New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-18


1n,eIcence Of startling but csis'Rseo iiN0 49,
,6 ,,,i', f,nn the Arctic Regions, by the
MI s,or ,ylich arrived at Splteao 0h 49, -,
- 5s,j of September, and by TIE irlii1e "a
49, which, reached Aberdeen Oh 'h' 80 ID
rncsday A report has gained Sro'llN' u inc
dst,nction of Sir John Franklin Yosso1e ,,ii'' .'iI
NJ an hands by the natives and although
~ a;re,t statements given by the hsqpiinauX
80 rry contradictory, the fear that III the one
, n3rticnar they may be too true IS strength
go h, the fact that the remains OF vessel have
been found, which in all probability was the Ere
bus or Terror. r,..to..
ON The east side of Melville Bay, and, during Two
o.o,,tls of extreme peril from the MASSIVE Hoes
and beres drifted Us far to the north"ard as
Woestenhollne Island The sound beng iree
from ice at the time, sail was made tor secure
bay, where the ship anchored, aud was mouse"
over FOR the winter. .
fine vessel and the shore, whittier numbers o. inc
crew occasionally resored for the purpose o.
shCotine hares foxes, &c. Some Esquiiii'u'SS
visited the ship and one man was brought Oh Oo9i'
with his feet so frozen that they dropped on re
was attended and cured by Dr ray o'iC uie" ''N
weeks after OF pulmonary disease a.,
o. ,Le LEI Of August the North star was llocr-
,1 G,,to her tedious imprisonment, ana sle
sailed from WoostcnhoImc Sound but III ieosS
BAY she again got into pack ice, where sue re-
NAMED bcsct for days. She then succGe"eo III
Cett;up through IT, and reached on the 9Th OF Au-
0nst Possession Bay near the entrance OF Ian
caster Sound where notices OF the North star
arrival and state were landed. Proceeding up
Lancaster Sound, opposite to frlice heSeiS
Inlet. TO Whaer Point, she anchored there on the
18th She remained oil Wheeler Point, endeaV'
orine, TO get in for "a hours, but the ice was too
closely packed along the coast and, there DeiiS
no chance OF a breakup, notices were landed ana
the North Star proceeded to the opposite coast 10
endeayor 10 land provisions Mt Port bowen, Iott
Mel or Jackson's Iset but all these iaGes !" ere
so completely blocked up with heaVy iih''h1 I VI
ice that the ship could not get N 10 cl,nei
sL. therefore. bore away for Navy Board met
~ lot no ~ N. Ion 200 30 w, and IN snaii
i,a,' named Supply Bay in the inlet she landed
bey snrylns notwithstanding up the tea and
other dry articles, and leaving the proper notices
and directions Of their Whereabouts. She re-
named here five days aid then went to Ponds
Bay.
On the 2lst of August, at the entrance OF Ian
coeter Sound, the North star fell in with and com
Inunicated with the Lady Franklin, Capt Penny
and her tender the Sophia, all well. Capt Pen
nv reported that Capt. Austins ships had got
through the ice in Melville Bay, on the 18th of
August, and she had left them ON the 18th OH
Cane Dudley Digges that some OF the vessels
would proceed if the ice would permit through
Barrow's Straits, to examine and explore Banke S
Land
On the ED August the North Star spoke the
Felix, Capt, Sir John Ross, an abrIdgement OF
whose dispatch we now submit
- After obtaining an EsqumanX Interpreter at iloscln-
borg and calling Ut the Whale Fish Islands, the Felix dis
covery yacht with her tender the Mary proceeGea tIoit
ward through the Warga Strait, and overlook ller Maes
tvs ships under the command ot Capt Austin on he lt o
August; and the 18th the senior officer and the second III
command having cordially connuncaed WIN me oli t'e
best mode performing tile service on which we are nut
tualy embarked, that arrangements We're made ana con
cluded for simultaneous examination OF every pu VI S'o
eastern side OF northwest passage III winch was popa
bic that the missing ships could be found documents 10 la
effect exchanged, and subsequently asse'eu 10 ny
Captains Forsyth and Penny.
