Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-26
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
FURTHER EXTRACTS PEA THE NIAGARA
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ENGLAND

o,.h - admit CT daily communicaIion. Int
a;n r,ne Love, which arrived al Hull, Eng
sup On The Sd October, brought the news. Ihs
,oa,au,co letter received al the Admiralty onice
rom The captain, gives The particulars OF ms III
~ Hull, Ocl. 4. 1919.
| Sir: had The satisfaction OF making shor
| communication Ibis morning by Telegraph .e,a
| live TO Sir John Franklin's expedition. ! nav'
now t. forward for tie inspection OF tneif isiu
ships The Admiralty chart oi balihs pay, w.
which Canaan ParGer OF The True Love, has pu
into nv hauts. together with his remarks, which
will. perhaps. convey better Information lhal
any heightened de,ail OF mine; and rough
sketch made BY an Esqumaux, gwen 10 Capt
| Kecr, Of The Chellain, who haGoea " over 4"
Parker. 49,. ..;,.
tappears tina! The Chiet;ain and other ships
cot TO Ponc's Baya day or TWO before Inc ifue'
| Love; immediately they reached mat place, some
| OF the natives went On board, and Uihont q"eS
| tioning. the man drew The skech, and by slsns
and in words OF his own language, understood
| by The masters OF he whalers. stated mat TWO VI
The ships had been !rozen up TO- oui years on INC
| west side OF Prince Regents Inlet, and mat Inc
oher two had been irczen up on the cas-! SIDE foI
one year-Ihal The two ships which had been
| there the lonees, had tiled 10 gel beyond cape
Rennall, bat NJ, being able, had come into Prince
Regents Inlet 10 winter, where The Ice had mol
broken I'D since-lh he and his companions had
been on board Sli the four ships In MaIcn lasl,
and they were then all safe.
After receiving This account from The master
o. the Chieiaio, MIR. Parker turned his attention
20 the endeavor 10 reach Prince Regents Inlet, OF
er apy rate TO examine Lancaster Sound, for the
purpose OF giving such information as mleh' be
OBJ ainable Of the state Of The county, &c, anu OF
using his utmost Efforts 10 carry out The InsIuc-
lion. Of their lofdships. He accordingly LETT DIS
fishing ground, of Scots Bay, and proceeded
North on the 22d July, on the passage to Lancas.
Ter Sound; aud having met with the ADVICE
Capt Benny. OF Dundee with whom he was on
friendly terms), agreed 10 accompany him. Al
that lime both the ships were well fshed, The
True Love having l45 tons OF oil ON board, and
Advice l40 tons; The masters judged (and rightly
too) that although The risk was great with such
valuable caigoes on board, they would be dis
praccd il tn attempt were not made to render all
ihe assis ance which they were capable oil doing
On the 5lh August they got as far as Croker's
Bay, where they were stopped by solid body
of ice sire ching across the Straits to Admiral.
ty Inlet; aud no water being visible TO the west.
ward, they were compelled 10 return; coming
close in with the edge of the ice, and oil the
9Th Of Aug. Mr. Parker landed cask Of pre-
served meats, and 80 bags Of Goals (Which bad
been sent on board by Lady Franklin; upon
Cape HAY, deposited the letters, cylinders, &c,
according TO the instructions OF their lordshIps,
and having erected high pole TO attract the
attention Of the ships or boats which might pass
at fu ure time, they made the best OF their
way back to The fishing ground, which they
reached on the eth August
trust their lortships will consider that this
attempt 10 reach the expeditions may be worthy
cf favorable consideration, aud DO disposed 10
recommend some compensation Tor the risk run
and The loss Of time occasioned thereby; out
this is point which the present is not fi'Iing
time TO urge, and | merely allude to ii, lest il
might be imagined that any future applications
was an aflernought not worthy of notice.
Tue inuumerdble interruptions arising from
the anxious Inquiries cf the public generally, on
the subjecl winch has so Icing interested hem,
must DC my apology for any errors or om 'ssioRs
which may have made; and all that would
venture 10 add is The expression Of ny earnest
hopes hat this information, however imperfect,
will Ultimately leac 10 the adoption of such steps
As may exiricate lhcs: brave men from Stale
oil danger and difficulty.
