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The landing will be at Emerald's landing, foot of Daniell street. 



The Naval Division will form on Congress street, the right resting at Pleasant street. 



The-uniform of all officers will be undress, with hehnets and leggings. 



The uniform for the sailors will be blue, with mustering frocks, white cap covers, 

 white knife-laniards and leggings. 



Men having good-conduct badges and medals of honor will wear them. 



The uniform of the marines will be full dress, with helmets and chains. 



The apothecaries and stretchermen will wear a Geneva cross on the left arm. 



Neither canteens nor tin pots vsoll be carried, and there will be no water carriers 

 detailed. 



The color guard will be posted on the left of the fifth company. 



The artillery men will be armed with cutlasses only. Neither pouches nor spare 

 article boxes will be carried. The slings for pioneer's tools and implement bags will 

 be made of white canvas. 



In the right wing of the battalion the tallest men will form on the right of com- 

 panies; in the left wing they will form on the left. 



Immediately upon landing, the marines of the North Atlantic Squadron will join 

 the command of Colonel Broome. 



S. B. LUCE, 

 Rear-Admiral Commanding, 

 U. 8. Naval Forces on the North Atlantic Station. 



This pleasant duty performed, the officers and men of the relief 

 ships, and the rescued survivors, were the recipients for several days 

 of handsome civic demonstrations and attentions from the citizens of 

 Portsmouth and vicinity, and were given the freedom of that city. 



Soon after our arrival at Portsmouth, N. H. , Lieutenant Greely 

 and five other survivors of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition were 

 transferred to the jurisdiction of Rear Admiral C. H. Wells at the 

 navy-yard. 



The Thetis, Alert and Bear sailed from Portsmouth for New 

 York at 8.20 a. m. Tuesday, August 5, in obedience to your order, 

 following : 



Navy Dkpaetment, 

 Washington, August 5, 1884. 

 Sib : Proceed to Governor's Island, New York, with the three relief ships, arriv- 

 ing Thursday morning about 11 o'clock. 



Deliver the remains of the Greely party, as directed in writing either by the Sec- 

 retary of War or Major-General Hancock, and await further orders at New York. 

 Very respectfully, 



W. E. CHANDLER, 

 Secretary of the Navy. 

 Commander W. S. Schley, 



Commanding Oreely Relief Expedition. 



During the passage to New York the weather was densely foggy 

 up to Fire Island, and the navigation very difficult. Passing through 

 Vineyard Sound we saw nothing except the light-ships, and did not 

 see the land after leading Portsmouth more than once until we had 

 reached Fire Island light. 



