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mining and loading the vessel, and the Captain expects to get off to-night. Dr. 
Pavy and myself will be left, either at Sakkak or Rittenbenk, and the ship will 
start on her return voyage. 
Yesterday we purchased two seals which had just been killed by the Esqui- 
maux, and this morning I tasted my first seal meat. It is much better than I 
expected it would be, and I have no doubt I will soon acquire a fondness for it. 
They are very abundant in the winter and can be purchased for about fiften cents 
apiece. 
I will get one of our party to mail this in the States, and to send the flowers 
and slippers by express. I will get you all sorts of curiosities this winter and next 
spring, and will also gather more flowers and have Dr. Pavy press them for me. 
You can write to me next spring. Direct to Rittenbenk, North Greenland, 
care of Inspector Smith, Godhaven, and send via Copenhagen, Denmark. A 
Danish vessel will start out about the 1st of April, which will carry the mails. 
If you can, seid me some newspapers. The Courier-Journal for January 1st con- 
tains an abstract of events the previous year. If possible, please send me that. 
I will keep an elaborate journal this winter, and send it to you next spring. 
I do no‘ think Capt. Howgate will be disheartened by this failure, but will send 
out another expedition next year. By remaining here this winter I can learn the 
habits and customs of the natives, especially their manner of sledge-travel, and 
obtain other information which will be useful to me in the future. If no arctic 
expedition sets out next year, I will return to the United States in the fall, via 
Denmark. 
I must now close, as I have a great deal of writing to do yet. I am secre- 
tary of the expedition, and have to get my papers in order and make a written 
report before I leave. — Courier-Journal. 
THE CORWIN’S CRUISE IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS. 
Capt. C. L. Hooper of the United States revenue steamer Corwin has just 
submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury a report of the cruise made by the 
Corwin in Behring Sea and the Arctic Ocean, in obedience to Department orders 
of May 1sth last. The vessel made three trips into the Arctic regions, and its 
course covered the whole of the Arctic Ocean from Point Barrow on the Ameri- 
can coast, to a point within twenty-five miles of Wrangel Land. Capt. Hooper 
was within three or four miles of Herald Island, and cruised on three sides of it. 
He was convinced that there was no human life on the island. He neither saw 
nor heard anything of the missing whalers. The following is a synopsis of the 
report: 
The vessel sailed from San Francisco on May 22d, and arrived at Ounalaska 
on June 3d. As far north as information could be obtained it was learned, that 
the previous winter had been mild and pleasant. After giving in detail the move- 