II heir lorisnps wish fer farther information,
or 10 submit specific questions, my humble Ell
deayoIs shall be used 10 obtain correct answers;
and il they would prefer thai Mr.. Parker should
attend in London, he is ready 10 do so, on Ieceiy-
iug orders 10 that effect.
lam respectfully, sir,
Your mos, obedienl servant,
THOMAS W.Rp, owner Of the True Love.
No trace was seen oil The Investigators launch,
neither DID there appear any reason 10 douot ihs
correctness .! the statement made by the E>qui-
maux, that The upper paIt Of lancaster Sound
vas d solid mas Ut ic".
On TIC e.n August which was a clear day, MIR.
Parker landed upon high ground al Cape Hay,
with his telescope, TO see if anything could be
discovered OF the North S'ar, but no ship of any
description was visible in Lancas err Sound, eY-
cept the ADVICE.
Capt. Hamiiloo, r. N, Admiralty, Londen.
Tn: following extraordinary statement IS
vouchcd Tor by the Manchester Gaardian as
coming from an cfIlcer oil III Royal Navy and
OF reliable authenticity. As it was published
several days previous 10 The arrival Of the True
Love, il furnishes one oi The most Wonderful ii,
Illustrations Of the uses and power Of mesDersm
tina, can be conceived, lo such as place confidence
III tie statement:
From III. Manchester Guardian
"Sir-in The Manchester Guardian OF Sa ur-
day last l26 Sep'enb-r,) you have inserted
short noricc OF Inquiries recently made Of The
Bolton caiivoyan; respecting the fate OF Sir
john franklin, which, besides being essentially
Incorrect, seems calculated unnecessarily 10 In>
crease Inc uneasiness tell by his friends regard.
ing him. As parry concerned feel II
du;v, therefore, though with some reluctance, 10
communicate the real lacls 10 yun in detail. Ii
disbrlcved, their publication can do no harm;
ard ii ever s. little credited they are rather co.
conraging than Otherwise
"Be"s ca, into nesmeric state. then, this
woinan asserted positively thai Sir John Frank
lin is still alive, ana now comparatively WE'LL
he has Undergone great hardships but has ovei-
come them, and Is 10 good hope al getting 10
England in nine month. and a half, provided no
unforeseen accident occurs The difference be-
l@esn he appafen, time wneIe he is and al Boil
Ton is nearly six hours, indicating difference Of
longitude OF from IS 10 go. And Afterwards,
when asked, being still in the mesmeric stale, 10
.ndeavor 10 point on The map where he is, she
puls her finger on the northwest side OF Hudson S
Bay which is hot very far from this Longitude,
,housh the map being on very small scale, and
very 'nconvrusnly bouod up, in volume OF
h. Penny CycoI G liza, aud required by her 10 be
f,ssd on her head, mol held to her eyes, and thus
reversed, no very precise indication could be ST.
obIaincd
"As she is perfectly uninstructcd, and unable
even TO read or write il seems scarcely possible
to suppose that she can kaow anything Of maps
whatever; and, farther, the indication thus OBJ
tained both by difference Of time and her pointing
"a the nap, took The by-slandefs quite by sur
prise. They had no, The least idea Of looking for
Sir John in This direction And il his ships have
been wrecked or abandoned tn the west coast OF
Boothia or towards Victoria Land it is possible,
though II may appear 10 Us unlikely, that be may
nave tried 10 return 10 the eastward OF Boo,hia
which when he departed, was supposed TO be al
island. AID il he succeeded in overcoming The
very great difficulties which must have attended
such a roue, mis- is precisely the direction in
which he would appear. And farther, II he go
this length too late in tho season 10 save the Hud
sons Bay Company's autumn ship, his own i'm
PRESTON would naturally be that he would be
detained Ill the ensuing spring, which would
Just make up the nine months specified before he
expected 10 BE- in Ergandi lh!s period mol having
been given b. he ciafvoyanl as prophccy, eu
as In Impression on his mind, with which she
proessed to have some mysterious means Of
communication.
:. th,t he eaid ho h,J only three