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crew. Five hundred rubles have been assigned to meet the 

 most urgent expenses. The engineer, Melville, has sent 

 three identical telegrams, one addressed to the London 

 office of the Herald, one to the Secretary of the Navy, 

 Washington, and the third to the Minister of the United 

 States at St. Petersburg. The poor fellows have lost every- 

 thing. Engineer Melville says that the Jeannette was caught 

 and crushed by the ice on the 23d of June, in latitude 77 

 degrees north, and 157 degrees east longitude. The sur- 

 vivors of the Jeannette left in three boats. Fifty miles from 

 the mouth of the Lena they lost sight of each other during 

 a violent gale and dense fog. Boat No. 3, under command 

 of Engineer Melville, reached the eastern mouth of the 

 Lena on the 12th of September, and was stopped by icebergs 

 near to the hamlet of Idolaciro-Idolatre. On the 29th of 

 October there also arrived at Bolenenga boat No. 1, with the 

 sailors, Nindermann and Noras. They brought the inform- 

 ation that Lieutenant DeLong, Dr. Ambler, and a dozen 

 other survivors, had landed at the northern mouth of the 

 Lena, where they are at present in a most distressing state, 

 many having their limbs frozen. An expedition was imme- 

 diately sent from Bolonenga to make diligent search for the 

 unfortunates, who are in danger of death. No news has as 

 yet been received of boat No. 2. In the communication 

 addressed to Mr. Bennett, Melville adds a request that money 

 should be sent immediately, per telegraph, to Irkutsk and 

 Yakutsk. Will you urgently request that 6,000 rubles be 

 transmitted immediately to the Governor of Yakutsk for 

 researches for the dead and assistance and care, as well as 

 for the return and conveyance of the shipwrecked men to 

 the house of the governor. There is a surgeon who will 

 bestow upon them all possible care. 



(Signed) PRESIDENT PEDASCHENKI." 



LONDON, December 22d, 1881. 



The following telegram was received at the London office 

 at twenty minutes past two this morning : 



