The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-11 00:00:00

NORTHERN OVERLAND EXPEDITION.

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" Fort Franklin. Great Bear Lake, Feb. 1826.
" After remaining is long at New York as our desire to com-
mence our journey would permit, we proceeded to Lake Ontario,
crossed it to York, the capital of Upper Canada, and from thence
travelled by land and water, in Carts and in boats, to Penctan.
guishene, a naval depot in hake Huron ; here we embarked in
two canoes, manned by 24 Canadian voyageurs; our prey previ-
ously consisting of five officers and four marines, and, coasting
Lakes Huron and Superior, arrived at Fort William, a post be-
longing to the Hudson's Bay Company, on the 10th of May, 1825.
At this place the expedition embarked in four small canoes adapted
for the navigation of small rivers, and proceeding in two divisions
by the Lake of the Woods, Rainy Lake, Lake Winifrey, and the
river Saskatchew, came to Cumberland House, where the seamen
attached to It, and who had been sent out with three boats. passed
the winter. We arrived at Cumberland House on thelsth of June,
twelve days after our seamen had resumed their voyage for the sum-
mer, and losing no time in following them, we overtook them on
the 29th of the saute month, near the height of land which sepa-
rates the rivers flowing :owards Hudson's Bay, from those which
fall into the Arctic Sea; our progress after this was more slow, from
the accumulation of our stores and provisions, which we had been
picking up at the different trading ports on our route ; the different
portages detained us considerably, as the crews had to make five or
six, and the boats were carried seven or eight trips across Rf ethy ; the
longest portage on the route is about 13 miles statute in length, and
occupied us seven days. We arrived at the Lake of the Hills on the
15th of July, at Slave Lake on the 26th, and entered Dlackensie's
river on the 31st. On the 9d of August we arrived at Fort Simp-
son, situated at the junction of the river of the mountains with the
Mackenzie. On the Gth came to Fort Norman, another of the
Company's posts, situate on the Mackenzie, about two hundred
miles farther down ; on the 7th entered Bear Lake River, and on
the 10th arrived at this place, which we have since named after our
commanding officer. Mr. Back arrived next day with the detach.
ment of canon under his charge, Captain Franklin and Mr. Ken-
dall hiving descended the river to the sea in a boat with six seamen
and an Esquimau: interpreter. They came to the mouth of the
river six days after leaving Fort Norman. having passed the last of
the Company's posts about half-way. From Garry's Island, lying
28 or 30 miles to seaward of the river's mouth, they had a wide
prospect of salt water free from ice, and abounding in seals and
white whales. This was a cheering prospect; after remaining a day
on the Island to ascertain by astronomical observation its position,
land which they found to be lat. 69 deg. 29 min. north, long. 135
deg. 41 min. west, they reascended the river, and joined us here on
the 6th of September. The expedition up to this latter date had
travelled from New York 5,160 miles, or from Penetanguishene,
the out.post of Canadian settlements, about 4,444 miles, from the
23d of April.
" Captain Franklin was very desirous of opening a communi-
cation with the Esguimauz at the mouth of Mackenzie 's river, but
did not see any of them. He left, however, presents of iron work at
wend encampments, which appeared to be of recent erection, and
we have the satisfaction sines the commencement of winter of learn-
ing, through the medium of an adjoining tribe, that they received
them, and are desirous of evincing their gratitude by receiving us
lustily next season."

The power of presentiment is extraordinary. During
the reign of terror in France, the Baron of Marini was cootinually
toensented by the apprehension that he should die upon a scaffold.
AU cares of his wife were employed unsuccessfully to calm his
ken. He sometimes indulged lumself with the hope, that If his
bletb.lay pamed without his being arrested, he should be delivered
from the werght width pressed upon his heart, and might perhaps
be saved. Upon we occasion, he gazed, In a fit of deep maul.
dsely, ups. his ass, who waselicn about two years old, and ea-
••; shall sever li-a to see this child in male eleettlng,".
altdieervedeit Aidi his lady carefully treasured up in her nae-
enary. The honer et else Revolution appeared at length to draw
to a dese,_and the birth-day of the Baron de blarivet had &-
Head. His wife was preparing a little feast for him upon the
salmi" and the hour of supper fixed upon for enjoying it.
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