The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-21
Notice to American Whalers & NarIgators.
Due Ilundred Thousand Dollars reward
offercd by the British GaSernnlent for
nssistnlico 10 the missiiig Vessels or their
Crews, amy portion OF them.

nssIstnlaco 10 the inissiIg Vessels or their
Crews, or amy portion OF them.
Tic attention of this Government having been re-
Gently Invited by Lady J!,sr FnANKLis 10 the sub
icct Of The Expedition, consisting Of two ships under
the command OF Sir. JoHa FnAsKLIs and Captain
CnoziER fitted out in 1916 by Her Britannia Majes
y's Goycrnmcnt for the Discovery of The Northwest
Passage between the Atlantic aud Pacific Oceans,
the PRESIDENT OF the United States has, after mature
reflection, determined TO prepare, aud dispatch With
out unnecessary delay, Two national vessels 10 seek
for and relieve those Discovery Ships or failing in
this purpose, To endeayof 10 ascertain their fate
Strongly interested In the subject BY ile oquent ap-
peal In behalf Of Sir JoHs FaASKLIN and his COM
panons and impelled by motives OF sympathy and
humanity, we confidently anticipate that the adop-
ton of the by tho President will strike re-
sponsve chord in The bosom Of every American eli.
zen, and be hailed with general appreciation.
Aside from the indncement presented by the Bril-
tisl Admiralty, In the offer Of liberal reward OF
twenty thousand pounds sterling TO any ship ships,
OF any country, or TO any exploring party whatever,
who shall render efficient assistance 10 the missing
vessels or their crews, or any portion Of them, IL is
not doubled that, nerved by the nobest moyes, the
navigating interests Of the United States, and espe-
clhly American whalers both la tho Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans, will eagerly enter into generous
competition with those Of other nations, and lend
their best energies TO carry relief 10 the adventurous
British mariners who have thus pered their lives
among the icebergs Of the north In cndeavoring 10
solve problem which has for centuries bafled the
enterprise and science OF the civilized world.
With the view of placing within The reach of all
VINO may share .ls spislt OF Ianaaple rvairy ,hior
,a. nay pe useful Y mem u me pI9secuIion
the President by Lady FRAsKLis is hereto append
20, .oge.ne, WIZ, M nmsc.oinpanyine explanatory
sialfinent Ielavs 70 ,he nrillsn Arctc Expedlon
aha J, ~ nopsu ne. he piacipai {ouInais IN ihe i
extensive publicity, in fnrrherance Of this object.
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Lefffr from re ilday q ~ yoan frdnhhn one
fFes'oeH " Me GhHed Sfdfes.
Sin / address myacfto you az the head of great
nation, whose power 10 help me cannot doubt, and
In whose disposition 10 do 80 have confidence
which trust you will not deem presumptuous
The name OF my husband, Sir Jons FnANNLn,, Is
probably moi unknown 10 YOU. Ii il Intimately con
nected with the northern mart of that continent of
which the American Republic forms so ynst and con-
spicuo,ls a portion When | visited The United
States three wears ago nnongs q, tho many proofs
received OF respcct and courtesy. there was none
which touched and even surprised inc more than the
appreciation every where expressed 10 nue. OF his for
mer services in geographical discovery. and tho in
teres felt in The enterprise In which he was then
known 10 be engaged.
The expedjtion fitted out by our Government for
the discovery Of the Northwest Passage Chat 1ues-
lion which iSr three hundred wears has engaged The
interest and bafied the energies Of the man Of science
and the nayipatorl smiled under nv husbands com.
mand, NAV, 1916 The two ships Erebns' and
t'l'prrur' contained (Oflppra
and were yiciualled for three Years They were oi
nxnected home unless s,ccess Ind early rewarded
their efforts or some casualty hnstencd their return
before the close OF ls4T nor were any tidngs ex.
pected from Them In The interval Bit when the
autumn OF lS47 arrived without any intelligence OF
tbe shps the attention of her Aaestys Government
was directed 70 The necessity ofsearchnp for and con
vevino relief 10 ,hen, In cnse Of their heinz
ed in Ice or wrecked and In want Of provisions and
means OF transport For this purpose an expedition,
la three divisions was fitted out IN the early part OF
last year, directed TO three different quarters stimuli
,oneoualv VIZ !. "''s'G
FIrst "a tint bv which in ease Of success The
shins would como ont Of The Polar Sea 10 The vest
ynId for Dehrinp,s Strnitl ss ps'
Second. 10 thst by which they entered on their
course Of discovery on lie eastern Side Tor Days's
Srait.)
And third to an intervening portion Of The Arctic
shore, upproachable by land from the Hudson Bay
(,omnany,s settlements on ,vhicb i, wns snnposcd
he crews, il OBLIGED 10 abandon their ships msht
| be found.
This last division OF the expedition was placed I'M
der lie command Of nv husbands faithful friend
tle con,panion or his former travels Dr Sir John
Richardson. who landed at New York in April Of
nsi wear and hastened 10 join his men md boa,s
which were already In advance towards the Areti,
shore az This marion 81 rhe exnedon NAV hr;sfv
sny thai The absence Of any intelliaence from Sir
lin Richnrdson M ,his a,ason nrnvca IN In. ben,
uns,,ccessul in lie object of hia search Thc exnc
dnn Intended for Retiring Strnit I'M IN therl, becn
complete failure. II consisted Of d snnle shin lie
~ her had sainp nronertles did n9t eyen onnroat,
her destination last wear fho remaining and mosi
important norton of The searching eypedition con
sisis Of two Ships, under The command Of Sir James
Ross. which sailed last NAV for Uayis's Sirni, mi
did not succeed owing 10 ,he state Of the iea ii Gal
ting into Lancaster Sound iii The season for opera
tons had nearly closed. These shps are now win
terina in lie ice and store shin IL abont 10 be dis
patched from hence with provisions nnd fnel 10 ena
be them 10 stav ont another wear hIt one Of these
vessels is In great degree. Withdrawn from active
search. by The necessity Of watching AT ,he entrance
Of Lancaster Sound for III, arrival Of interence and
Instructors from England by The whalers'e
have entered into these details with view of
growing that. though The British Government hns
M, FORGOTTEN The ny II owes To- Inc brave men whom
il hns sent on perous service and he's spent yerv
large ann In nroydino thr neons far their rnscua
vel thn,. owing toyurous causes Inc means aci,,sly
II onera,ion for tha nprnose nro oni,e ~
meat the extreme esioence ~ he raso far I, ,,s,
be remembered thai the missing shps were yieinallea
for three yenrs onv md Thai nenrv fonr vears III
now elansed no lhnt The survivors of az nanv WIN
ters in he Ice mnst be al The last extremity. and aso
II ms, he borne in mind thaf Inc channels bu yh,ch
the shipa NAV hnye atfemnIed 10 force n,saaaa "a
The westward or which thcv NAV have hesn cons,