New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-11
Rnmor, of Sir John Franklin-FOur Bodies
Found.
We find the following letter in The
r,t.

We ma the lOllOWlng letttr IN Inc
Dunde, AdrCrfjser OF July 2G
DuNnEE, Tuesday, July y, 1851.
Mr. EDITOR Through tho medium OF your
highly respectable paper, beg TO lay the following
important particulars before the public.
III covERY THE BODIES o. FOUR SAILORS, p
POSED TO BIZ PART OF TIRE CREW VINO Acco"PA-
MED SIR john tRANKLIN.-On Saturday, l9th ult.,
the whaer Flora, of Hun, j. Robb master, who his
Seen out one and half years cast anchor at Strom-
ness and sent her letters and papers by post letter
was received IN Aberdeen on Monday by Nir John
Douglass klngst., from his brother Mr. G.. Doug
lass mate vi the aforesaid snip. II contains the fol-
lowing affecting narrative
In February last our ships crew partially aban-
doned the vessel, and erected Large snow house on
the shore 1t beng II many respects more comfortable
than on board. and better suited Tor hunting opera
lions We had been al that time i've months frozen
I'd in Lancaster Sound. In one OF our excursions
we fell IN with party Of E>Qulmaux Indians, nine
in number they had slight knowledge 0f our Ian
auacc they inquired whether We were English or
Americans On beng satisfied on that point. hey n
CURED If We belonged to Chef Frankan The idea
now flashed upon our minds that they knew some
thing of Sr John and ms crew, anu We answered IN
the affirmative. They then pOlntedto the rgh., 10 a
towering heap OF snowy mountains, and Oy ther
gestures they sIgnited they had gone ~ sleep We
brought III EN- 10 our SnOw-hOuse, when | Instantly
reporfed the case 10 Mr.. RObb, our captain. and
It was agreed thai party OF twelve men would
accompany the Indians and PROBE their story 10
the foundation. The party consisted OF Mr.. Page,
our surgeon. Brown, carpenter. Wilson, Blair,
Hall Murray. AgneN, CrOSley Jones. JenkUsOn,
Rafferty,. seauen.l and myself We had plcl-
tiful supply OF provisions, which were pacSe l-tO
a lat-bOttOmed boat. which was covered VIII sea
skin. and several MES, spears, &c We started o.
our dreary Journey on March % Our route Was one
of the widest whlch can BE- conJectured We pro-
ceeded IN Zlg-Zag course up one hll, down anO.ne,
then 20 the right then 10 the left, then 70 the right
again. On the fourth CAV, symptoms OF discomfort
becan 70 DC manifested by our hardy tars our fee
were cut and wounded with the sharp projecting
fragments oil ice the thaw was setting IN. and We
were aPgrehenslye oi being burned by the falling
lauche OF snow. which deScerds Ike lightning down
the sides of the mountains On the 10Th day, Apr ,,
our guides led u INTO large natural anphltheater
among the mountains. After Journey OF some miles
We deserted something waving over lie snow-lt was
black silk handkerchief tied to the top OF walk
lug stick. We eagerly drew out the stan and com
meLced operations ~ digging ABOUT two feet deep.
We came on the BODY Of man. and N ie" minutes
after We discovered three other bodies. They were
frozen Ike iclcles decomposition had mol com
menced. Their boards were long and shaggy, While
their rlgd features ana wasted Inos spoke III the Ian
guage OF na,ufe-they had died from want
Their dress was thdto British >eanen Ia cold latl'
tudes. One man had his name written or rather en-
grayed, Oh has ann, d" H. Can The rest we're all
more or less marked some had crosses on taelr
breasts, others stars. ships. letters &c Our hearts
sIckened az the sight. We replaced them IN their
cold. desolae graves, and set up the same SAD mr.
meEtO nor. Poor fellows, | exclaimed. you nave
attempted 70 REGAIN your homes BY AZ Overland Jour
ney, but YOU are lea IN the desert
The Indians could give u no more nteHiSen nee,
so We returned The most probable Conjecture - d
large party had set on, from Sir John Frankins eI-
petition four had thus persisted n AL prooaDllily
TIE Hhoie OF them are now dead.
Extracts from the letter OF M u Doug a. 20
M John Douglass Aberdeen on board the Flora
BY inserting the letter. you viii oollge
Yours, respectfully, THOMAS REID.