The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1855, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD WHOLE NO. 7064. LIFE IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS. Journal of Seven Months’ Proceedings on Board the Exploring Ship Beaolate, DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL AND HER CONTENTS, Hew (be Expediionists Employed Their Time. THEATRICALS IN THE POLAR SEAS. PURIOUS INCIDENTS CONNECTRD WITH ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS, Xo, ao, ao. “dm our visit to the Resolute, om Friday last, we acci- dentally ploked, up the master’s log, containing a com- plete history of all that cccurred om board the veasel from the 1st of September, 1863, to the Ist of Aprit, 1864, ‘that it could not fail to doa matter of in- derest to the public at large, both in this country and in , Euvepe, our reporter made am exact copy of all the in- | herentivg items there given, which will be foun’ here ea- waa ee Sept. 1. Observed a large herd of musk oxen about four mollea from the beach, to the 8. W., lat 75657, lon 153 amt, The wun set with unusual drilliancy; light awell Grom the eastward. Sept. 2 A lane ot water between the pack and land, te the morthward; Lieut. Meacham aad Dr. Domville left ‘$0 moot musk oxen; they killed two, anda party was gent on sledges to bring the carcasses; pack close hom against Point Griffiths and point to the north of the ship; & pool of water between ship and the pack two miles wide; ice leaving slightly to the S.E. At noon, the In- azepid in company, party returned with musk oxen, weight of ment 340 lbs.; Mr, Dean returned with an old ' $oxend three cubs; no change in the ice; at midnight counted about forty stare in different parta of the heavens. Sept. 3. Ship secured to land ics, three mules north of Point Griffiths; obrerved that a broad lane of water had made alung the east and south shores of Melville Island; + ant off from the floe, set topsails, jib and topgallant anils, Tunning for a ght in the pack to the S. F.; shortened ail and made fast to the edge of the pack; the pack from Crows’ Nest appeared alack, with several pools or lenes to ‘the eastward. WBept. 4. Soundings from 26 to 17 fathoms, Drifting q@vuthwent. Packs opening and closing at intervals. Pools and lanes of water opening and closing in the pack. * Ship commenced drifting to the northward. At noon, the ‘Iatrepld in company, pack closing with shore of Melville Island. Pan in towards land floe north of Point Griffiths. Seourrd to land foe about 234 miles N. N. of Poiat Seimiths, : Sept, 5. Got arother hawser out on port quarter, Pack closed around the ship. Caspenter repairing the sledge. Boone packs ove nuile to the eastward. Large body of ‘water south of Point GriMiths. Pack closing with lange floe sbuut 200 yards distant; ab 11 o'clock P. M. shot a weal, Sept. 6. Ico drifting off the fast edge; wind increasing, with beary squalls; got out large anchor and stream chain. Fmployed provisloning Intrepid. Sailmaker making Watch dusily employes. Pack about 21; or 3 and closing with streaks of water. 9:30 P. rudder. Sept. 7. At daylight observed packs of ice extencing + dompletely around to the distanen of four or five mites, ‘Streaks of water in every direction. Made sail with double reef topeail, foresail aad jib; ran down and skimmed along the edge of the pack to the southward. Found the tee closely packed and no signs of land to the eastward. Standing along the land to the southward, secured ship to land ice about three miles N. N. FE. of Point Griffiths; Intrepia in company. Sopt. 8. Ship aud tender accured fast to the ice N. of Foint Grifith. Seyt. %. Running to the castward, fast in the sludge ice and returning to large floc, slipped from the foe and stood (o the eastward, under double reefed snd top-gallaat sails, Intrepid took ship fn tow im order to extricate her from the sludge ice; carried away the hawser, cleared the ndge, set fore and aft salle, eecured to fast ice N. of Point Grifiths. Fleven musk oxen, weighing 1,070,lbs.. Hilled and brought on board. Sept. 1. Secured {ast to ico N. of Point Grifiths ; eun- aing own to rejoin the Iatrepid. 5 0’clock, I’. M., hove t0, sent whale boat to Intrepid, Capt. received on board, bore np S. E., running through newly formed ice. 6 30, P. M., brought up, set studding xails, put a boat under the bows to work abaft and loosen the ice. 715, P. M., ship went bead, running in this fisld of newly form- edice. Intrepid fast sbout two miles to the east- ward, fired two gurs as signal of recall to In- trepid, U1, P. 3, ship brought up oecrsionally; pnt bawser to Intrepid. Blasting ice. Making ant shortening sal to avoid fouling the Inteepid. 11:0, ex udden and violent equall. Down «ail. Midnight—Intrepid about 200 yards oo Sept. 1. Ship beset in newly formed ice, about midway between point Gritfita’s and Byam Martin Island opt. 12. Ship and tender bevet fa ne #ly formed ice, Sept. 15. Captain communicated with the Intrepid. ship and tender beset in rewly formed ice; lat, 14 47 00, Jong. 165 00 09. Sept. 14. Fmmployed in cutting ice around ship in order te bring her bead to the northward. Situation the sama; used £2 Ibs. of powder and five fuser in blasting ier. Sept. 15. The condition of the ship (he same, Men em- ployed as on the day previous. Sept. 16. Ship and tender beset in ice, southwest of Byam Martin Inland. Employed in preparing and] pack- lng travelling gear; stowed provielons om deck. Sept. 17. Tho condi fon of versel the samo; lee moving earound the ébip. Sept. 19, Ship pustained a pressure from the ice, and Msted to port; ice nearly evel with jport quawale. Ship #tationary; no motion ta the ice. Sept. 19, No movement in the ice, Employed ( holst. ing ptovielons from the lower decks for the latrepid. Car- penter employed tn making sledge. Sey". 