Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-09
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN's EXPEDITION.
FROM THE BOSTON TRAVELLER.

SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION.
FROM BOSTON TRAVELLER.
We have seen detailed notice on this side Of the Allan
tic of the official report upon the relics brought home from
Cape Riley by the Prince Albert schooner and have there
fore drawn up from the documents themselves These
relics consist of three beef bones pig bone, and sheep
bone. as well piece and half inch rope,
sung oryou inches in length and having eye splced
at end piece Of old with the Queens marks
and chip of drift timber. These relics wee referred to
Capt Parry and Sir John Richardson and have been SUBJ
jected to careful mcroscopical investigation.
Capt, Parry says that the only possible way in which the
rope could have reached the point where found
these II have been left there the first discovery Of
the coast in August 1919; have belonged to the Fury,
wrecked Prince Regents Inlet 1926; have been con-
veyed there by of Sir James Rosss travelling parties 10
ls49; else they have been left by Sir John Frank
lin That neither Of the two former sapposions is true
shown by the fact that the rope of kind manufactured
till 1924 and that tits made of Hungarian hemp none Of which
used the navy till ls4l Moreover, the rope evidently
could not have been long exposed those suggestions
require The third suppcson dsproved by the fact that
of Sir James Rosss parties approached within thirty
miles of Cape Riley. Therefore Capt Parry Says: "The
above facts appear lead to the inevitable conclusion
that the rope left at Cape Riley by Sir John Franklns
expedition, and in all probability, the likewise"
Sir John Richardson, from his examination Of The bones,
concludes that than four have elapsed
the flesh removed from the and that they
much older than that me Nor the spot have been visit
ed the Esquaux since the bones were left there, for they
would then bear marks of the dogs teeth The structure Of
the d-wood differs essentially from that Of conferous tree,
Of any other tree that grows the banks of the American
rivers flowing into the Arctic Sea, but closely resembles that
Ash and probably ded from the Asiatic coast
fact which throws light upon the and passages
the Arctic Sea- Sir John Richardson the evidence
derived from the inspection of the bones follows The
,loIo nol ryol
their depose subsequent Captain Beechey visit and prior
Sir James ROSES wnterng Cape leopold, and therefore
indicates that they left by parties from Sir John Frank
Inns ships in the first Of his voyage where the ships pro-
baby detained ang for opening in theice and the
officers had landed from them to make observations"
COL Sabine shows that the number Of tents 6ve Of which
found, exactly the number that would be
qured by Sir John Franklin o the accommodation OF party
making observations and for their Instruments which
quite Captain Parrys letter closes follows
81 would therefore, submit to their lordshps what appears
TO the probable concl0sionnamey, that Sir John
Frankns ships having reached this neighbohood their
way out in ls45 and being stopped there for time by the
of the ice was, and know the present search
ing expeditions have been couple of boais have been
detached from each ship to land at Cape Riley TO make the
usual observations collect specimens and examine the coast
common occurrence in all such expeditions Il detained
for night each boats may have pitched its own tent
and for the officers, making five in all The only cir
cumsance which cannot explain supPoang ne encamp7
ment to have been fomed by Sir John Frankiins Peope
the large of the tents which Mr. Snow has just de-
crbed to us as twelve feet in diameter and upwards and
which is certainly very large for tents generally used SUCH
occasions This may part, perhaps be explained by the
being thrown from the centre. and the circle thus con-
sdsrably enlarged when striking the tents.
SAT the of their enterprise (WHICH looking
to former discoveries the Wellington inlet may
fairly be considerably party from the Erebus and Terror
might think it Of any importance TO leave notice Of
their visit though is much be wished that they
Lshould hope that at advanced position Captain
Ommanney and the other officers will have succeeded dis
covering such notice. aordng positive information of
the missing ships and of the route they likely have
pursued
On the other hand Eeel confident that if the expedition,
any portion of the people, had landed at Cape Riley at
advanced period, when began to be doubtful
and especially if in distress, with view to eAct their
from the ice, distinct notice of the facts would
have been left at point prominent and likely to be,
visited Cape Riley Imay add that under sueh ciTcum
very highly improbable that provisions SO heavy
and bulky salt beef and pork would have formed part Of
their supply, and mutton would of course have been wholly
| out Of the question" 44
The fnat then, be that these traces Of SIR
John Franklin, bat that they only indicate s position IN
| ls45, the first year of his voyage.