Ton the 18Th OF August natives were discovered on me
ice near Cape York Lieutenant Gator III me hlrepd
was detached The part OF Captain Austn ana ON my part
Commander Phillips, with our Esqnia@X ,erpre,eF ~, III
The wlalchoat of the Felix II was found by lieutenant "a
Tor thai Captain Penny hud left With The natives note or
Captain Austin. but only relative TO tue sate OF the ntVSu
Unlay seeing one apparently Of their own nation IN the
.yhaehoai, Immediately TO tn when long CONVEX
Known as cinerprccr could not explain himself 10 my
one either in the Intrepid or tue wQehoa as ne uei
stands only the Danish beside ms own angn@gc was
brought on board the Prince Albert where ms Information
was deemed of such Importance thai Captains ohnM n
Phillips, and Forsyth proceeded $e iu'rcidlo ulc l.tS
Quite Il was decided by Captain Austin 10 SEND Tor tLe
Danish interpreter OF the Lady Franklin which, having
been unsuccessful IN un attempt III geillls ,Housh e lSo
10 The Westward was only few miles distant IN tue
meantime was known thai, in addition 10 the first lnor
nation, ship, (Which could not he me Norm starr haa
wnteredin Woestcnhome Sound called by the natives
Otrilk had only left il month ago Tins proved 10
be true but the interpretation OF the Dane was totally NJ
variance with the information given by The other VINO al
though obvious reasons he did not dare 10 c0rNact
The Dane subsequently maintained ue lrHh III us f s'oc
ment which induced Captain Austin TO uispN'cl me ih-
pid with Captains Onlmanney and fmihIs tahile wu,
Them both our interpreters Adam Beck aiq young have
who had been persuaded 10 come as one oil me crew o nc
Assistance and examine Woestenhuline sound IN lle
meantime 1t had been UNANIMOUSLY declueu tat no Ii,e
non should be made IL our previous arrangement ociS
obvious that while there remained chance OF SAVING te
lives of,hose Of tue missing Ships VINO may DC fci INV
further search for those who had perlsled should nc post
poned and accordingly Tie Resoute, Pioneer ana Prince
Albert parted company on the 10Th -
Sir ,I0ln Ross concludes WIN Il nlEu Testimony
10 the services OF Commander Philips, Commo
dore Austin aud Capt. Ommmlney, aud speaks
with gratitude OF the cordiaity and courtesy man
Tested by other officers III command
The North Star communicated on the a9th o
August with the Prince Albert, Com. Forsyth
who stated that he had been trying to get into
Port Mel and other places, but was prevented by
the land ice; that he had seen Capt. Austin
ships in w ellington Channel; that Capt Anstu
had gone in the Intrepid steamer to explore SOME
ms us of the coast, and would visit Ponds Bay
that one of the small American searching vessels
was ON shore near Rawows Bay, but as the
CAPTAIN had declined the assistance offered ty the
Prince Albert it was supposed she would come
oh without damage.
The latest accounts given by Com. Forsyth o
the Prince Albert, come down to August the Goth
On that day he bore up in w ellington Channe
and sent MIR, Snow to examine Cape Reilly
where the remains OF an encampment, consisting
nf Ave or Sin tents We're found and these MIR
Snow knew to have belonged to ship in hen
Maiesty's service. The Assistance bad beer
there two DAYS before and had left notice
Mr. Snow states that among the traces iounC
was q rome with the " 0olWich mark. evidently
belonging TO vessel which had been fitted out Il
Woo(wiCb as were both the ErcbuS and the Ter
ror. The positions OF the several Ships as las
seen BY the Prince Albert Were as follows;
"The Assistance rs near as possible within Cape Ito
thuu,-remys ships. lie Lady krORkln AID sefslG
in the INTERCHANGEABLE American 6rigoInc Rescue cos
with lenr Cane Bowen These the lulN