00, Ship beset im the pack. Earployet a: ow “the previons day. Sept. 1. Took down top gallant yards and undeut small waite, Employed in lashing sledges and dismantling ehip for winter. Carpenter making sledges, armorers soaking rivite and sail makers ane tents Sept. 22. Ship beset im the foe lat. 74.90 3, long. 104 5. Kaaployed in «towing away «pars, securing rudder for the winter, ke. Cape Gilman miles, Keyl. 25. Still beset in the pack. Kaployed in re smovirg ripped up fee from around the vewel Men eu ployetes on the previous day. Sept. 24. No change in the ion. Holy stonet the lower deck. At noon (he Intrepid in company. Men employe! im clea@ang away ice and building round houses. Sept. 25. (Sunday.) Performed divine service, Stil! fast inthe ice, Saw slight glimmer of the aurora. Caps ‘Cockbum N, 32 miles, F. 67, lat. 74 34 44, lon. 103 24 46, fept. %. No change in the ics, At noon the Intrepid tn compmy. Men employed as on the 24th. Sept. Y, Sul fast im the ico. Employed in securing lige epee for housing. Sallmakers, carpenters and ermorerial work. opt. 8. No charge in the koe; men employed ss be fore. tept. 9. The vesrel stil) beset in the pack; men om. ployed @ before. Eopt. 0. No change in the loo. Oct. 1. Heavy falls of snow. Oct. 2. (Scnday.) Divine service pertormec. No ohange Lathe foe. Oot. ©. The veorei wlll fast tn the pack; carpenters, vailmoakes gad armorets at work as uyual. Oet. 4. Bnployed in arranging maia hold for the win ter; sovndd 1(5 Gathows, Oct. & Gomdition of things a4 on the Cay previous. A crack tn the ice visible. Oct. (No change in the ies. Men employed a9 usual fat 79205, tong. 1099 99. Oct: 7. Employed wowing uppor decks. No chango in the ics. Oct, 6. Mem employed in cleaning tower hold. The ice near the abip in motion. Oct, 9. Heard the ice in motion to the westward. Oct. 10, Sounded 66 fathoms, Breere increasing, witls Oct. 11. Sounded in 69 fathoms of mud. Gale break- ing, heavy drifts, wind began to shift, Weather clear, and aurors extends in an arch from north to south. Ost. 12. No change in the position of the ships. Em- ployed im building snow walls. ‘Oct. 13, Heard the ioe in motion. Employed tn banking ‘up around the ship, digging away dirt, &.; observed land bearing W. by N. Oct. 14. A crack opened around the vessel; sounded 68 fathoms. Men busily employed (or the approaching Oct. 15. No change in the icp. Men stil employed steadily at work. Oct. 16. High hummecks N. E. about 6 or 7 miles, Di- performed. Oct. 17. Carpenters Gtting winter hatches, smd watch bankiog up abip’s side. Oct. 18. Employed in building wall eround firehole: cracks opening; sounded in 64 fathoms. Oct, 19, Employed in building snow para between ablp and tender. Oct. 20. Employed as on the previous day. No change Oct 21. Removed lime juice from «pirit room to the main hold; lat 74 60 7, lon. 192 18 29. Oct. 22. Employed in cleaning lower docks. Cape Cock- burn 60 miles orth of as. Oct. 23. Mustered by divisions and performed divine service. Observed Byam Martin Island. Oct. 24. Artificers making frames for housing. Sound- Oct. 25. Observed Cape Cockburn N. E., true; watch collecting snow for upper deck. Oct. 26. Men employed as on yesterday. Oct. 27. Men variously employed. No charge in the ice. Oct. 28. Watch playing rounders on the ice. Oct. 29. Lighted Sylvestier’s stove. Men employed in cleaning upper and lower decks as well as the outside of Oct. 30. (Sunday). Divine service performed. Stight fiashes of aurora observed. Lat. 74 46 23; long. 101 10 46. Oct. 31. Nothing new. Nov. 1. Employed in snowing the upper decks; the ee- ment for the #urface compored of wet snow, gravel and Nov. 2. Employed aa on the 18th Inst, Nov. 3. Men employed as on the previous day. Noy. 4. Employed in securing housings and etherwise Nov. 5. Used in burning effigy of Gay Fawkes a largo quantity of powder and fireworks, such as rocketa and Nov, 6, Heard the barking of @ fox quite close to the Nov. 7. Watch below picking oakum, watch om deck taking exercise on the floe. 8. Saw land diatincyy. Weather bright and lear. Nov. 9. Watch picking cakum. Nov. 10. Mustered by division. Men employed in clean- Nov. 11. The same repeated. Nov. 12. Culm day, moonlight night, latitude 74 41 63; longitude 101 22 66, New. 18. No entry. Nov. 14. Henry H.Salosbury, mate, aged 26 years, Noy. 15, Part of the @atch digging a hole {n the lee for the mate's grave. Nov. 16, Mustered by divisions; consigned the body of Henry H. Sainsbury to the deep. Nov. 17. Carpenters preparing a theatre. Nov, 18. Employed as on the previous day. Nov. 19. Hauled over quarter deck housing for the Nov. 20. Observed a meteor. Nov, 21, In accordance with tho expressed wishes of a part of the crew, Dr. Domville read Officers’ rehoaral took place in the Nov, 22. People taking exeroive on the ice. Nov. 23, Theatre bills printed. Faint tashes of surore in the west. 8 gaper on chemistry. . Seamen's rehearsal; faint flashes of aurora. Employed cleaning lo ver deck. 27. Conrlderable drift. ‘Tho Intrepid hidden from 28. Employed forming a snow stage. |. Employed preparing for theatre. . At 6:30 P.M. officers and erew of the ship and tender attended on the upger deck to witness thea- trical pertormances, &c. Dee. 1, Mastered by division; employed im diamantling Dec, 2. Employed in clearing eway snow from along: Dee 9, Sledging away dirt, and otherwise engaged. Dec, 4. Mean position of winter quarters aince Novem- ber S—lat., 74 41 34; long., 101 22,10, Cape Cockburn N. 4 miles, E, 28 miles. Dec. 5. A paper on Arctic explorations during the pre- sent century was read to the officers and crew. Dec. 6. Fanployed in levelling walks alongside. Dec. 7. People taking exercise. Dec. 8. Mercury frozen. Dec. % Bright moonlight night. 