The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-05


Seas, where he has been enjoyed IN a. search for
Sir John Franklin and his crews.
It's given as his confident Spsnitp, tbat peiiheY
Sir John Franklin nor any Of his eon,uaaions
are eastward Of any navigsbls pointin he Arctic
regions; and if there be any chance ~ ffer exist
enee, It IS 10 the sppposition fat Be proceeded ina
westerly direction, and in sfh case we can oafr
expect b hear from the nj na adveutsrses w. ~
Mackenzie detachment or BY her Majestv's shib
Ployer, Commander .doore, ~ rgar of Russia.
Sir James trayeF sed at least go miles On the Zee
the bergs Of witch were fnghtfal, much more %
mn w o. re experienced Arctic Voyagers had
seen before. Sir James and his party penetrated ak
iaT q the wreck Of the Fury, whereh &c found IRE
oid tent Standing and every thing about Il 70 state
o. ms best pFeseration.s Al this point Sir James
ae Pe'sited large quantity Of provisions and also
the scEeW-launch Of TIE Enterpriss The uIsszeh n
fsiI James across the boundiess regions OF ice Is
truly stated as most unparalleled feat 10 explores
no way seecessfal-
MT. Ken, the Captain Or the rEaIcr Chieftaaa.
sad ne s91Eee q the EsquiHaux story respecting
On John tanklin's and Sir James Ross ships.
vas siso on hls way to London, from KircaldY, to
sa9fa me Admiralty some farther calculation. II
a ial.,ei singular that both Sir James Ross and
MI herr should tins arrive in England almost az
the same moment; buf tfers ii 4fijl y,oye ra,,ss
-us coincidence 70 BE- pointed out and shat is the
arrival IN England also,by III. Ia = r,r;rs lsf.
7 y tles venerable or John Richardson from his
Ia u
Franklin, Capt. Crozier, Capt Fitziiarle- ,,5 fIeir
brave and gallant comparisons. These tfree gen-
tieneH have not only arrived is Farsnsf ia 49,,
nave Ilet al me Adnl11iy aud compared uoses;
aud although neiaher Sir James Ross -, Sc Iol,,,
4 Richardson have been so Fortunate q ~ 5;s.oe
any traces Of Sir John Franklin hopes are ztilier
terained that the lost ones are yetin safety on saoe
portion Of the extensive coast between the various
points visited by the abovs-named officers. snd
that they may either BY pushing to The westward
Or ialliHg hack TO the eastward meet with these
supplies which the devotedness Of Ross and Rich
ardson, Bird and RE, Kellett aad Moore, hayefro-
vided for them in the frozen regions.
With regard to Sir James Rosx's exps4ssss,
| composed Of the Enterprise, commanded
i sci, and the investigator, BY Can't B
that Sir James, In the utumn'of IA
/ u, penetrated little to the Westw7
Island, when the ships were obi
i their winter quarters al Port Leopo
Prince Regents Inlet9 In the 50
/ Sir James Ross with party, tra,
coast Of North Somerset beyond
G1Hord and Bonny, and finding the land
/ due SOUTH he followed it 70 that part d
\ coast opposite kersvell Bay; the total
/ iraveTsed being about 800 miles. Ii had
/ intention to trace the land down to the maRilet
pole, where he had been previously, but owing 20
some Of the party getting knocked mp from fatuus
he was obliged to abandon the attempt and rsiurh
to the ships. He had determinsd also DO detach a
| party towards Cape Walker, The place named In
Sir John Frankin's Instructions, whence re was 10
Steer Il SOUTHWEST course THIS intention
also obliged to forego on account Of the great diff
Guilty Of dragging the disabled men on the sieiges
the fool party not being equal to the severe work.
Another detachment was sentdown Prince Re
gents Inlet, as far as the spot at which the pFov-
slons OF the Fury were left they reached f. and
found them in perfect state Of preservation This
party then crossed over to the opposite side to Port
Bowen, and returned across the lnets 70 the shins
/ A third party went from the ships across CaIroVs
i Strait to Cape Hurd examining that shore. theg
Il also
with ice. -
Finding no vsstige Of amy had, and no haus.aF
Or marks, the probability X suggested that Sir on
, Erankin's ships passed Though towards Cane
Walker without any obstruction.
