Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-07-20
ClairvOyanec in Shetland.


While seeking amusement the other week
in observing the curious phenomena in clair
voyance, which was so far successful as 10
induce a second; aud reading in your val
liable paper of the 9th ult. very interest
ing narrative of like experiments, we were
induced 10 make third trial. In each case
additional circumstances were described and
the former ones repeated, varying only in
such respects as corroborated previous state
ments. Thus, on the 22d ult the clairvoy-
ante, who is alike ignorant of phrenology
and clairvoyance, land to whom the devel-
opments have not as yet been narratcd,) sta.
ted in reference TO the Terror, that Sir John
Franklin expected TO get out in a fortnight;
on the 9th ult., that he expected to get clear
i'm better than week and on the 3lst ult,
that his hopes would be realized in two or
three days. Without entering into minute
circumstances, or venturing any refnaks upon
the phenomena, we may briefly narTate the
following circumstances as described by the
clairvoymtc during our thini experiment Of
the 3lst ult., in the presence OF nine indivi-
dunls of the highest responsibility. After
replying to few general questions, the clair
voyante was desired TO 60 nortliward and see
if there were any vessels in the ice. He
Immediately discovered one, aud being re-
questcd to find out the name, he deliberate
" spelled the word Terror, and then remark
ed that the field of ice in which il was bound
up had partially broken at some distance from
the vessel, and that they had succeeded in
making little progress out; also, that part
of the rigging was up, three sails being bent
10 the yard and slowed whereas, on the oc-
cason of our second experiment, he desert
bed the man as occupied below in repairing
the sails. The Captain was walking the
deck in company with two officers, he and
the taller one dsagreeing with the other as
| tothe possibilities of getting out in few
DAYS, which the latter officer seemed to doubt
The crew were receiving an additional al
lowance of provisions in prospect of their
release. The Captain looked very care
worn. Upon being desired to seek one of'the
officers, he stated Ihat he was diseased, that
about forty in all had died, and many more
were i'll with sores in their bodies, &c.
When requested TO search for another officer
named, he described the person rs sitting be-
low with n sore leg and foot, which was bare
and discolored Upon being desired TO de-
scribe the localities, he said that the ship
was opposite, but some distance from, Fury
Beach. We then requested him to look
round from North TO South TO see if there
he began 10 describe one as lying South west
of the Terror, and said they were such a
distance apart that they could not see each
other, and had 10 communication. We re-
quested him to tell the name, and though he
could not see il SO distinctly as i'm the other
case, on account of the vessel lying over in
the ice, he succeeded eventually in spelling
the word Erebus. He Immediately found
the Captain, and said he looked very unwell
and downenst, having bandage round his
face. The crew were dissatisfied, and q
party of them had left the ship in search .oi
| land. The clairvoyante followed, and fetssli
| them ut q considerable distance seatedSao
gether on the ice. They had abandoned
their purpose, and were endeavoring TO re
turn 10 the ship. Two Of the party wer'
weak, and seemed unable to proceed, bu
the others were unwilling to abandon them
They had some provisions, and were getting
wild fowl. The vessel appeared n consdera
BILE way from Fury Beach. Upon being ask
cd if he saw any vessel coming in the di
recton of the Terror and Erebus, he reptile,
that he saw several, mentioning large yes
sci, upon which he was desired to. go OF
board and learn the name, which he spelle'
with ease as Lady Franklin, after which h
mentioned few unimportant circumstances
such as, the Captain was talking to the steers
man, the first mate was asleep, &c. Wit
this we ceased our inquiries regarding thi
deeply interesting subject, and must hay
, time TO determine the character of these eS
, periments and the fate of the Arctic expedi
tion.- John OGrodt Journal.