The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-22 00:00:00

between Bell 4 Strait and. Sir James Ross's furthest in
1849, at Four RiVer Bay.
Fearing that his provisions might not last out the re
quisite period, Captain Young sent back four of his men,
and for 40 days journeyed on through fogs and gales with
but one man and the dogs, building a snow hut each night ;
but few men could stand so long a continuaneo of labour
and privation, and its effect upon Captain Young was pain-
fully evident.
Lieutenant Hobson was unable to stand without assist-
ance upon his return on board; he was not in good health
when he commenced his long journey, and the sudden se-
vere exposure brought on a serious attack of scurvy; yet he
also most ably completed his work; and such facts will
more clearly evince the unflinching spirit with which the
object of our voyage has been pursued in three detached
duties, than any praise of mine.

We were now at length all on board again. As there
were some slight cases of scurvy, all our treasured resources
of Burton ale, lemon juice, and fresh animal food were put
into requisition, so that in a comparatively short time all
were restored to sound health.

During our sojourn in Port Kennedy we were twice
called upon to follow a shipmate to the grave,
.Mr.
George Brands, engineer, died of apoplexy, on the 6th
of November, 1858 ; he had been out deer-shooting
for several hours that day, and apyeared in excellent
health.

" On 14th June, 1859, Thomas Blackwell, ship's steward,
died of scurvy; this man had served in two of the former
searching expeditions. The summer proved a warm one;
wo were able to start upon our homeward voyage on the
9th of August, and although the deaths of the engine-
driver in 1857, and of the engineer in 1858, left us with only
two stokers, yet with their assistance I was able to control
the engines and steam the ship up to Fury Point.
" For six days we lay there closely beset, when a change
of wind removing the ice, our voyage was continued almost
without further interruption, to Godhaven, in Disco, where
we arrived on the 27th August, and were received with
great kindness by Mr. Olick, Inspector of North Green-
land, and the local authorities, who obligingly supplied our
few wants.

"The two Esquimaux dog drivers were now discharged,
and on the Ist September we sailed for England.
" From all that can be gleaned frcm the record paper,
and the evidence afforded by the boat, and various articles
of clothing and equipment discovered, it appears that- the
abandonment of the Erebus and Terror had been deliberately
arranged, and every e vi the third winter
to render the travelling equipments complete.
" It is much to be apprehended that disease had greatly
reduced the strength of all on board—far more, perhaps,
than they themselves were aware of.
" The distance by sledge•route, from the position of the
ships when abandoned, to the boat is 65 geographical
miles ; and from the ships to Montreal Island, 220 miles.
" The most perfect order seems to have existed through-
out.

" In order to extend as much as possible the public uti-
lity of this voyage, magnetical, meteorological, and other
observations, subservient to scientific purposes, and for
which instruments were supplied tfirough the libe-
rality of the Royal Society, have been continually and
carefully taken, and every opportunity has been embraced
by the surgeon, D. Walker, MD , of forming complete
collections in all the various branches of Natural History.
" This report would be incomplete, did I not mention
the obligations I have been laid under to the companions
of my voyage, both officers and men, by their zealous and
unvarying support throughout.

"A feeling of entire devotion to the cause, which Lady
Franklin has so nobly sustained, and a firm determination
to effect all that men could do, seems to have supported
them through every difficulty. With less of this enthusiastic
spirit, and cheerful obedience to every command, our small
number-23 in all—would not have sufficed for the success-
ful performance of so great a work.

"F. L. 11.1‘CLINTOCK, Captain, R.N.,
Commanding the Final Searching Expedition.
" The Yacht Fox, R.Y.S., off the 161 e of Wight,
Sept. 21, 1859."

