4 GREELY RELIEF EXPEDITION. 



Bear, with a crew of 35 people (officers and men,,. 



Alert, with a crew of 40 people (officers and men). 



Reaching Greenland, an addition to each vessel of 35 dogs and a dog driver will 

 occur. 



On board the Thetis and Bear there will be a crew of 38 enlisted men, with rates, 

 as follows: 4 petty officers (quartermasters and boatswain's mates), 10 seamen, 1 

 boiler-maker, 1 blacksmith, 1 carpenter's mate, 3 firemen, 1 machinist, 1 ship's 

 cook, 1 officers' cook, 1 officers' steward, 3 Esquimaux, 1 captain of hold and yeo- 

 man, 1 ice master. 



On board the Alert there will be a crew of 38 enlisted men. The same ratings will 

 exist, except the number of ffi-emen will be increased to 6 and seamen to 13. 



These men should, as far as practicable, be homogeneous in nationality, Swedes 

 and Norwegians preferred, after Americans, and they should understand in ship- 

 ping that every man will be called upon for any and every duty incident to the 

 service. 



Very respectfully, 



W. S. SCHLEY, Commander, V. S. N., 



Commanding Gree'.y Relief Expedition. 



Commodore Earl English, 



Chief of Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting. 



Washington, D. C, February 19, 1884. 



Sir : I have the honor to request that you will forward to New York by the first 

 of April next, for use on board the three ships of the Greely Relief Expedition, the 

 following articles, viz, thirty-six Springfield rifles, eighteen double-barreled fowl- 

 ing pieces, of the simplest breech loading mechanism, and of the type best suited 

 for the expedition. 



For each ship the same quantity of ammunition as furnished the Rodgers. 



Also a sufficient quantity of five-pound charges of gunpowder and gun-cotton, to 

 be prepared for use in blasting. 



Very respectfully, 



Commodore Sicard, 



Chief of Bureau of Ordnance. 



W. S. SCHLEY, Commander, U. S. N., 



Commanding Greely Relief Expedition. 



Washington, D. C, February 19, 1884. 



Sir : I have the honor to inform you that the Greeley Relief Expedition will be 

 composed of three vessels, as follows : 



Thetis, with a crew of 35 people (officers and men). 



Bear, with a crew of 35 people (officers and men). 



Alert, with a crew of 40 people (officers and men). 



Reaching Greenland, an addition to each vessel of 35 dogs and a dog driver will 

 occur. 



Will you please make out an allowance of provisions for 115 men for a period of 

 two full years. 



The stores for each ship to be in as small packages as possible and in accordance 

 with the list suggested by Chief Engineer Melville. 



The cloth clothing and over-clothing for the expedition should be made at the navy- 

 yard. New York, and will you please authorize the officer in charge to take meas- 



