The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-11-02
News OF sir John Erankiin's Tx.
pedtsiON.

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nication from the Secretary to the
Admiralty, has been made public,
/ from which it will be seen that no
doubt is entertained in the highest
Off cial quarters rs to the authentic
Iity OF the Intelligence received by
the Shipping and Mercantile Ga
|Zettc;
"ADNIRALIry, Oct, !, 1919.
"From communications made this
. day TO the Lords of the Admiralty,
by the editor of the Shipping and
Mercantile Gazette, evening news
papers, some hopes are entertained
that the news brought by Captain
Parker, of the Truelovc, arrived at
Hall, from Davis Straits, of Sir
John FrAnklin'S ships having been
seen BY the natives as late aSNlarch
last, beset by the ice IN Prince Re-
gents Inlet, is not without founda-
ton.
Z" From the same source reports
have been received that Sir James
RoSS'S ships are on the south of
Prince Regents Inlet, and that the
vessels Of both expeditions are safe.
" This hope is somewhat strength
encd by a telegraphic message to the
Admiralty since received from the
mayor of Hull, where the Trucloyc
arrived last night"
We have now to lay before our
readers tie following interesting
details, which have reached us this
day. 1t will be seen that the letter
OF orr Hull correspondent announc-
IS the following important fact that
the ships of the two expeditions were
in daily communication with each
other:
Posr OFFIcr, Hull, Oct 4, 1919.
TO he EiHor Of tie Shipping and
Mercantile Gazette:
SlF: | have no small qualification
in being able to forward what | be-
lieve to be an authentic account Of
Captain Franklin and his compan-
ions. The Truclove, Parker, arriv-
ed here last night from Dayis'S
Straits, bringing plan which Capt
Kerr of the Superior received from
~ EsquimauV, describing the ships
under Franklin to be bcsct on the
north side of Barrow'S Straits, and
Sir J. RosS'S ships on the south side;
he also states that on the 30th
March, this year, he, (the nativc)
,dS on boGrd Frauklin'S ships, and
that a daily communication was
maintained between the respective
commanders. The plan is drawn by
lead pencil, aud is very crcditable
production. Thomas Ward, ESQ,
the owner of the Truclove, viii by
this mail forward the plan and other
information to the Lords of the Adj
miralty, to whom lie has already
forwarded a Geographic communi-
cation. Sincerely hoping and belle
wing that this information is based
on a sound foundation, am, sir,
Yours, obediently,
DALE BROWN.
The following is the communica-
ton referred to by Mr.. Brown,
which was received at the Admiral
/ ~ this morning:
/ HUI, Oct. 4, lS49.
SIR: had the satisfaction of ma
king a short communication this
morning by telegraph relative to
Sir John Franklin's expedition. |
have now to forward for the inSpec-
ton of their lordships the Admiral
ty chart of Baiiin's Bay, sc, which
Captain Parker, Of the Truclove,
has putinto my hands, together with
his remarks, which will, perhaps,
convey better information than any
heightened detail of mine and a
rough sketch made by an Esqui-
maux, given to Capt. Kerr, of the
Chieftain, who handed it over to
Parker.
1t appears that the Chieftain and
other ships got to Ponds Bay day
or two before the Truclove imme-
diately after they reached that place
some of the natives went on board,
and mithom q"estiOning, the man
drew the sketch, and by signs and
in words of his own language, I'M
derstood by the masters of the wha-
lers, stated that two of the ships had
been frozen up for four years on the
west side Of Prince Regents Inlet,
and that the other two had been fro
zen up on the east side for one year.
that the two ships which had been
there the longest had tried to get
beyond Cape Rennell, but not being
Inlet to winter, where the ice had
not broken up since--that he and
his companions had been on board