10. Mercury frozen sgain. Dec. 11. Mereary partially froren. Deo. 12. Mercury liquid. Crew took exercise. Dec, 12. Capt. Kellett reada paper on astronomy to e officers and crews of both the ship and tender. Tec. 14. People taking exercise on the toe, . Nothing interesting, Mustered by diviaion. Dee. 17. Fmployed in clearing away dirt, ke., f arotind the ship. Dec. 18. Mustered and performed divine servios. Dee. 19. Dr. Domvyiile read a second paper on obemis- try, the officers and crews all attending. Dee. 20. Intrepid completely hidden by anow drifts. Dee. 21, At 12 P, M., rend small print om the floe, by the light of ¢he aurora borealts. Dec, 22. Captain, officers and crew left ship to witses, theatricals aud legerdemain op board of the Intrepid. Dee. 25. Mercury froren. 24. Crew employed in cleaning lower hold Murtered to perform divine service. not see the Intrepid, for the snow drifts. Deo. 26. People taking exercive om the floe, ant re moving Ice from the bread reom. » Mercury #tll froven. Dee. 28. Mr. Haret (mate) delivered « lecture to the oflcers and crews of both vessels, on the cause of winds, their prevalence and direction, land and sea breeves, and | remarks on local winds. Dec. 24. Engaged (n holsticg up provisions. Dec. 0. Carpentorn laying out wires of electric tele. graph between the «bip and tender. ee. TL. Telegraph in working order, several messages Several men from the Intrepid detalned om board; one of them, reported ay missing, was reported safe by Mereury froven 1, ass Mustered by diviclons and heard divine life, Thomas Hood, ¥. N. M., of and crew lett to attend the burtal 0 A paper on geology read by Mer. Ptin. eens 4 Employed in grtting up provisions. dea. 5. Mustered by dividons and employed as re . Clearing aroun! the ship Jen, §. Performed diving servier Jon. % Cleaning preserved ment room and eurveying Jan. 10. Mr. MeDovgal reads paper ow Aretic voyages to the «bip's company. Merenry soiht. Jom. 11. Mereary liquid. Jen. 12. Sarveyed Purver’s stores Jan 1°. Employed an requinite. Jan. 14. Arranging upper deck. Jen. 4. Performed divine service. Mercery fromem. Stores sarveysd. tveMercury alll Crosen. People taklag exereise |. Sounded seveaty-Gve fathoms. Mergury «lll Jen. 1% Te gee cor dT lewtenanta an Master hold. reor's stores on board the intrepid. Jan, 20, Employed in cleaniog around ship and remoy- ing dirt. Jan. 21. Aurora faint im various parts of the heavens. Jan. 22, Performed divine servios. Jan, %. Cleaning boatswala’s store room. Jan. 24. Mercury frozen. Jan. 25. Mr. Harris rend » paper on mechanics to the the ship's company, Jan. 26. Slight eurore to the south and east. Jan. 27. Cleariag out enow from under forecastle. Jan, 28. Employed clearing lower decks. Jan, 29. Vencillings of aurera euffcsing the whole heavens. Jun, 90. Surveying carrenter’s stores, The aurora very bright. Jan. U1. Mustered by divisions; people taking exerc'se. 0. 1. Employed in getting up coal from the fore peak end stowing it in the bunkers. Feb. 2. Departed this life James Wilkie, ice quarvr master of the Intrepid, of disease of the heart, Feb. 3, Officers and crew attended fumoral of the de- ceared. The sun somi-chameter above the horizon. Fcb, 4, Employed in clearing lower deck. Feb. 5, Twenty-eight miles from Cape Cockburne; per- formed divine service, Feb. ¢. Employed in hoisting up provisions. Feb. 7. Officers surveying purser’s stores on boand the Tender. Feb. 8. Peopie taking exercise, Feb. 9. Faint streaks of the aurora from the south, Feb. 10, Sailmakers fitting travelling tents. , Feb. 11. Employed in clearing lower deck. Feb. 12. Mustered by divisions and performed divine service. Feb. 13. Sailmakers preparing tent for an early travel- ling party. Feb. 14. vrying empty cavks. Feb. 15, Cleaning and drying tanks. Feb. 16. Lieut. Hamilton commenced exercising his ledges by taking long walks in the floe. Feb. 17. Léeut. Hazaliton and party, with sledges, ‘eft for @ walk. Feb. 18. Eugployed in cleaning lower deck. Feb, 19. Mustered by divisions, and performed d vino nervice. Feb. 20, Cleaning fore hold; mercury solid. Feb, 21. Employed im storing fore hola with provisions. Feb, 22. Cleaning after held for surveying provisions. Feb. 23. People exercising themse!ves on the foe; Lieut. Hamilton and party walking. Feb. 24. Burveying gunaer’s stores, Feb. 95, Arranging upper deck and removing dirt, . Fed. 26, Mustered by divisions to perform divine ser- vice. Feb. 27. Proparing and completing equipment for an carly travelling party. Feb. 28. Lieut. Hamilton and party left with sledges and dogs for exercise; Cape Cockburne much refracted; Mr. MoDovgal (master’s mate) read @ paper on Arctic explorations, connected with the search of Sir John Franklin. March 1. Liout. Hamilton and party, with thete dogs and pledges, went off for exercise. March 2. Peeple taking exerciee; the deg: and aledges out upon the ice. March 3, Hammocks distorted by refraction; anew on 8 tarpaulin, but was observed to molt in the rays of the. sun. March 4, Lieut. Hamilton, Messrs. Court (master's mate) and Roche (mate), with nige men, pine doge and wo runner sledges, provisioned for