RELICS BROUGHT FROM TILT'. BOAT FOUND IN LAT. 69
08.43 N., LONG. 99 24.42 W., upory TICS WEST COAST
OP KING WILLIAM ISLAND, MAY 30, 1859.
Two double-barrelled guns—one barrel in each is loaded.
Found standing up against the side in the after part of the
boat.
In One Parcel—A small Prayer Book, cover of a small
book of " Family Prayers," " Christian Melodies," an in-
scription within the cover to " G. G." (Graham Gore ?),
" Vicar of Wakefield," a small Bible, interlined in many
places, and with numerous references written in the mar-
gin, a New Testammt in the French language.
Tied together—Two table knives with white handles—
one is marked " W. R. ;" a gimlet, an awl, two iron stan-
cheons, nine inches long, for supporting a weather cloth,
which was round the boat.
Tied together-26 pieces of silver plate, 11 spoons, 11
forks, and 4 teaspoons, 3 pieces of thin elm board (tingles)
for repairing the boat, and measuring 11 by 6 inches, and
3-10ths inch thick.
All wrapped up in a piece of canvass—Bristles for shoe-
maker's use, bullets, short clay pipe, roll of waxed twine,
a wooden button, small piece of a port fire, 2 charges of shot
tied up in the finger of a kid glove, tied up in a fragment of
a seaman's blue serge frock, cover of a small Testament
and Prayer-book, part of a brass cigar case, frag-
ment of a silk handkerchief, thread case, piece of
scented soap, 3 shot charges in kid glove fingers, a
belted bullet (tied together in a piece of silk pocket
kerchief). Two pair of golles, made of stout leather and
wire gauze, instead of glass ; a sailmaker's palm, 2 small
brass pocket compasses, a snooding lino rolled up in a piece
of leather, a needle and thread case, a bayonet scabbard
altered into a sheath for a knife, tin water bottle for the
pocket, 2 short pouches (full of shot).
In Canvas—Three spring hooks of sword belts, a gold
lace band, a piece of thin gold twist or cord, a pair of
leather goggles, with crape instead of glass; a small green
crape veil.
Wrapped Together in Canvas—Two small packets of
blank cartridge in green paper, part of a cherry stick pipe
stem, piece of a port fire, a few copper nails, a leather
bootlace, a seaman's clasp knife, 2 small glass stoppered
bottles (full) placed in medicine chest, 3 glasses of spec-
tacles, part of a broken pair of silver spectacles, German
silver pencil case,. pair of silver (?) forceps, such as a na-
turalist might use for holding or seizing small insects, &c.,
a small pair of scissors rolled up in blank paper to which
adheres a printed Government paper such as an officer's
warrant or appointment, a spring hook of a sword belt, a
brass charger far holding two charges of shot.
Wrapped together in canvass.—A small bead purse,
piece of red sealing wax, stopper of a pocket flask, German
silver top and ring, brass match box, one of the glasses of a
telescope, a small tin cylinder, probably made to hold lucifer
matches, some of the loose grains of shot have been rut
into it ; a linen bag of percussion caps'of three sizes : a very
large and old fashioned kind, stamped " Smith's patent" ; a
cap with a flange similar to the present musket caps used
by Government, but smaller; and ordinary sporting caps of
the smallest size.
Five watches in a paper packet.
A pair of blue glass sp.ectacles, or goggles, with steel
fyame, and wire gauze encirclinc, the glasses, in a tin case.
A pemmican tin; painted lead colour, and marked "E"
(Erebus) in black; from its size it must have contained 20
or 221bs.
Two yellow glass beads, a glass seal with symbol of Free-
masonry.
A 4-inch block strapped, with copper hook and thimble,
probably for the boat's sheet.
RELICS SEEN IN LAT. 99 deg. 09 N., Lon. 99 deg. 24 W.
NOT BROUGHT AWAY. 30TH MAY, 1359.
A large boat, measuring 23 ft. in extreme length, 37 ft. 3
in. in breadth, 2 ft. 4 in. in depth. The markings on her
stern were—XXll. W. Con. N 61., APr. 184. It'appears
that the fore pia of the stem has been cut away. probably
to reduce weight, and part of the letters and figures re-
moved. An oak sleAge under the boat, 23 ft. 4 in. long,
and 2 ft. wide; six pa4dles, about 60 fathoms of deep-
sea lead line, ammunition, four cakes of navy chocolate,
shoemaker's box with implaments complete, a small quan-
tity
.of tobacco, a small pair of very stout shooting boots,
a pair of very heavy iron. shod knee boots, carpet boots,
sea boots and shoes—in all 7 or 8 pairs, two rolls of sheet
lead, elm tingles for repairing the boat," nails of various
sizes for boat, and sledge irons, a broken saw, leather cover
of sextant case, a chain-cable punch, silk handkerchief
(black, white, and coloured), towels, sponge, toothbrush,
hair comb, a mackintosh, gun cover (marked in paint
"A. 12"), twine, tiles' knives, a small worsted work-
slipper, lined with calfskin, bound with red ribbon ; a great
quantity of clothing, and a woolskin robe ; part of a boat's
sail of No. 8 canvas, whale line rope with yellow mark, and
white line with red mark; 24 iron stancheons, 91 inches
high, for supporting a weather cloth round the boat; a
stancheon for supporting a ridge pole at height of three feet
nine inches above the gunwale.
RELICS FOUND ABOUT Ross' CAIRN, POINT VICTORY,
MAY AND JUNE, 1859, BROUGHT AWAY.
A six-inch disc circle, by Robinson, marked 122. A
case of medicines consisting of 25 small bottles, a cannister
of pills, ointment, plaster, oiled silk, &c. A two foot rule,
two joints of the cleaning rod of a gun, and a small copper
spindle, probably for dog-vanes of boats. The circular
brass plate broke out of a wooden gun case, and engraved
C. H. Ormer, R.N. The field glass and German silver top
of a two-foot telescope, a coffee cannister, a piece of a brass
curtain rod. The record tin—the record, dated 25th April,
1843, has been taken out. A six-inch double frame sex-
tant, on which the owner's name is engraved, Frederick
Herlihy, R.N:
'OUND LN A SMALL CAIRN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
BACK BAY.
A tin record case and record. The latter has been taken
out.
SEEN ABOUT Ross CAIRN, POINT VICTORY, BROUGHT
AWAY.
Four sets of boat cooking apparatus comphte, iron hoops,
4 feet of a copper lightninc, conductor. hollow brass cur-
tain rod, three-quarters of an inch diameter. 3 pickaxes, 1
shovel, o'd canvass, a pile of warm clothing blankets, 2 feet
high, 2 tin canteens stamped 89 Co., William Heather, and
a third one not marked. A small pannikin made on board
out of a 21bs. preserved meat tin (and marked W. Mark), a
small deal box for guA wadding. The heavy iron work of
a large boat, part of a canvass tent, part of an oar lanced
longitudinally, and a blanket nailed to its flat side, three
boat hook staves, strips of copper, a 9 inch single block
strap, a piece of rope and spun yarn. Amongst the cloth-
ing was found a stocking marked " W. Orren," and a
fragment of one marked "
RELICS OBTAINED AT THE NORTHERN CAIRN, NEAR,
CAPE FELIX, MAY 1859.
Fragments of a boat's ensign in a bag, metal lid of a pow-
der flask, two eya pieces of sextant tubes, brass button (in a
small duck bag), worsted glove, colours, red, white, and
blue, bung-stay of a marine's water keg or bottle, brass
or 'lament to a marine's shako, brass screw for screwing
clown lid ; also a copper hinge of the lid of powder ease, a
few patent wire cartridges containing large shot, part of a
pair of steel spectacles, glass being replace by wood, hav-
ing a narrow slit in it ; two small rib bones, probably out
of salt pork, six or eight packets of needles, small flannel
cartridge containing- an ounce of damaged powder, these
articles are in a small duck bag ; a small, roughly made
copper apparatus for cooking, some brimstone matches. All
the articles included in this line are packed together in a
copper cooking apparatus, and secured in a bag. Piece of
white paper foded up found in the North Cairn, two pike
heads, narrow strip of white paper, found under one of the

