oft return, my love, to thee,
And only by my rovings learn
\Vitli what an ardent; flame I burn.
The niany smiling flowers I see,
Lose all their cliariiis. dear love. for thee;
And though I rove all Flora’s ways,
My lie_iirt its constant homage pays
Unto a single budding flower,
Tliat rules my every breath and hour.
Then let me roam for ever more,
Since I can learn but to adore."
*t\‘IlS()lL‘Ll‘iAN Y.
Keep Your Tempei'-
Mr. C. -of Ncwburyport was one of the
irasciblcs. Many a story is told of his fret-
ful temper. One winter, his son, who kept
a grocery in that town, was elected as repre-
scntative to the State Legislature. The store
was left in charge of the old man and a‘ boy.
One day whilst the boy was gone to dinner
the old man happened to have a flood of
cu.-tomers, all at a time; one lad wanted
a ccnt’s worth of sand put up in a paper—_
another a ccnt’s worth of milk, and wanted
to borrow the inezisure to carry it home in;
while a little girl was waiting for a cent’.-'
worth of black pepper, which the old man
was trying to put up for her,tl2e. paper was too
small, and in putting it in an envelope, he
got some of tho titilating powder in his eyes,
which started the tears; and his temper,
whirh had been brewing and simmering
during the whole operation, now burst forth.
“ I wish the gin’ral court was in tophctl”
growled he fQrth—“ What in thunder did
they choose my son for; yes, and he was a
fool to accept it, too, -—to go and leave his
shop with me to take care of——pretty doings l’
Here a little boy came in for a ccnvs worth
of vinegar in a hurry. “ A cem’s worth of _
vinegar!” drawlcd out the old man, inali-
ciously—-“ a cerit’s worth of vinegar! and l
suppose you want that put in two papers! l
wish the darned old store was sunk in the
Merrimac river, with the whole gin’ralcoui't
inside on’t—I do, by thunder l’
Boston Post.
A Illa’/1. without a. Hope.-Tlie late Jo-
seph C Neal, in his limning of “Tribulation
Trepid,a man without a hope,” thus admira-
bly hits off that class of people who are nev-
er so happy as when they are miserable 2
“ How are you, Trepid’! How do you
feel to-day, Mr. Trepid '1”
“ A great deal worse than I was, tlian’kee;
most dead, l’m obliged to you ; I’m always
worse than I was, and don’t think I was ever
any better. I’m very sure, any how, I’m
not going to be any better; and for the fu-
ture, you may always know l’ni woise,wi1li-
out asking any questions, for the questions
always make me worse. if nothing else does.”
“ Why, Trepid, what’s the matter with
you '3”
“ Nothing, I tell you, in particular, but a
great deal is the matter with me in general ;
and that's the danger because we don’t know
what it is; that's what’s killing me. My
great grandfather died of it and so will I.
'l'he doctors don’t know—tliey can’t tell.
They say l‘m well enough, when I’m bad
enough ; so theres no help. l’ru going off
some of these days, right after my great
gi-andf.ither—dying of nothing in particular,
but of everything in general.—That’s what
finishes our folks.”
One Good Turn Deserves Another -—A
favorite magpie had been accustomed to re-
ceive dainty bits from the mouth of its mis-
tress. The other day_it perched as usual on
her shoulder,and inserted its beak between
heralips, not, as it proved, to receive, for, as
one good turn deserves another,.the grateful
bird dropped an immense green fat. caterpil-
ler into the lady’s mouth !—-L;i&ei'_arg/. Gazette.
:13’ At a meeting in Georgia. after a vio-
lent debate, Col. Abbott oflered the follow-
ing resolutions, which were carried by ac-
clamation. lst, Resolved that this meeting
is d-—e..——-d mad.’ 2d Resolved, That this
meeting do now adjou rn.
3i_:§§A gentleman j_u:_-‘t returned to this coun-
try from ti tour in ‘Europe, was asked how
he liked the ruins of Pornpeii. ‘_€Not_ very
of Repair l”
{;@Mrs. Partiiigton licgripg that n yootig,
said she, {Elias he no friend that will set up
0
t From the New York Tribune.
The Annerican A1-tic Expedition.
LE'l"I‘ER FROM E. K. KANE.
LANCASTER SOUND, between Cape
Crawford and York, Aug. 21. E
(Coiicluclc-d.)
