New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-08
STR John Franklin.

Tho news Of the probable safety 81 ths cele
brsled polar navigator has bssn received With great
pleasure by ali la TACT, question, whether 10 Eng
lan1 it.ef stronger interest has boen felt for hi
thsl M the Dailed States Oar millions Of newipspef
i-fs have been made familiar with bis hstofy md
eitn the object iOT which ms bss exposed himself HE
ofeefs and crews 10 four rigorous ~inteTs During
this long period he bss ben shut out from all c!vl1 d
socls ty, ard nearly % from all human beings his
shqs enclosed Ia ice with misery ard starvation star
la liin In the face
Ia casa tha late accounts received by the whsing
s~p. from tue kxqOimsux truN, that two large
shp asya been Ion tour yesrs frozen up in R.seus
In =, and that these ships Sir John FrsDsiins,
what have they TO escapei All who are familiar
win ths polar req I've mesu thrcu. books a. We
presume tew of our readers hsve had personal espe
ri nee thsfel know that their great s ats and oh
n.is are sometimes closed siib lee for years Tat
when tr1m unusual cold sessnn this Ice dces not
break u The tOllow wing wiutsr renders IL more soHi
1Ais sometimes follows for several s-ssoni when :
bsrf ct Ice Il formed OF such ma,ui;ude, thst 10
NAN. for years mpssshle In tact great channels and
inlsis are sometimes rendered 90, aud the open
eossts arr unspptoachsble for centary few facts
viii sustain this assertion
About cootury and half ago, the eastern cosst Of
Greehlsnd was spprOschsble 10 lsid iowa In all no
maps aud Was, no doubt visited by whaling ships
aiEe with other parts Of this iahospsbe Tegoa. tut
IN ate timrs since ths period Dsmed. The immense
barriers If Toe piled mountains high have prevented
oil Appro Oh TO the coast Captain Scores5y explored
th~ coAd from CSpe Farewell AZ far North as 6J0
when obliged 60 leave II and pass round 10 tie
GJh deg bel he could sgaiE sp yfosch H. when be
taaud 5fhcuity ia his further progress norihwssd
Csps G ssh, who wac cent 0ut By the Danish Govern
come 20 yesrt sucs, eNpressy 10 trace tho coast
aud explore eastern GTe-nlsnd la search OF the sncie
D~nish colony, knOwn ~ Loot Greenland made
egry fori win his shps and boats To reach the coss
bat Coa,d not tor the Ice Lancaster Sound
entered Until Csyt Parry passed up II Ia one OF his
ylorsuOas la search Of North west passage. II hss
been psssed ey repeatedly by ships. during two cen
turcs but oe,ss ehosd up with ice during ths period
uavlsstoss snsw the existence of such sound
strait "a opened itself 10 Capt Parry. The same IL
noraace existed with regard H. other openings For
loos period they would remain closed. and mild eco
son attended by favorable winss would alone open
them.
our fesrs nov are that Prince Regents lne, hsyins
b-.u shut up Tor four successive years the probability
OF It's opentng sssia becomes ess every year. Tbs
fact th.t .pt Rs,s ships whica were relieve
Sir IN Franklin having bscn enclosed IN the ice ia
the sane Inlet for year. taccordug ~ the Esdai
inaux seems TO favor ths They were aSsori Dec
BY the Esaumsux beies On The opposite eide Of ih'
la,e bst their siuaton IL 80 peiOss Ss thst OF th'
snip. they went u rescue TOE question now To- whs
can 30 dOne tor these daring but unfortunate men,
rescue them irom their sitastOa The prescott seHsoi
Il. OF curse to- lse, we no~ expect slr Joh
Aad his crew reach Eoslsnd, even II ali the &c
counts ~ have received are true We BEG therefore
a. submit Tao follo~ing plan for the consideration
cur Gavertmsn .
E.siJ ia tas Spring Of next year send = vessel Will
cNa! a. the Dsnisa settlement 81 CsPe Farewell on ~
sou-scrs cosst OF Greceland, snd another 20 DISC,
t,sod the shore oi Bsans Ray, In the 7Vu
drgfcc at latitude, or al Some point On The oppcst
shore Reckoniog sydney one station for GOALS
u wOad then oc three point. from which stesue
eoad Sst her 2pes As early, thee, 40 practicable
ssoi steam PIP ily with scfvS 81 eonstrac'e'
ths' u might BE- shipped unsaigped a. nrcessitis
msat reQatte Al sydRey, in Novs seOtts, she mi i Q
tsse her saP9y ot GOALS 10 carry her 10 sa
would walt tl the suteci nty advanced {,
eed. sac might then proceed - Lancaster Soun,
and entesv0r II Teach Prince Rsenis lnet case hi
s0osd prove imprsetcsele two parties should then b
formed procsd the Ice eastern ana western
shNrs & lnes In search OF The ial.sns sh. and
csse they found % conduct them 10 The steamer /,
Rarro~s S,r-its OF LsneasteT Soand ,hu ,AOuld no
Asve spproscssd neSner. II Il Is iupTaeutshls 10 pro
es-a aogtsSsrd through Prince Repeat. lalei an.
equally 81 10 proceed soathwsrJ toward Meiiesilh
l.sni With The hope q reaching Hadsoa's Straits Il
tasr saips the only alternative wll b. 70 take Il
81 artssg eat land Cockherns lslsnd com
psnt - Rsiaas Bay, ssy 81 foo's RAy where IL
uorsAeIa wasng Nessels atop. Here, se9
o.A-v pisocs proysloes should Do p.eaS. AID stake
stack ~ 81 PROMINENT pc.ats Indicating where -
prossises - 70 10 foaad. We have Iaesns 10
saosisg watcher an overland joarpey IA practicable
iAs lacs tnentioEea hui a. he distance from Pnee
Rrseuss lules 20 Bsfns Bay dSesnos exceed go nile
IL DIS not seoSa So uRsarmoaptsbse sacn the lives
q hacurec mer Ut mors are a stake The expease
suca Al expedition ~oald be triaing, AMI We have q
dcubg iast competent ofhcers eau % found ~eo vi
gladly embark Ia 90 prsiseworsAy an unoerisSins.-
Han irsds oi daring sesen, too would 81 eaoe Ole
tSeir saEv.ces- lFfsSioencc 'eeras