The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-04

From the London Athsnmuml
The extreme interest which has been felt by the
public in the fate Of the long missing Arctic ex-
petition has been strongly illustrated by the avldlty
with which the report OF Its ascertalned existence
In March last was received. SeizlDg eagerly on
the asserted fulflment of long deferred hops, the
press at once announced the actual safety Of Sir
John Franklin and his party; and as news gene
rally travels with the properties OF an avalanche
swelling In Importance with every step, many
hours had not elapsed before the return OF the
Erebus and Terror In the course Of the present
month, was spoken of as an almost certain event.
For ourselves, we had mlsgivings, which
thought 1t right to hint at even In that first moment
OF excitement; and we have since, with the cool
which a week of reflection gives, set ourselves
carefully TO weigh the arguments for and against
the trustworthiness OF the evidence offered. We
bound TO say, even for the sake OF those whose
DISAPPOINTMENT will be sorest, If disappointment
there shall finally be, that this inquiry has yielded
4 result wholly unsa tlsfactory to ourselves.
Ii will be remembered that the Advice whaler
accompanied the Truelove IN her recent passage
to Lancaster Sound IN search of the expedition, on
the faith OF the narration Of the Esquinaux. On
board the former ship Mr. Robert Goodslr, the
brother Of Professor Goodslr, OF Edinburgh, was
embarked, with the touching purpose OF assisting
personally to Geek after information respecting SIR
John Franklin's ships-in one OF which his brother
Henry had gene out as surgeon and naturalist.
HIS letters e. his relatives In Scotland, descriptive
OF his hopes and fears, have been oblgngly placed
In hands, TO assist in estimating, by private
evidence from the spot, the reports which were
likely TO reach through public channels. We
will give Mr.. Goodsir's version of the same report
which has reached the Admiralty through the
1ruelove, Tor the sake Of some variations which IT
eontsins:-
orr CApr MAccyLLsoH, Aug. 1, 1s49.
We this morning had what might have bsen con-
sdered ~ cheering intelligence OF the expedition MIR.
Parker the master Of the Truelove, Of Hull, came on
board to breakfast asd informed shat Esqui-
maux, who had bseu beard the Chieftain, OF Kirk
sldy had sketshed Q chart, and pointed out to Mr..
Kerr where both Sir John FrAukiins and Sir James
Rfas lyiu tua M hal lar
Point the latter ct Pors Jackson at the entrance to
Prince Regents Inlet. Sir Johu FrsnAlin had bssn
besst In his present position for three winters. Sr
smes Rose hsS travelled an ssees frem MS shiPs 10
Sr Jehn FSsnihns Thy ~os oil ai,rs and 'seA. The
Months axs-is sboat is md IF iprii besinn,Hs
81 May, MIR Parker seemed confident - to ths COR
rsctnea OF this information aud - his ship Is nearly
full aud he Will procssd boms~Ards very shortly, Mr.
Kerr had given him the chart winch he said he Intend
ed to forward to the admiralty and to inform them OF
what he bad learnt All this was very pleasing inte
gsnce; but when began to consider soou - much
20 throw doubt upon It's correctps" end authenticity
First there the extreme sihisuity Of sxtrscting
corr. ct inform son Of any Kind froo tns Esquinaax
even BY thoss beet scquAnted With thur habits aud
isnsu'ss lesdinS question they are sure 20 sns~sr
hood Of Sir John Franklins being be-et at spot so
| comparatively hear to the constant Resort OF the
whAsrs during the months Of July and August
fopd Bay aud its b-igbborhood for three summers
and three winters, without sending dosn dispatches
to them BY the light boat, httsa on ,lsdses ;
greater detail than thst of Mr.. Ward, commu.
nicaied by the Admiralty to the public. Thc
actual position OF the two expeditions here gwen;
| and II is stated that communication between them
hid b.. en- effected by means OF sledges. Mr. Good
sIr's letter also places the date ut which the ships
OF the two expeditions bad been seen by the na-
lives hve or weeks later than the Admiralty
sccount-a fact itself showing loospnsss aud uG.
certainly. Doubts-vsry Reasonably tosnttd, we
think OF the irasiw orthiness of the Esgaimaux'
retort DC already arisen the minds OF Mr. Good
slI shd his companions. Nevertheless, with spirit
! OF noble enterprise, the ADVICE Joined the True
love IN 70 attempt to reach Regents net, for the
solution Of the question Under the date of the "a
OF August, when OF Cape Walter Bathurst, Mr..
| Goodslr writes
You may conceive how delighted sm 10 end the Al
vice nov running pdly inc Lancaster sound with
smart breeze and one, too ssly TO last II there is
only lard lee in Navy Beard and Admiralty Inlet We
sresure to get whales which -il justify the master
In taking this step Had the other vessels been poorly
n,hsd. many Of them would have made the attempt 10
run mp the sound h. none OF them ~ill do II.
Dir. CooGsir's hopes Of getting through the Sound
which, as we have seen, had private motive TO
enhance the public one-were not OF long durs-
ton. On the 10th of August he whites from Navy
Board Inlet -
Since last wrote we have had such series Of gales
aho storms that have been unable to put pes to pa
per. About o'clock On saturday morning the oh,
u came on 20 blow from the tstv.r1 Nth thaok YEA
thor. We bad little Toe hitherto. aud what We
had seep vas exceedingly tight. tvsrythios looked
v. sno We we're very suguins that W. should be sele
To- gain some iatss encs of ths expedition Before 10
esne on thich oSuia maze out shat 80 tuok TO be
Prince Leopold ssl.nd 1T the mouth ~ Prime. Regent
ihlet ard the Ice appsreDty stretching right .orors
the sound; but the thcsbess csme on so rapidly snd
The gate increasing to perfect hurricane pretended
Us making out anything accurately.
Thus bailed, The parry were obliged to give UP
luther search. The ships were driven down tue
Sound and oil that could be done was 10 land
ZONE Admiralty Cylinders and provisions In Cape
lay. 1hoeeh eager to have this sea swept tor Ia
tehgence, ~ IL remarkable that ~ no part OF hts
letters does Mr. Gcedsr aiiudr 20 that gwen By the
Etquimeux. excepting as beng unworthy vi conf
Cence The arguments ON this side OF the cues
uoH are 100 many 10 permit MS to diiter from MIR.
Orudslr's view. II must surely stnke most per-
tons, on reflection, remarkable, thst the Esqui-
nHux should have no "papeTs' or voucher To show
w CUuhI Of the ailegeo iact at their having
teen en- beaId The exps ditOn ships The chances
oi such document coming some where TO hand
could never have been overlooked by mea m the
petition al Sir John Franklin crews and, indeed,
t ~ InCcnceivabic that the officers Ut the several
sbiTs would have allowed such An opportunity to
escape % The visite ct the Esquimaux afforded,
thr ~ en- pol Jog them ~ instruments 1T commu-
biCHtCn wth the whalers. la tue admiralty 10
siiururns 30 SIR James Ross, that officer Is desired
l.. a n. L.