22 GBBELY RELIEF EXPEDITION. 



The few sailing directions published by the Hydrographio Office are commended 

 to your attention, and whenever your service may permit you to add to their accu- 

 racy or extent it is desired that this be done. 



The exercise of your ship's company will be limited to "fire quarters" and 

 ' ' abandoning ship ;" both will be frequent and exact ; during the latter men wiU be 

 stationed in the boats, and the clothing, provisions, and ammunition to be provided 

 by each one is to be accurately described, and the officers and crew are to be in- 

 structed in carrying them to the boats, where stowed, and how most quickly and 

 easily reached. 



The rubber knapsack provided is to be kept packed with a complete shift of 

 clothes and is to be kept hanging in the quarters of men and officers and must be 

 worn in all exercises of abandoning ship. 



Beaching the ice regions, you will keep on deck at least sixty days' supply of pro- 

 visions, to be landed on the ice if caught in the pack or in danger of a nip. 



Money will be supplied you at New York to defray necessary expeuses after leav- 

 ing ; in all expenditures of it you will cause vouchers in triplicat;e to be executed, 

 forwarding originals and duplicates from St. John's to the paymaster of the receiv- 

 ing ship Colorado, retaining the triplicates on board. 



You will husband your coal and stores after leaving St. John's, and remember to 

 be careful in shifting your provisions below when sufficient coal has been used to 

 affect the stability of the ship to any serious extent, i 



Direct the surgeon of your vessel to take charge of the expenditure and account 

 of all provisions and clothing in accordance with the established forms, and cause a 

 daily bill of fare to be prepared for officers' and men's niesses. 



Two heliographs will be supplied your vessel, one to be used in aU boat or sledge 

 expeditions, for signaling in accordance with the Army signal code to the ship. 



Regulate with exactness the daily amount of coal to be used by the engine and 

 by the stoves, and give explicit directions to the chief engineer to have it carefully 

 weighed from the outset for both purposes, holding him to a strict accountability 

 for any violation of these orders. 



Allow no waste of provisions, stores, clothing, or coal, but impress upon your 

 officers and men the need of frugality in all that concerns your living or motive 

 endurance. 



The commercial code of signals will be used instead of the Navy code in all flag 

 signals between the ships, and to this end you will familiarize yourself and direct 

 all officers to do the same with their use. 



Transmit a complete muster-roil of your crew, before sailing, to the Bureau of 

 Equipment and Recruiting, and a list of your officers to the Bureau of Navigation ; 

 report also to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting from St. John's any changes 

 in your crew prior to leaving that port, should any occur. 



For your information I would state that the party of Lieutenant Greely is com- 

 posed of twenty-four persons, four of this number being commissioned officers, the 

 remainder non-commissioned officers and privates. Before leaving New York and 

 St. John's you will institute a strict medical examination of your crew and any men 

 found disqualified will be returned to the receiving ship Colorado and their places 

 supplied by ti'ansfer or enlistment. 



Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



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

 Commanding Greely Relief Expedition. 



Lieut. W. H. Emory 



Commanding U. S. 8. Bear, 



Ch'eely Relief Expedition. 