fifteen days, left by Beechey Inland, to communicate with the senior officer, and the North Star rent a party of two oficers and four- teen mon to assist them a few miles from the shtp: cheered the parties from the ship; at noon, Messrs. Hares and De Bray, with a fatigue par'y, returned, hav- fag assisted Licat. Humulten's party about five miles over their journcy. March 5. Mr. Roche, one man avd five dogs, returned to the ehip with a broken sledge. March 6. Mr. Roche, one man and dogs, left with another sledge to rejoin Lleut. Hamilton’s party. Mr. Hare, with a party af veven men, Iso left, to accompany Mr. Rocke on bis journey, At Il A. M., Mr. Hare re turned. At3:16 P. M., Lieut, Hamilton returned, and ro ported the dog sledge coming back with Mr. Roche, wees had been wounded by the accidental discharge of while Isching the sledge. 3:45 I’. M., Mr. Roche a1 Upon examination, his wound was pronounced not om gerous. For the more rapi@ conveyance of the sufferer, Lieut. Hamilton bad left bis teat, provisions, Kc., at his camping place, sixteen miles irom the ship. March 7. Lieut. Hamilton, Mr. Hare's, two men, seven dogs and a sledge, left to return to the camping place of yentergay. March 8. The wateh employed in arranging snd in- epecting the sledgens and gear. March 9, Travelling parties examining thelr gear. March 10, People taking exercise. March 11. Fmployed Im cleaning lower decka Capo Cockburne and Mount Bullock in sight. March 12. Mustered my division and performed diviae wervice. March 15. People taking exereive, and selecting and arranging sledges for travelling parties. Mareh 14. The people employed a4 on the day previoa+ March 15. People employed as requisite; artilicers variously. March 16, Preparing travelling equipmen'» March 17. Employed ay on yestorday. March 18. Clearing lower deck, cleaning sround ship and removing dirt. March 19, Performed divine rervicn, Marce 20. Finployed in removing snow and banking fromaround the ship, and preparing provisions Car tra- velling. March 21. Finployed as on the previous day. March 22. The employment of yes'erday continues. March 2. Employed preparing previcions for tra velling. March “4. Faint flashes of Aarors, March 25. Vimployed cleaning lower deck, clearing around the ship, removing dirt and arranging upper deck, March oh. Musigred my division, and performed divine service. March 2%. l'reparing for travetting March 28. Arranging (uvelling equipments, March 2°. Lieut. Mecham and Mr. Krabbic, with ew and sledgos, left fora walk. Cleared away banking {rom gonroom skylight and hauled back quarter deck housing, March 00, Messrs. Meeham and Krabble, with thetr parties, taking exercle. Artifeers at work in various ways, March 1. Employed prepering equlpments fe travel Ling par ties Apeil 1. Employed cleaning lo burn plolaly vistble without re » April 2. 28 miles S. W. by 8. dies Cine Cost wn. hip en wp in the pack. (No further emtriee appear to have been made in the journal er log bouk.) The Resolute war, in al) probability, abandoned ino fow dey alter the last entry was toad, . %, «donut the of April, 1854. VISIT TO THE RESOLUTE WOSCRIPTION OP THOR VESEKE AND HEN CONTH STS - CURIOUS INCIDENT CONNECTED WITH AneTiC ix PLORATIONS. In company with Captrin MudHngton and otters, our reporter started In a row Loat for the Resolute, now tying at apcbor some distance from rhore, When we approah ed the ship it could eaatly be pereetve! that she wer ne ordinary cra’. Pullt expressly for the Arctle regtons, ber strong appearance bore & atramgy contrat to the ships that surrounded her. She how all the appearance of & nan of war's man, belog hecvily oparred and fitted out, and rigged (ns menner similar to & veri of tbe Navy. Her bows are protected im (rent with thier shesth ings of oak, covered on the outside with eteong bande of tron, which prevents the ice from cutting or versping the expooe! timbers, Though very Muff In the bows shove the water, che iy remarkably sbarp underneath, ant henoo she la @ pretty good mailer, She 4 bark rigged, sithough her size and tonnage might answer very well for a ship. Om each side of the bulwarks and abst the malnmwast i# & port hole intended for the cannon which she carrlel betore being abandoned by exploring par The scene on deck was ome voi) caleulated to inopire the bebobier wit) edmiration. Everything was constructed in such a rob anal manner that ope would hmagine a syint hat been placed at the disporal of the builders, aad (howe wuperie- (ending ber oommtrnotion. The decks were aa solid under foot na the Tass pavement, sad gush side of the veenl, rumming for obey) slg gr cereg thet Crom tye baiweras, ts e Coel- wore siteathed with pine piauhing, 20 as No give them strength of (ort @'most. Aloft, every tipar was bound with copper, aad ail the runming rigging passed ¢hrough fastenings of the rame metal. Abaft of the meia-mast, plank of tressel work for the ofscer of the watch to pace ‘upon and keep a bright look ent ahead, co an to to be able to give the seaman at the wheel timely warning in case on iceberg or gny other obstacle was ahead, The view of the officer fvom this point was uniaterrupted, and a clear survey of the oovan from horizon to horizon cxn be obtained. The entrance to the cabin upom the quarter deok in unlike all ether vessels, being on the starboard side, while it is ugnally in front of the wheel om board all te going vemels. Vassing from the mainmast, our re- Porter proceeded to take « viow of the deck forward. On each side of the deck mumerous «pars were firmly lashed to the bulwarks, and were