Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-12-13

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Sir John Franklin was born in 1888, at Spilsby.3
in Lincolnshire. Re cnteEtl the navy, October /
1900. as bcy, on board the Poliphenlus, 6j, Cap.
tain John Lawford under whom he served as mid
shipman in the action Of Copenhagen April 2, 1901.
He then, in the Investigator sloop, sailed with Cap
tain Flinders, on voyage of discovery to New Hol-
land where on joining the Porpoise, armed store
ship, he wrecked on coral rock, near Cato
bank, August IL 1903. While his passage
home in the Camden East Indiaman, Mr. Franklin
had charge of the signals, and he distinguished him
self at the celebrated repulse of powerful French
squadron, under Admiral LenOis, February Is, 1904.
On his arrival in England he Joined the Beerophon;
and subsequently, under Captain Cook took part in
the battle of Trafalgar. On being transferred to
the Bedford "A, Mr.. Franklin was confirmed lieu
tenant of that ship, February H. 1908 and escorted
the royal family of Portugal from Lisbon to South
America.
During the after-part of the war he was chiefly
employed in the blockade of Flushing; he then,
toward the close of 1914 joined in the expedition to
New Orleans; and for his brave conduct, Janua-
ry g. 1915, he was officially and very warmly re-
commended for promotion. On January IA, 1918,
Franklin assumed the command of the hired brig
Trent, in which he accompanied Captain D. Buchan-
an, of the Dorothea perilous voyage of discove
~ to the neghborhood of SpitZbergen. In April
next year. Franklin invested with the command
of an expedition to proceed overland from Hudson's
bay to ascertain the actual position of the Copper
mine river and the exact tending of the shores OF the
Polar seas to the eastward of that river.
This fearful undertaking endured until the sum-
of 1922 through journey of $3.50 miles; its perils
and adventures Captain Franklin (whose comman-
ders and post commissions bear date respectively
1921 and 1929 has ably described in his MARIA
tiye'' of the Journey. In 1925 he left England to
cooperate with Captains Beechy and Barry in
tanning from opposite quarters, the existence of
northwest passage Inc results OF this missions
which terminated in "A deg. "a min. north, long-
tude 149 deg. 80 min. west, will also be found in
Captain Franklin's Narrative 1825-'27, On his re-
turn to England, in September, 1927. he was pres
cnted, by the Geographical Society at Paris, with
gold medal valued at 1920 francs, for having made
the most important acquisition to geographical
knowledge during the preceding year
In 1926, at home he received the honor of knight
hood, besides the Oxford degree of a D. c. L. Sir
John Franklin married, first in 1923, the youngest
daughter of William Porden, ESQ.,, architect: and
secondly in 1923, the daughter of John Griffin esq,
| of Bedford Place. From 1880 until 1884 he COM
manded the Rainbow, 2S on the Mediterranean sta
! ton: and for his exertons in connection with the
troubles in Greece he was presented with the order
Of the Redeemer ofGreece In 1886, Sir John Frank
| lin created K. c. H.; and afterwards for
some time, Lieutenant Governor of Van Dieman's
Land. In 1915 Sir John Franklin was appoin ted
to the command ofanother expedition to the North
! the ErebuS, Captain Franklin,) and the Terror,
| Captain Crozer )-on fresh attempt to explore a
northwest passage through Lancaster Sound and
Behring's Strait. The ships left Greenhithe, May
10, 1916. Little intelligence has been received Of
this expedition since the day Of its sailing.
At the close of 1917, Government resolved to send
out three expeditions in search of Franklin and his
party, and numbering l40 souls. The first of these
expeditions, her majestys ship Plorer, sailed in
January, 1913; the second expedition, the Enter
prise and Investigator, was placed under the com
mand of Captain Sir James Ross and sailed in May
1913 the third expedition, (overland,) under Sil
John Richardson having left Liverpool about two
months previously. In the Spring of 1S49, the
North Star left with provisions for Ross expedition
and reward Of 100000 offered by Govern
ment to any land expedition that might rem
der efficient assistance to Sir John Franklin, his
ships, or their crews, and contribute directly to
trcate them from the ice. The past year was one
of . hope deferred,' regards the subject of The
! Franklin expedition.
In the Autumn there dawned a sudden light
though " the time for hope was nearly gone by il
all hearts that of the nohle-illitt9va "'
sealed cylinder; but it only contained information
of Franklins ships to June, 1915. Another Whalel
brought a story from the Esqumaux, that the ships
of both Franklin and Ross expeditions were seer
beset by the ice in Prince Regents Inlet as late as
: March, 1849. In November, Ross expedition re
turned and formally negatived the circumstantia
story Almost simultaneously arrived Sir JOIN
Richardson and since his return the Ployer Meth
er of the three expeditions has brought any intelli
gence of the missing voyager or his companions.
The public sympathy has been touchingly express
I ed on the calamitous suspense; and prayers hav
been offered up in between sixty and seventy church
f es by upwards of 10000 worshippers. for the pre-
servaton and safe return of the missing expedition
, A reward of upwards Of one hundred guineas ha
: been promised to any of the whaling ships whic
y may bring information of the voyagers; and Lad
Frankling has offered $4,000 to induce whalers
make search in parts not within the scope of tn
8 Government expedition.
) Mr. D1cKENs-The Pottsville Mining Regste
has the following notice ofthis gentleman:
y Old Mr.. Weller Gin the Pickwick papers, VIII
> ten by Mr.. Dickens) proposes that Mr.. Pickwic
" shall run away from lawsuit to America, and sta
there until the cause dies away" and then," say
> Mr.. Weller, let him come back and write boo
about the 'Merikins as IL pay all his expenses an
more, if he blows m up enough" Mr. Dickens ha
performed this to the letter; except as to the rur
u ming away from q lawsuit he came over here pal
took of our hospitality went back and blew us up
u a book the sale of which has paid all his expense
= and more.
n DON'T Know BRANDY.--A man was brought b'
y fore Recorder Caldwell this morning who actual
was during all his life with the exception of twenty
n four hours previous. entirely ignorant OF the ext
G tence of such an article as brandy. Patrick Monl
is nearly as tall steeple and wrapped In an In
t mense shaggy, black overcoat he looked very muc
IS like big brown bear, when called on by Recordt
r Caldwell to give account of his conduct durln
h the night. He arrested for being drunk an
l. disturbing the peace. why. yer honor, | g
! here Yesterday from ireland, and I'd been watht
= fur swim weeks and my head was very wake and
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