New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-20
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN NOT LOST.
interfering uad probably Highly Important
news from Baf1a's Bay.

Ff.n n Hrf Llllc- tafoff-ef lt.
Capt Chsyel, Of the barb NcLeHar. Of this port,
from Dayiss Straits bose arrival re announced
Yesterday moTnioe, furnishes Information Thlch
will At least be read WITH interest 10 the United
states and indeed in every par, Of the wori.
About the st Of August. while the Mcclellan
lad ID Ponds Bay. 1t. a. oa. -, the natives Of
the coast csns on board the Chisltaio, Pm English
wbaiemso. sod gave iulofmstion By signs tost two
large ships were then lying in Prince Regent 5
lnltt ard lad been their fast 10 tae ice Tor Tour
seasons and being asked with regard 20 those On
board whether they were dead OF alive, they re-
plied In the same way that the Crews were Dot
"sseep. THAT IS, NOT dead bat were tll well
Tits Information was considered ~ The hngHsi-
msn and by Capt Chapel as indicating That the
ships Of Sir John Franklin were clearly meant.
The Englishmai landed at Cape Hay, some Dis
lance from Ponds Bay a quantity OF coal aud pro-
visions with which ms snip was furnished by ;he
British Government lor the use Of the long missing
ships u they should chance % come there, IS they
would be obliged " DO Oh their retorn 20 England.
This 8 certainly the lstes. news from that quarter
and there Is a possibility, perhaps probability
that the commander Of the unfortunate expedition
AID bis crews are ttil alive. Heaven send that It
NAV be 90
The Mel elan and her gallant officers and ere"
have reached home almost by miracle. any
rae have done SO under circumstances that en-
tide ,hem 20 the highest credit.
On the 9Th Of June the bark got nippcd 10
the ice and only escaped destruction by tbs a.
most supefhumsa exertions and good conduct o.
tha.a xho were in charge Of her.
she ives 30 severely injured that she leaked 50
a. 10 be kept shoat only by the iucessant work OF
nearly ell hands at the pumps, and by mems o.
two large metallic pumps obtained by Capt Z.
from the wreck Of the English chips crushed sud
totally lost Just ahead OF him The leak vas,
however, partially remeoied by thrumbed SAILS
under the bow, though she continued 70 leak badly
uutl her arrival home, aud was only kept above
water by continual end uuceasiDg labor at the
pumps tn she reached the dock, which indeed, ls
sill obliged % bs continued, as she lies at the
wharf.
The two English ships Superior and Lady Jane,
mentioned Yesterday, were both lost very near
the Mcclellan. Two Of the crew OF the lost ships
arrived In her. They arc natives Of the Shetland
Islands.
On the 3O.h OF August, tie Mel elan lost man
named Joseph Schneider of New-YOrk, Tho fell
from the mizzsn top-nast-head and lived but 20
minutes being shOckney msngled IN the head
ADD limbs. He was 2l years OF age.
II Is due TO Capt. Chapel his gallant officers nnc
ships company, again to say that their conduct Ia
bringing home their vessel, is deserving Of more
than common praise, aud even with their exer-
lions IL could not have been done but loT The stanch
aad enduring qualities Of the ship TIE skill and
perseverance OF the officers end men were objects
Of admiration TO The Engishmen who witnessed
them.