The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-08-21
Supposed TidIngs OF Sir John franklin.


Flora, Just arrived at Stromner's. after
voyage Of one and a halt years, from
which the following extracts are made;
ain February last our ships crew par.
italy abandoned the vessel, and erected
a large snow house on the shore, it being
in many respects more comfortable than
on board, and better suited for hunting
operations. We had been at that time
five monthsfrozen up in Lancaster Sound.
In one Of our excursions. we fell in with
party Of Esquemaux Indians, nine in
number; they had slight knowledge of
our language; they inquired whether we
were English or American. On being
satisfied on that point, they inquired if
we belonged to Chief franklin.
The idea now flashed upon our minds
that they knew something of Sir John
and his crew, and we answered in the
affirmative. They then pointed to the
right, to towering heap of snowy noun
tains, and by their gestures they sgnifed
they had gone to sleep.
1--WE brought them to our snow.house,
when | instantly reported the case to Mr.
Robb, our captain, and it was agreed that
party Of twelve men would accompany
the Indians. and probe their story to the
foundation. The party consisted Of Mr..
Page, our surgeon; j. Brown. carpenter,
Wilson. Blair, Hall, Murray. Agnew.
Crosby, Jones, Jenkinson. Rafferty,, (sea-
men, and myself We had a plentiful
supply of provisions, which were packed
into fiat bottomed boat, which was GOV.
cred with seal skin, and several rifles,
spears, &c.
1--WE started on our dreary journey on
March 9Th. Our route was one of the
widest which can be conjectured. We
proceeded in zig.zag course up one
hill and down another, then to the right.
then to the left. then to the right again
On the fourth day symptoms Of discon
teri began to be manifested by our hardy
tars. our feet were cut and wounded with
the sharp projecting fragments Of ice
the thaw was setting in, and we we're ap-
prehensive of being buried by the falling
avalanche Of snow, which descends like
lightning down the side of the mountains.
'On the 10th day, April 5th, our guides
led us into large natural amphitheatre
among the mountains. After Journey
of some miles we deserted something
waving over the snOw-:t was a black
silk handkerchief tied to the top of a
walking stick. We eagerly drew out
the staff, and commenced operations by
digging about two feet deep. We came
on the body of man, and in few min
utes after discovered three other bodies.
They were frozen like icicles; decompo
stion had not commenced Their beerds
were long and shaggy. while their rigid
features and wasted limbs spoke in the
language of uature-they had died from
want.
Their dress was that of British sea
men in cold latitudes. One man had his
name written, or rather engraved on his
arm. III. Carr The rest were all more
or less marked some had crosses on
their breasts, others, stars. ships, letters,
&c Our hearts sckened at the sight
We replaced them in their cold desolate
graves. aud set up the same sad mcmento
more. Poor fellows, | exclaimed, you
have attempted to regain your homes by
an overland journey, but you are lett il
the desert.
"The Indians could give no more in
telligence, 40 we returned The mos
probable conjecture is. large party hat
set out from Sir John FrankIin's expedi
ton; four had thus perished; in all proba
bility the whole of them are now dead. :
HUNGARIAN AND Polish REFUGEES OF
QUEsTIoNABLE CHARAcrER.-An office
of the United States, of high persona
character, writes, under the 9Th ult., from
Constanlinople:
"On the 10Th of June the regular En-
gish steamer left Constanlinople fo
Southampton with one hundred and ter
SOL called refugees on board, with thirty
more from the Dardanelles, making one
hundred and forty mall. Ofthe one hun
dred and ten, thirty are nominally Polisl
refugees. and eighty are nomnally Hun
garian refugees. But am sorry to sa!
that the Poles are represented to me a
being the dregs Of the emigrants, ant
many of them were Jewish Poles, trades
men here established, who imposed upol
the generosity Of the Turkish govern
ment to obtain gratuitous passage 0
the eighty called Hungarians, there arr
some Italians and Greeks of miserabl
reputation. Certainly, there are ais
Hungarians. honorable and brave, amouI
them. But On their arrival at New Yorl
several of their leading men on boarc
ought to be employed by the proper au
thorities to point out such as truly belon
to the emigrating Hungarians and Pole
of the revolution.
at is so undesirable that the charta
BILE sympalhies of our counirymen shoul
be imposed upon, that | beg leave To sug
, gest whether an ntimation Of the abov
facts might not well be made to the au
thorities of New York and Boston"
~ The Editor of the Mountain Ban
ner, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, ha
5 the floor, hear him.
"Fortuaate EditOr."-Our brethren O
D The press have trulhfully called us "ior
tunate editor" in having better half t
relieve US for time from the duties q