On the 13th of August a steady breeze
and open Leads helped us to an unlocked
for progress. We got to the North ot‘75° 40
andthe sn ow lay close aboard of us, sur
mounting cliffs of Trap. Some deep valleys
we passediwere the nests of remarkable gla-
ciers, and the ice generally interested me by
the novel character of its formations I had
a fine opportunity, too, of atldltlg to my stock
of observations on refraction. l have now
some forty quarto pages of them.
Througliout these regions,the phenomena
of Refraction eclipse anythingl have seen
of Fat-.1. Morgaria or Mirage in Africa or
Mexico. Some of these distortions were in-
deed so wonderful that lam inclined to think
we have been favored in this respect beyond
previous voyagers. Certainly we have wit-
nessed at least twice what no description has
yet approached. Parry, with Fisher and
Sabine, has sketched instances of bergs so
doubled as to throw the base of one high in
the air; but we have had illusions so ex-
travagantly fanciful that to attempt any de-
scription of them would be simply ridicu-
lous.
Since we left Disco, our day has been one
unending sunshine; and midnight the time
for a series ofsundowns deepening in color
with the advance of the year. Bitter cold as
we have had it in earnest. strange to say, the
warinest sky of the il.’lecliteri'aifeaii does not
look warmer in its coloring than that of the
Summer evening upon Baffin’s Bay. lhave
learned to believe in Turner, in my delight
with the rich purple shadows oftlie slanting
sun here; and the violet hues it gives to the
reaches of white snow and the tranquil water
Leads that are like alcove looking glasses,
uncloudcd by a breath of air.
It is in these lingering hours that make
the wedding of sunset to sunrise, the refrac-
tions are so regularly beautiful. The earth
borrows from the sky its clouds and its colors
till it is hard to tell where they do or do not
mingle. And the line where you look for
the horizon flits up and down so capricioiisly
and it is so bestudded with glowing figures,
some of them coming up from the water
and others down from the sky, that you can-
not help puzzling yourself with the notion
that your little vessel has semi-lioiv or other
got out of her place, and is either swinging
or hanging between them. I have seen in
the course of ii single night, regularly cas-
tellated feudal towers, glittering pinnacles
with pennons streaming from them, moun-
tains crimsoned with lava fires, oriental
domes of golden tract-ry, and heaven knows
what all of architecture, mixed up with bi-
zarre foims of hieroglyph and heraldry;
things that have been and are, and things
that imagiriation has never dreamt of; melt-
ing into each other like the phantasms of a
dream. One evening, the 15th, we saw a
fleet of ocean steamers in the air, with their
tall smoke pipes, sailing along in line, as if
[0 marshal us our away.
1-ZSQUIM.-\Ux.
Early in the morning of that day, as we
passed Cape York, two humanisli-looking
beings made signals to us. VVc sent -.i boat.
off, and found them to be a couple of Esqui-
maux. These far Noilliern savages-—for we
are now close upon 76° N.——were expressive
figures in the pictures of this icy wilderness.
They were clad in bear skin brceclies and
seal-skin hooded jackets; their shoesa badly
put together composite of skin and and dog
fur; a lance harpoori, bone, wood, and iron
tipped, in their haiids, and a big iiiflnterl blad-
der of seal skin hanging liack bctwei-.ri their
shoulders. Tliey wcic equipped for the
seal chase upon the shore ice. Tlieir faces
were flat and flabby, but with as much of
patient good nature in them as we see in
horses and dogs; their pantomime was ex-
pressive of the coarsest fun that pantomime
can express. They would have rnei us with
open arms, but we did not meet them ha.f way
They pointed with five lingers spread out to
spaces between the hills, and made signs to
us that there were that number of huts there.
They were anxious to be taken aboard, but
this would not do, either.
rnozmv. , ,
Only a few miles from where we so W these
poor wretches, some wrecked w halemen
stumbled, not long ago, over a group of Es-
qnimaux huts. The snow was unirodden
around, but they found more than twenty
beings—not beings, butcorpses ice preserved,
entire, except their eyes and lips, and lying
down, lifeless dog by lifeless master. The
cause of this passiiig away was a mystery
l‘liere was food around them, and where
food and fuel are nearly convertible terms,
they could hardly have been without fire and
light. Whether it was intense cold or pesti-
lence, or poisonous surfeit, the corpses were
there, and for aught we know to the contra-
ry, are there still.