in the same condition as when the erolute was abandoned by ber commander about eighteen months ago, The bulwarks along the bows wore eon- structed in a massive manmer, and here, as well as abaft tho mainmast, the copper metal was used in abundarce. Two heavy anchors of the latest meawfacture hung from the catheads on cach quarter. A plain dgure head, sur- mounted with a heavy bowsprit sad yibboom, completed the ensemble of the ship’s deck. Entering the captain's cabin by turning to the left after reaching the bottom of » short fight of steps, the first thing that attracted the atteation of the visiter was the “Union Jack,’’ spread over the back and arms of a large casy chair. It had pro bably been left behind by Captain Keilett, with the vain hope tha: the versel would nome day be recover cd by « Briiish ship, and that» Mrs. Toodles would say it would ‘ be ro handy to have it io the ship when want e4.’? However, as it was a Yankee captain who had the 024 fortune to fall in with the p-ize, the gaudy fing of haughty nation was devoted to no less use than coveriog the arm ehair already spoken of. In the centre of the room *lood s mahogeny table «{ oval (orm, om which were ecattered several bottles of * old port’ and pieces of navy biveult. “ Phese wore the articles,’ av Capt. Bad- dington, in hie own language, declared, ‘‘ that carried the Reaolute mto New London.'’ He could not have existed under the many privations which he suffered, if It had not boom for the ‘ good old port’ and «ubstantial biscult of the English government. The library—a very sprclous onc—attracted a good dea! of attention, both from the number of wulumes and the class of literature there to be found, Large volumes on vavigstion and astronomy fied" the lower shelves, while the upper apartment con- tained a large sssortanent of histeries, dictiona:les, ro manees, taavely and explorations in both hemispheres, ‘voyages the earth, and seutt's Mustreted Bible, of mary ¥ These books were for the greater part in @ good state of preservation, although they were much damaged from the candle grease and tallow «pilled about the cabin on the voyage home. On each side of the cabin were two berths for the captain and lieutenants, handsomely furpiahed, and vencered on the outside with mahogany. On handsome racks, inside the berths, were hung swords, cutiasces, musvets and telescopes. A bell, coppecting with the man at the whee!, also hung abore the berths, so that the officers might be called upon deck by the etorrsman without the latter ‘caving his post for a ingle moment. Having now disposed 0; the library, the sleeping places of the officers and the reund table in the centre of the floor, we will now en deavor to give our readers @ genera! view of the interior of the cabin. Everything about the room vore the ap- pearance of extreme comfort, without approaching luxu- ry or extravaganes. ‘The wine jocker, facing the library, on the opposite wide of the apartment, was fi ‘ed with a goodly array of bottles, filled with port, sherry, brandy end champagne. The ceilings were ontire'y covered with firearms, whaling gear, lances eying instruments, teleecopes, rocket guns and rignals, Indeed, every por- tiom of the entire cabin seemed to have been stowedawny with valuables, There were two closets at euch alde of the Ubrary, running back a» fasas the deud Wghts, which were completely j unmed with clothing, boots, stockings and other articles of wearing apparel. Kolls of cordage and guita percha piping (the latter article was evidently pieant to cover a telegraph wire) were also buddied to gether smong the mass of rubb sh that hat beem «towed fn these olonete. Leaving the cabin we now pars into the petty ollicers Teom—the scene of many « night’s merriment and fan’ while the exploring ship was a captive fn the dreary and Inhorpt'able regions of the Polar seas. The British navy uniform was foattered about herein ali directions, Some Of the costa and pantaloons were In good condition, and opravently had euffered Yut little from the damp. In the berths wore books, suite of clothing, firesrms, powder in cannisters, tlaake, plotures, tobace> pipes and mate) Penides the above articles, there way a variety of oatubles and prevorves, with which the whalemem bad muie sad Many little cainties, such as choeolate preserved nd jams, were foand magly stowed away in the nak end corners of the berths. Im the contre of the apartment the mess table once stood, but in (he voyage howe It fil to pleces and had to be thrown overboard by the crew. Here thore were scveral theatrical costume, wbich would have been sulleble for come of the bert “etare’’ of the dag. The hab/liments of (Othello, Me! A and King Lene, were careteuly lying among a pile of clothing, whieh were no doubt intended 6 tumblers, for the apangles and vartety of colors on thr latter would Wad one to infer that even ctreus pertorm ance had been attempted on board the Hewlute, Wo the horves, elephants sna «mull ponies came feos tt te hard to imagine, probably Volar bears and I were wed ta if steal. Wize Mnary to mgood repress ntath lay roxctered around the door & cle « reem everythiog beerver there wae ba the lover oadrn, were very evimpl standing the frail nature pare & goo! Cineer of nt Wit to adorn a pro! bie, Can * that humireds of doliare’ worth of thi proyerty wae destroyed on the voyage hore ly thehoor ng of tke vbin Preserves, sacces ant condimenta o te foun here {a ot. atase tee 0, drted apples in tla casen, barreln ina, thabarh aed peppers completed tha I'et of the articles prowkled tor the nourtahan