The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-04-13
From The 81. Louis Republican
NEWS FROM SIR JOHN FRANKLIN
his PROBABLE SAFETY.

EHHIu ~ Al0 IN W 49,
Jympathy has been increased no doubt by
he unceasing efforts Of his wife to give HIM Z
liberal rewards offered By the
Rr;iisb Government 10 those who would un-
his relieE and the adventure recently
get on foot by Mr.. Grinhell, Of New York.
Hence it is, that every CLEAN of infornation'
conveying the hope Of the safety OF the gallant
and his daring companions, IS re"
ceived with great interest. That which we
now 10 give will be read with aVidlty BY
our %citizehs.
The IntelIigonter Of yesterday contains an
extract from Q letter addressed to James Sln>
clair, Esq, al present in this city, by A NC"
Dermot. dated at Selkirk's Colony, 18th Feb
1850. the writer SAYS:
GA packet has just arrived from Mche0z.e's
river, which brings news that the snip 'na'
went in search Of Capt, Franklin is w'ntefihg
in Mckenzie river. This packet is sent posi-
haste by way Of the States. Il is thought me
Capt. is still alive. )"
This, we think, is the most accurate and FELL
able Information that has yet been gwen 70 'nF
public, afFording a reasonable hope that the uh-
fortunate gentleman about whom so mueh IN
teYcst has been felt, is yet alive
Mr.. Sinclair has also kindly favored US with
an extract from a letter from John Rae. dated
at Fort Confidence, 30th April, l849. The VIII
ter is attached to the expedition OF SIR Johh
Richardson, and his account Of the very favor
able weather during the winter OF lo4o-S'
leaves reason to hope that the search Tor Sir
John Franklin was prosecuted under the most
favorable circumstances, and as we have rea'
son 10 hope, with success.
Mr.. Rae says:
"Sir John Bell and Mr.: Richardson are to
leave this in a few days, taking with them all
the men except eight, two of whom are to re-
main here during the summer; whilst the other
six are to accompany me down the CoPpermlne
to the Polar Sea; when l hope, il the season
proves favorable, to add a little to the chart o
these reglonst
"The weather here has been very fine com
pared with the experience OF Dease and SlmP
; son; there have not been eight days during tn
last six months so stormy as TO prevent travel
ling. We have had an excellent house to liv
in, with an abundance OF wood and venIs)n
, and very fine fish, as much as we could con
/ sumo. with a large stock on hand, in the stor
at present.
"When the p lcket arrived here | was absen
0 at the Kendall river, with the first portion o
stores and provisions for the summer con
a sumption, but returned two days after. Grea
numbers Of deer were seen all migrating NORTH
re ward.'
NJ But this is not all. In the Minnesota Pione'
III OF the 18th of March, we find some addition
in and corroboralive news. Capt. Todd, OF Fo
H. Gaines, writes from that post, that ia rum
was in circulation at the mouth Of Grow VIII
n river on Thursday last, that a patty OF Esqu
maux were at Gull Lake having just arriV'
from Hudson Bay. They report having be-
two months en- route, and that Sir John Fran
il lin, with his ships, had been seen during
is past winter frozen in the ice. A second repc
changes it to the ship Plover, which was sc
q frozen. The Flower it will BIO remember
he was out in search Of Sir John"
~ Mr.. Warren Of Gull Lake, writes to the e
IN tor Of the Pioneer, on the Tth Of March, sayIr
VI send this by d hall-hred from Pemb'na, W
came an express to Fort Smelling from
Northwest Expedition ship 'PIover' VIII
tn crew have entered McKenzie's river and
wintering at Fort George.
'n- More minute intelligence has no doubt b.
eg- forwarded TO the British authorities, from
British posts in Hudson's Bay Company,
hdt every one will be rejoiced to hear OF the SAT
Of the distinguished navigators and his br
companions
the Mr.. Warren adds, in his letter to the Pion,
that they had heard from the Bots Forte VI
acts pewas, who live on the Northeast bound
'uth Of Minnesota, and that they were in a starr
ton conditioned much 50, that many will
thin obliged, as they have sometimes been to
their fellows: Their ricescrop failed last
TODD and the rabbits from some disease, had di
'nte peared from the upper country
eral-