After this we sailed along the coast quietly
but with the pleasant excitement of hopeful
expectation. We had not seen the water
more open, an_d were inomentarily expecting
to shape our course for Lancaster Sound, the
great highway to the West. On the 16th
of August the shore was close upon our left
hand, and in ‘spite of the delusions of Ariic
distance, it was as it looked, not more than five
miles ot_l_. ‘ '
rue CRIMSON CLXPTS.
By and bye we _camo to the “Crimso_u
of Beverly,” the locality of that curious
vegetable growth called the Red Snow. The
coast here was bnilt of high and rugged
ni_e_tainorpliic' rocks, broken along the sea-line
into precipitous sections, and where the con-
figigrationof the hills permitted, l_in_ed by a
,rough_ det-i~gl‘,tus_ of brolgcii rock. , 'Nii_nier"pus
gorges op'en'ed out landw-a_r'd, and on these
and you have the Crimson Cliffs of Beverly,
without the poetry.
It was a. calm, or nearly such, with the
little wind that u as stirring ahead; and this
gave me an opportunity of going asliore.—'
After forty-five days’ imprisonment, hemmed
in by snow and ice, l eiijoyeil it intensely.
VVe were in latitude 76° 04’, nearly, but
eight hundred and thirty-six miles from the
Pole, and three hundred and fifty-six from
the Northern-most limit ever attained by man.
Yet, when we landed within a little cove,
one side of which was formed by a Glacier,
and the other formed by its distillations, we
found it green, bri_-._rht green, with mosses and
a highly elaborated vegetation.
The Glacier came down from a steep
gorge, whose distant termination wasari ice
bound moraiiie. ,It did not quite fill up the
little horse-shoe—like expansion into which
we entered, but stood across it, like a solid
wall or escarpment, sustaining a dome of
Snow. One side was frozen to the opposing
cliffs, and the other protruded into the sea.-—
The side presented to us offered a longitudi-
nal section, exhibiting its successive incre-
ments of growth. Near the eye, it had a
height of above two hundred f-3.-3t,an_d its su r-
face being of gentle descent, it met the in-
clination of the hill side at an acute angle
some three hundred yards above us.
It is beyond my power of language,
dear , to convince you how fresh and
pure and chaste and shining and beautiful
was this wall of silver and crystal. The
lines of its formation were beautifully ar-
ranged in horizontal strata, blending at last
with the soil at its base, and so incorporated
with the rocky bed above which it had grown.
FLORA.
Now, out of the grounil,--tlie space upon
which l stood in the little meadow of the
cove—can you realize it ’.?——iu beds bordered
and lined with thick moss and horny lichens,
an Artic Flora raised itself full of modest
variety and beauty.
Under the stimulus of the short but ardeiit
Summer here, vegetation quickeris to an ex-
tent beyond conception. Man himself is
conscious of effort, and strong effort too,
when he constrains himself 10 recurring al-
ternations of repose, under the ni;-rvous
stimulus of constant light. But the Arctic
Plant has no will to setagainstthe nearly un-
cea.-sing operatioiis of the chemical processes
which constitute vitality; the absorption of
Cdl'b0tllC acid (always in excess in these high
latitudes) goes on steadily; the solar ray
calls continually for its oxygen, and the poor
plant sleeps little.
‘ Yet I was surprised at their extreme luxu-
riance and varii.-ty. I had looked for some
marks of vegetation, even in this high lati-
tude; buthere were gentians, and rannaculc,
and anemones of extreme beauty, mingled
with the coarse grasses and close matted
crawling willows. \Vait till you see ‘HIV
collections from this locality. '
3'
IN A GALE. ,
By this time, being the middle of August,
we began to despair of reaching our scarcit-
tug ground for active service. But. no calcu-
lations based upon wind and water are to be
relied on. The calm which enabled us to
visit Greenland, suddenly broke up, and on
the 18th, early in the morning, we drove
across the open sea, heading for Lancastct'
Sound.
The wind frcshened during the entire
night, and the l9th opened with a hard gale.
About 8 o’clock in the morning, two vessels
were seen as1ern—-they were brigs, each lar-
ger than our own, and laboring along under
as heavy canvass as they dared carry.
By 12 o’clock they came up with us; and
the larger, 21 beautiful craft of about 300
inns, took her station on our starboard beam.
THE MA r.I.\'r.ii’s IIALLO.
VVe were now but thirty miles from the
Great Sound, and ready to be pleased’ at
meeting any companions; but these were
more to us—they were brethrisn in our Arc-
tic Crusade and bound upon the same good
errand.