SIR James Ross having vFntered at Leopold
Island and searched all around in every direction.
now cEt canal Of two miles and q half n la,,g,tb
l with the intention 81 continuing ne searsb. 5ni
proceeding to the westward, 10 Melville Island:
but immediately alter getting out Of this canal
ihey unfortunately got into flow Of ice in which
they became frozen up, and thus carried right
oodly with the icel at the rate q about three miles
q day, through Lancaster Sound. and out bsvon5
6ouds bay much after the same manaer in which
Dae6 snip, the Terror, was dfifTed of Soushanln-
ION lsia1d IN 1887 Sir James Ross shins, as
may easily be supposed, were in the greatest peril
Iilu put LOT meeting gale Of wind, which happilV
broke up the field Of ice and set them al libert,5s
| the most serious consequences might have hen
1pprehended; for as the immense mass was Briited
/ tteNfA ott tAu Wehl SIDE OF bdtflulg
| ran great risk Of being carried upon m beTsTg
/ and wrecked al Cumberland Island
| as II was, however, the gale and swell having
broken up The ice, the ships as soon as tbe,, M
released stood over to the other side II VS. Nd,
too late to return to Leopold Island and Sir Jztes
therefore, most judiciously determined on relnrn,
ing to England He could never hone 10 reacb !,
secure place for wintering, or in which he could h.
| OF any service IN the event Of Sir John Frahkn's
being discovered. AT this quarter. however SEbicb
is the most central spot on the track tTev bsJ
deposited an ample supply of provisions of an
kinds, and left the steam launch, together with a
quantity Of iueli whilst they had also erected an
excellent house at Leopold Island.
Sir James had not fallen in with the North Star
but in all probability the stream Of ice had entirely
cleared the Straits, and thereby enabled the North
| Star to reach Sir Jamess Old winter o,iarters
when Mr.. Saunders, the commander, having aseor :
tanned there that Sir James Ross had retnrned. ne
would land his provisions and return ACCORDING a.
his Instructions but should there not be sufficient
i time he will doubtless winter at Leopold Island
and come ont next summer Il is, however, most
likely that he will be able to effect his Object this
season OF Parry, it is recorded that in a fort
night he ran up to Melville Island with verv little
interruption, and returned even in a less period Of
/ time.
With regard to Sir John Richardson's expedi.
| ton we hnd that in 1878 he had proceeded from
Mackenzie, eastward, to the Coppermine, forming
depos OF provisions at different parts Of the coast
lie describes an open to the north. all the way
so lar as vision extended, until his arrival at the
Dolphin aud Union Straits, which were blocked
with ice His companion, DR.. Rae, was to proceed
with party-Of select down the Copperinine
in this manner TO penetrate far north he could
and endeavor to advance between W0liaston and
Victoria Islands, where Sir John Richardson thinks
there is opening, the tide sets eastward and
westward through Dease's Straits and the Dolphin
Straits This route viii inerseet the course which
Franklin would most probably steer from Cape
Walker the shortest distance to which point is 400
miles.
Our latest news from the third expedition was
| down to the time her Majesty ship Herald Cant
kelett, G. B., sailed from Oahu on the morning Of
the 18Th May last being loaded with provisions Of
all kinds rom a hired transport sent from Val
! paraisO.
From her Majesty's ship Plover nothing has been
heard since her departure from Honolulu Aug. Is.
1915 but Capt ksllett would, doubtless very soon
fall IN with her and give herall the requisite supplie
With the above facts before us we cannot heir
feeling that there is still much hope LEFT Of The ult
mate safety Of the Franklin party and this hone Is
| strengthened by another faet-namely, that Sir
John hosss in company with Sir James. were
absent from England in their polar expedioas he
tween four and i've years and Tor four wears were
/ not heard OF, although they were only al the bot
/ tom Of Prince Regents Inlet during, which lime
they subsisted on their own provisions three vearsl
and those Of the Fury.
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Nelo York Tzeatrieels--A letter in PBiladel.