ns of Cue lager tran {pd whthis the etewnrd’s pantry Wevew te the seamen «room, on the Grrward {ibe mcond deck. There seemed Wy have bern every view mate tor the t eceomnotethon o the “waite.” The eee of (hel roan war about the same a that ofthe petty officers, nm! could only be distin galaded from it by the aritche Gund to the bertinn which a ouce would Wad the visiter to belleve that se war in the firreasiie. The eovk's galley ant bakers wore erected In tie lorwart emt of thle apart ment they eemed to be © y wen the cooking wtensdle were won cet invents. Probably the ox poring party (honght there urticker the most valaable apd tock them away wiih them when the veel was shentioet. Farther ahead ell, aod down a lew wepe of vtalre, the Weatewala’s locker—a vmall room, packet fall of the mort valuable kind of tres ant articles of hardware. There is no doubt several thousand ADarr'grorth of pro perty coatained within this Mitte room. Maryanne to be shot through « gan at the monsters of the deep, chales, bolts of copper, nails of the same metal, rigging, oil, perder, bullets, kmivor, Wlackamiths’ acd carpeniere Wels 1 (be ort papegelre Gesgriplion, Semen awe = Ee oe and of | | |: weil furnished with medicines, limte, ep'ints aud ampu- tating implements. Though not very large im its eize, it ‘still formed a complete apothecary’s ahop, ead was a0 Goubt found very usetul to those imprisoned in the al- most unknown regions of the Arctic Gceom Descending the aecond deck, we now came to (Ae hold. Everything appears to be gloomy and in process of de- cay bere. ‘Ibisis oceasioned from the dampacas of the place, which has not yet recovered from tim moisture cccastoned by leakage. it will be remembered that there was nearly seven feet of water in this part of the veasel when she was boarded by the crew of the whales George Henry. Cases of merchandise, -tures which have not been Gisturbed since they were first put on board in England, cares of books, clothing, rigging, chain cables and acchors were bere piled in confusion one above the other. it was here, also, thas the water tanks, which served the purpose of ballast, were stored; but there 's now no trace of thear necessary articles. They had bursted im the Arotic ro” gions, and nothing remains now but a few rcattoring wtaves and hoops, almost entirely corroded by rust. This socident was the main impediment to Capt. Buddington's having = comfortable voyego home, for a1 there were no water casks besides these tenks on board, he was obliged to get pleees.of icebergs and place them in four barrels, to aupply himself and his companions with water, As flour barrels are not asually water tight, it was found a véry diffeult matter to save sufficient water to carry thom into port. As long as the vessel re- walned in those latitudes where ico waa abundant, the water waa eavily obtained, but when the toeborgy began. rapidly to disappear drought stared the adventurers Pretty #trongly in the face. However, ax good fortune would have it, the brig Montgomery, of Hoston, was spoken in latitude 36, when Capt. MoEntyro, of tho latter veseel, kindly supplied Oapt. Buddington with water and potatoes. Thus the crew of the Itesolute wore enabled to reach New London, without even being stinted im their supply of this mort necessary erticle of subsinionce. We cannot refrain from taking some note of the admt- rable arrangements made on board for pumping. A large force pump, which could be worked by four men with case, together with an engine for foreing water into and over every part of the ves sel, attracted genera) attention; and It was mainly owing te this provision that the Resolute was cleared from the immense body of water that had collected in her ho'd. Had there not been good pumps on beard, Capt. Buddington would have been compelied to leave the prize behind him, and by this tino the discovery ship would have cither been a captive in tho fre, or, com- ing In contact with some of the loeberga in Davia’ Straite, would have been quietly lying at the bottom of the deep, where her contorts in the expedition have, doubtless, gone. Underneath the enbia floor ts supposed to be the maga ide, atorod with powder, «belld and other munitions of war, but asthe trapdoor Is locked and no ane is permit. ted to enter, we cannot state for a certainty that there are any combustibles in the apartment. An old salt, Captain Darrow, i¢ now in chasge of the Resolute aa vhipkeeper, while Capt. Daglel Tinker, » veteran of the last war, ls looking after the interesty of Cncle Kim. This leet porsonage ts over 70 years of age, was eogeged fm the lart war with Great Britain, aod wae the first mau who ever piloted an Fuglivh frignie ay an Ame. rican prize imto the waters of New York, In 1815 tho Macedonian, captared by Comnindors Decater, war piloted from Newport, R. 1., to New York, by Daniel Tinker. He S considered the vo\eran pilot of this coast, and, in his own language, bes ' lind milifons of trearure wader bie charge.’ As our reporter departed from the Resolute, a ferce snow storm sprung up, and (t was not without a great deal of trouble that the party, of whi¢h he wasn inember, reached the good town of New London. There ts one Uttle Incident comnected with the Rerolute which we learned from Capt, Quale, the mate of the George Henry, that may be very cpropos:—In the year 1852, Messrs Verkine & Stnith, ship owners of New London, seat out » bark called the MeCiellan, to Davia Straits, for the pure pose of getting off and bone. While fishing here, the Cap. tain of the McClellan fell in with sir Vdward Molcher’s squadrou wintering in the lee While in thelr com pany the MeCirlan was crushed in the too and tt wae thought prudent by the Captain to abandon the ship, aud sell her and the contents to the commander of the Pritieh squadron, This was accerting!y dons, and the whaling bark was ateipped of everything that war valoable on board, and the articles distributed on board of the various veeuls composing the feet, The George Henry, Capt. Buddington, was fitted out by Meaers, Verktas & Smith to fil! the place of the lost bark Meet Jan, and im 1866 she preceeded to the very nea where the latter was abandoned to Sir Flward Bolcher's party, and here in the courne of the voyage owe of the very squadron which nesisted the Me(le'lan’s commander (a hie dient y won picked up, an abandoned chip, by the vossel fitted out In the place of the one taken ponsession of by the Beitlh three years previously, This is act all. On board the Resolute are now pleces of sail of American manulae which had doubUew hong from the topgalla: It le very wtrange, What after each « lapee of time « remnant of Mevors. Verklifs ke Hmith’s owt Yers@l thould be brought to thelr very doors from the depths of the Arctic regione im thiv manner As no communication hae been bad with the Britivh government {a regard to the recovery of the Resiute by Capt, Buddington, the final dieposition of tha ship cannot be determined upon. Towever, it le very Wely Unat er former owners will buy her back remonerate her ralvers handsomely tor their trouble, bravery, aud we yard of t ceasing perweve: ance 1, Minturn & Co, agente for Movers. or Ui! It ts pelt, arrange the matter with the Foglich government ln a manner ealintnctory to all par ties. ‘The Snow ond the Sleighing. The enow of Paturtlay terminated tn» furious tall oa’ rain ctorm, which continued durtog ‘he night. Howerer for catting ico, and instromenia for boring anitintag | CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS. the ioe, were all huddied here tu confusion, and appa- Featly but little tejured. War About to be Declared Against Gaate- ‘The Esculapius’ ehop, on the eecond deck, ia protty mala by the Nicaraguan Government emi oo eee eee MORNING EDITION—MONDAY, DECEMBER 3l\, 1855. “ PRICE TWO CENTS. 1a Allies=Projected Orgentzation of a Greet Beuthern Republic, Stretching from Fe- haantepec to few Graaada—Impurtant Lee tr from Mr. J. W. Fabens, the Bow Om Peetor of Coloaization—Baren tes Balow'y Views on Gentral Amertean Polities— Optatens of the Paris Press on Walkec’s Movements. OUR VIRGIN BAY CORRESPODN, CE. Vorauy Bar, 1, 10s. Desertption of the Grownd where Walker's Mird Nicara- qruan Comftict was Poeyhi— Melancholy Mementem off the Srene— Incidents of ee Kight—CGaliant Conduct of tha Americane—hapulic gin to Bearaguan Intuetry by the Naw Groermnent— Wath ingtom Canunized, Bing de. L have Just returned from Rivas, the scone of Une Gant battle fought hy Gen. Walser, The buildingy te the meighborhoot of where the bette wes fought ast com- pletely riddled with bullets, aad the coatret mud imve Deon a most severe ane. Xv veral gentlemewwho wore ithe bate accompanied me, and they polated out with eaten alaem the moxt lateresting localities, Capt. Itawle, whe was in the battle, was charged with the collection of the bones of the Americans who fell there, and efler seme search a heap Of aniles aud cinders indicated the epot we were In search of. The ashes weve raked over, and of the bones collected that could be found, Fight Amow- cana were killed in the (gbt at Rivas, aud two se soverciy wounded that they could not leave with (heir compentons at the time of the retreat. The wounded asked fer quarter, but no quarter was given them; em@ findlog it necessary to sell thelr lives aa dearly aa ponst- ble, they discharged thelr revolvers nt the foe, killing man at each shot; and when the contents of thelr pleats decame exhausted, they were, (a the mont crael manne, despatched by tho enemy, amd their bodien burned, along with the bodies of these who had bees bile! before, The boven that we collected were these of these men. Thay will be fake to Granada and there interred Riqas is an 014 town, gone very much to decay, like alt the towns of Central America, but It in situated im the midet of a vast fertile plain, near the leke Nicaragen, and will, probably, flonrish again when tho Americans stall have infused a ite ewergy into ita lary inhabltanta, fs they will do before Tilond, tts sald that anes tha pence Pernt shy Uone vesoral Walker, ht hag Oe a gee peta you know that on hand been in the calootte of malsta. ‘There Lie chares af Mien ehee ee principal portal of whieh is's very well exreuted beat af the lenter of the Aiperiean Revolution, mad om inquiey af jie ped Se ore 1 ve informed that it wasn bastef ‘good sain eakiington.'” f oustens’ thas ased Wha church Ffot, like iavtog off my hat ender a it~not beeanse of custom, but because | eoulde’t re ‘The steamer Uncle fam ts Jost in fi ¥ with over Afly recrults, for General Waller, ‘They oad proceed to Cramada tn a few days. COLONIZATION IN NICAHAGUA, Woe bave received the following letter from J. Wife. bens, Fay., formerly United Btates Conaul at Greytown, and pow signivg himself Mrestor of Colunisation for Nike orague, encloritg the colonization decree of the new ge vornmoet, «lich appears in vur advertising columns >— LH eT HONE OF peer ig PPG ‘nasi, Ninembee 2, ass, f Hn have the honor to treammit fee for the t- farmation of thowe interested, « translated copy of Gee ree of (he oupreme governinent of Nicaragas, relative to colonization, 