Our Captain jumped up on the stern lock-
ers, and clinging fast to the main boom, salut-
ed a rugged sailor-looking man,,in a pilot
coat, “Capt-.iin Penny, l presuiiiel” “Ay,
ay, Sir!” To this went back the introduc-
tion, “Lieutenant De Haven, of the United
States Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir
John Franklin ;” and then commenced the
interchange of news.
VVe learned that the season was backward
everywhere~-the‘ ice about Melville Bay
very discouraging. Commodore Austin was
on route for the Sound, and had left Carey
Islands three days before, the 15th. The
North Star, about whose fate we were begin-
ing to entertain some anxiéfiy, was safe and
sound at Leopold Hai'bor.—“Good bye, then ;
Good bye, all l” -
Slowly she forged ahead the Lady Frank-
lin; but then, before she left hailing distance,
there came over the rough sea the good old
roar we inherit from our English t'oi*efaihei's,
the Hurrah! three cheers of hearty brother-
hood and sympathy, loud above the storm.
“Stand aloft, bo}_1s;” and we sent back the
greeting. “One cheer more,” afier this, and
“ Yet another,” were given and responded to,
and the flags of the sister nations pilfll.‘-Ll
company.
Penuy’s orders were to Smitl1’s and Jone’s
Sounds. Whether he has succeeded in en-
tering we cannot tell. One thing, however,
was no small comfort to us: Our Yankee
expedition was up to time, If anything, we
were ahead of Austen, with all his steamers
and his start of nearly a week from DISCO-
THE GALE incaussise.
Before midnight the fogs had thickened
aroqnd uspand mg 51:0‘-1‘r,f]‘. tyas at its hlght
Eveigytliing on deck, even our anchirs and
quarter boats had fetched away ; and the cab.
in, fireless and corrifortless, was near afloat
-with half frozen water. We shivered and
chatered, apd hrakeil that night without a
fiil hailing._ _ , ,
By this time we‘were within the Sound;
but it was-so black, that we kept our position
only by dead reckoning. It was bold navi-
gaiion, but justified by its success. We pass-
ed Cape Warrender, and on the 21st sig_l_1_ted_
the high trap shores around Admiralty Inlet.-
A SAIL SEEN.
Here again a sail was reported, (3 A.
oftlie 24th) but this time ahead. It was_ af
topsoil schooner, close reefed with a scandal-:
izcd mains-ail, and a little rag of jib, flutter-'
ing along like a crippled bird, right before‘
the gale. A launch of about twelve tuna‘
burden floated astern.
_ TUE ANCIENT MAai.\'i=:a‘.
W'e gained on her; and again came the
hailing, and the interchange of news.-‘
Tlicse also were bretheren in the caL1se,t1nd
the noble old Artice Veteran, Sir John Ross,
in his schooner the. Felix; I shall never for-‘_
get the honest exultation with which he the‘
hailing of’ficei'——-sang out:“ You and I are
ahead of all ofthcm l” 0 _ i ‘'
Such was indeed the fact. Commodore
Austin had vessels in Ponds Bay, news seek-
ing, and two others on the North side of the‘
entnmce to the sound, coast exploring. Capt.
Sir John Ross, and Lieutenant, Edwin De:
l-laven, were further ahead than any of the‘
scarcbcrs!
My sympathies were strongly moved for’
this Sir John Ifoss. He is the victem to the‘
criticism ofarm chair theorists, but a man
to whose indomitable energy and singleness
of purpose, the Future will do higher justice.-
He has been wounded in four engagements,
twice dcspi-irately, and this is his fourth Polar‘
Voyage. It was painful, though it elevated
the Spirit, to see a man past the three score‘
and lcn allotted to human life. p,ress_ing‘l his‘
way’ in such a cocklesbell, so far from home
and lllfougll polar storm, to the rescue of ti-
brotlier aclveiiturer. ‘
I-lerc then we are, the 22d of August, the‘
sound free from ice,and the harbor of Port‘-
Leopol-.l not ninre than forty miles ahead._
Now lcl me htlp you to some conjecture 0.5,‘
our Future. ' 3‘
reruns.