Lady Lyndhurst and the Hon. Miss Copley passed
through town early in the week, from Cowes, to visit the
Earl and Countess of Dcrby at Knowsley Park, Lanca-
shire.

Lora Bellew and the Hon. Miss Bellew have
arrived at the St. George's Hotel.

A VESSEL ON THE GOODWIN SANDS.—A telegram
from Deal announces that the ship G. F. Yates, Captain
Horner, from Cardiff for London, with a cargo of coals, had
,'gone ashore on the off part of the Goodwin Sands, but had
taken assistance, and, in the event of the weather continu-
ing fine, would probably bo got off next tide. A later de-
spatch fulls that she was afloat and being towed to the
Downs, after diseharging her cargo.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN lIOXTON. Yesterday
morning, at four o'clock, a serious fire broke out in the pre-
mises of Mr. S. Solomon, walking stick maker, No. SD,
Heaton-square. The discovery was made by a policeman,
who at once gave an alarm, and sent off for escapes and.
engines. The parish engine and two of the London Bri-
gade having been procured, the firemen went to work in an
admirable manner, but wera unable to conquer the flames
until the workshops and all they contained were destroyed,
and the adjoining premises very seriously damaged.
THE LAST OF THE CUMBERLAND BARDS.—We
regret, says the Cnniberl4nd Paequet, to record the death
of Mr. John Rayson, of Fenrith, a the last of the Cumber-
land bards." For some time he has been suffering front
disease of the heart, and on Tuesday last a severe but sud-
den attack proved fatal. Mr. Rayson's name has long been
associated with our local literature, his last effort being the
translating of the Songs of Solomon into the Cumberland
dialect for Prince Lucien Bonaparte. He was 56 years of
age.
PRUSSIAN OPINION. ON THE ITALIAN QUESTION.
—The National Gazette of Berlin thus concludes an articie
on the Italian Duchies :—" The neutral Powers now have
to say whether they intend that Frr.nce alone shall decide
the fate of Italy, or whether they will take pact in the crea-
tion of a new state of things, the old having become abso-
lutely inadmissible. If they had been inclined to support
legitimr.cy before everything, they ought to have taken
their measures six months ago. Meanwhile couple sts hav
been made in Italy, and if at the close of the wars of the
empirethe powers did not hesitate to make what territorial
changes they thought necessary in Italy, they cannot refuse
to acknowledge that the war of ISs9litis modified the situa-
tion. In satisfying the wishes of the Duchies, none of the
neutral Powers would injure their own interests. By con-
tinuing to remain passive they would only serve those of
France,"