1 will be seen that thie republic, mow that the restoration of peace within her boundaries has afforded time for (he solee connideration of the leading interests of the tiate, has been pleased to invite se tan- migration of porsous of thrift and industry, to become settlers upon her woil. The inducements offered are suate As will, It te belleved, if properly male kuowe, many lmmigramts to cur shores. It will be the aim of Department to turnteh to persons devtrous of ta the Fate all possible faciiltien tn the prossentionr el thaw 1» plant pe conafial “1 in thie matter any epeciwenas of he., ikely to become articles of wae a is countey, an woll aa any plams of agricultural ana mining implemen vantages over ther mation (petated or of «ratefully recetved, reclprocated in Way a4 may he designated. A report from thie ment, ¢ bracing the ‘reeuit elm 1 be ima! iewivtedts ease lave. nim price for public land, not subjeet to damm tien, will be fixed upen by government, +0 that setters may have an opportunity of purchasiog reste ndyetaion the # at the lowert reton. ye a pe beclent eer nat, Ww TMewetor of Caleetesiben, Jove Corpo, Bert, Fea, WAlter of the Baw Youn Brean. of expetimente with from time to te, aad @ PREPARATIONS Pork THE WA AGAINST GUATEMALA, LKER ABOUT TO APVASOM WITH Bae QUASALTONANGO AND THE CITY OF OFS TR AL TRoor® GUATEMALA We Vy the following important pleee of (ntalligense for the lart few years | Verment ot the reprdile, wih meat of the old pros imlad porblies to be tepend (hamerro and Castellon ‘been traced 4 this soure, emt he love bon Leper end Guardiole were + t the viral Amortany yanizing-—Covts (tea aad 4D men. Vy more Vee inne his werch thre 10 the plat atewalan a eficlent foree ever ralned tn pines the days of Moreran. tx Jv eter alone furntehin \ NICARAGUAN NAVY, t retained cold enowgh nut to do the ground mach ia | | bth owed gg ¥ a8 yg Fadl og jury, and the rleighing lo the viclelty of the olty yoeter " © pepe “rag —— os an very goed, the tle tit will net was voy hough it ls evitew bpaatbart der the two years the Nica sens Ptemmehip Come long. | verything in the shape of runwers wat y peny her been owleg@ Lares cme of mover te the terday, ond horseticeh wee compelled to eufier nits Uite | government of Niraragua, accruing from a ae, a the read. Vroudway was a « A wild exeliomems | Senta aecoeding to the contrast by which nthe read. Vroadway a oe nig . eae the Forrtoarten The reviettoay ot io woke w vered with prevenio’ the payment of these came sliding ponds, end companics of mem and boys, regardless there Ne poting of tha bitnding hall and showing and halleving Uke m and hevip me were dashing over them, 8, hurling snow bails remendava time generally. A large aum 4 the ‘ Tintanabuiations of the weil wigh care, which ey # broughs fete re juleltion then pra. and It wae with mime diftenity The weather will 4 enue on the grousd rowely Abapponte A young men If it dee op In Prockiys the (aR of «now om tater blebed the ne the box ot daribie extent tn ue virette through which the rallroede run, ee nt enare pleoghhn were at work eh day in clearing the tract, so aa te coabie the oar wume hele regular trips Wo fay. The seightng ens there ore nik 60 GOA ot thaws reuse an th wae in the lee pol fe otrecta, If qobl weather comlinasn there wll be tor New Your's Day nt “ony Intelliqewer. werk PRR A complierntary enter U be given, on Thuretay evening mart, tm (he nent gacton, Dr. Thomas X. Downing, by the sodeealt he corasion of b's retirement fran of. or. «ening, @uring hie service la the department, wa genconily respected for hiv wniiorm courtesy sn’ ti reese, ond made «© large oumber of friends among bie feted ec ualptanaes Lrtey Tee Ac memes Fiun—ie Set sigh’, @ parenger om one of the Highth are while tn the act of etepping from the reer platiorm to vagtalaing » (rectareo 7 ont the pavement, elipped ant Gl the jaw. The Third ward police comveyel hin t the York Worpita!. The scelleat osourred at the cor + oh Chnreh and Marelny streets. A female named Me canna Mebuen tel) spon the pavement, on Hatardey nig, st tee o ner of Weoedwsy and White wtrovt, and See tgret ber Oigy ue wee Wkow to tee Bowplin, | | } i | 14 ; The Olbewing biter, whieh appearet wrue few manatee vince in the Ponema iereid, have © grouler interert at 5 ; “e | mew be the Ste tranepert Creeps wee er ls appreching contest wits tne ccmpeny totende properition «9 have set yet lm BADON VON BULOW ON THK GhowTH oF AMERICAN INFLUPNOV IN CENTRAL AWE HICA the resent moment, (rom the eign eneral ® manta of Urn Ulett te ererterelog 00 tee ouleting gereem a) Ameria, 804 forme am ladependen® confederation of al! the enall tates comprised im Una Crema hee our wb inant. Rice Cormeponteere’ dated Jeby Zak, (rom ne Jee, Leampet Ooabt, that ln eseoriance with thee motto you bare placed et the bead ef pour efitoried colnson—' Vor the thet lacke sen , tor the wrong that pees anes —you vill iinlow to reply, Unromgh you, te ome of the many coredve wu whith thet comm ceieauon Pvery paren io the Unitet Fates and in Barepe to Une oitghtend degree aon unin'ed with the wabjert of whlebe that letter yromeses to treet, samely "The bined alee wevement to ‘entral Amervan affairs, Ue wwallan Provident, (entra) Ameren Cotted Dietee Minkeler, Mr Wheeler, he will be atte te sre en open os to the vaina of the Satemente ama ‘ melovions of 1.1. €) Wat I ie untortay ar wed cotabilahed ofact Chat both io the Volted & ‘end tre jepece the poblle prmerally bnew ver mere Adent rl Amartcan efinirs Lan! nee Unets indepen - | went of tent Comamercka! (ater eete. The