The attempts to penetrate the ice by Uper-;
navik lost as a part of the opening season ;
but a coiici.irrci.ce offortunate circumstances
has put US on a par with the English expcdi-_'
tiuns. -Still we are behind the year. "
October is an impraciible momh; and in-7
(lei-..l llll} l-.itiei' part ofseptember is so iinped-_‘
cd by the youiig ice, that we may loolé
upon our ll-)l'lI) for successful operzitions as at-
the very llilllficl thirty days. Willi ‘thismbe-'
fo c as, if the water and ‘ the winds should
coinbini: our fzivoi, much may be done. As"
for the inert: iiiaucr of distance, the proposed
art»-a ofsvarcli is not beyond the range that
might lee travci'scd in such a period. We‘
tiicri-foi-e go to work with all hope, but with-j
out the purpose of being much disappointed
.if We do not practically achieve a great deal.-
After coniniiinicatiiig with the North Star"
at L‘3(J;')()lLl I-lsirbor, :1 boat duty which I sup-j
pose I may have in (barge, we meet our’
consort at the mouth of Wellington Chan-
ncl; and tli--n. ifilic North Star gives us no?
wot‘-.l to the cont.-iry procccded at once toward
;‘.li.-lvillc I.-l.-iiid, now not more than 300‘
niilrs 0}’. Should the sea continue open,-
we shall linwr,-vi-.r not remain, or more than
l.0uCl1 Llivre. but driving on beyond the west-'
Cl'llltl0.?l. limits yet atiained, pursue our way‘
tow-.ird B:ml{e‘s Lintl, and then make North-‘
ing as rapidly and as far as the approaching
\Vinter will permit. It may be and of this I
shall give _s_g~ive you news when leaving the‘
" Norm Siar”——Lli=.it we will attempt Welling-
ton Cliarirzcl; orit may be that, continued
open water to the westivard may enable us to,
tli.-pt-iise with the Northern progress‘ of
which I have spoken, so that we may push
on piist l3ai'ikc’s I_..an«l and toward the Straits’
Any plans we may form will be much mod-_'
ified by the vicissitudes of this precarious
navigation. I
At all events, we are now fairlyin for’
something. Out of five expeditions that
liuvé wint.=re(l in this Sound, and its appcn-‘
dages, om.=—-that of Sir John Ross--went or"
rather could go no further than thelittle hat-_‘
bot‘ now fifteen miles ahead. Of the Com-_'
manders of the others Parry lost the Fury,-
Sir John Ross deserted the Victory, after,
struggling with the ice for four years, and;
Sir John Fi‘ankliu—————-. ' ‘
But the Sound is open now, our vessel‘
staunch and strong, its oficers right well,-
and the crew, considering their original
material was not the best, enjoying remarka-'
bly good health. There was a single case
of scurvy on board the Rescue, but it yield-_'
ed easily to treatment; and, since both-I ves-
sels have adopted the same system of by-‘
qr-icne and dictetics, we have been free of
disease. More than lime juice and grated
potatoes, I enjoin free exercise, ventilation,
cle:-inliness, and cheerful excitement.
advice, too, has been against the use of fire
for warniing up to the present time. This-
lias worked well. for we have taken, when‘
most certain of being able to bear it,-the sea--
soning which sooner or la_tei__‘ had to coipe.—
l am writing now at a temperature in‘ the
cabin of 36°.’ Our lowest summer tempera-
ture has beeii 25°. The trial was at--fir§t7
S6-VL’l‘(‘. even to those who, like myself,learn-
ed to [do their lieje,d-woi'k in bed; but then,=
when Arctic winter comes upon us, and the’
hands blister against the metals, and Time‘
mt/as form wherever the exhalations of vi-‘
tality seek to escape, our temperature below‘
submit to. ~ _
Second only in value to my few philosoplii-'
cal insiruiiimiis, I hold three things you gave’
me at the last; you-r Salt Lake wolf skin»
robe, and Greeley, and E.inersgp;__—Ameri-r
cans three! ’ H ' ' . '_
Do publish about our meeting here with;
old_-Sirglolin Ross; and see if yoircan’t find
wit enough to say something for him= your-
self, in the way of enthusiastic eulogy’.--5
ywere patches of snow stained by a brownish,
lfoi "his: part’ of the lit???” end 8h9—si,gh<2d $0.
59. Young 248819;
red; ‘line inc the work ofa Titan “wiri-
,gr1__1.f¥!l?l9- We ¢°'“.ld I-9? ’°’S¢t to 15????-Gstv».
You know he has been “li'aitcd" at beige;
will be comfort to that we now habitu_ally'_
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