The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-08
Traces Of Sir John Franklin-American Expedition.

traces of Sir John Franklin-American Expedition.
News from the American Exploring Expcdi- ,
lion to the 9Th Of September, 1850, has been
received in England, in letter addressed to the
admiralty 1t is transmitted by the master OF
the bark True Love The persons whose graves
are mentioned, belonged to Frankiin's crew
DAVIS STRAITS, July, "a 1850.
ssMY LoRps-May it please your Lordshps
to receive at my hands the enclosed testimony 1
received en- the 18th Of July, Of the American
searching vessels Of the account Of their voy-l
agein searcll.of SIT John Franklp.s On the
18th Of September, 95a, they ieftal the search I
ug vesstsat Cape Martyrs, CORVALLIS sland, 7
they not being able. 10 pursue any further drec
ton westward from the date. x Hafbor rTffVu
the Assistant Ilnrbor, discovered by Capt. On
NANNY, three miles South OF Cape Martyrs, was
the place in selection by them TO winter IN
The Bay ice was forming very strong at that
time vet the Advance and Rescue were deter
mined to proceed homewards; but, unfortunate
Iy, however. gale sprung up and drove them
up Wellington Channel, fifty miles, and after
wards frozen in. The American Captain, Della.
ven told me that the winter was very mid, and
that he can give further particulars respect
inc Sir John Franklin than the enclose daccount.
He said he was determined to go to the seat oil
search again. after having wnlered, and all the
documents received from the admiralty aud 9TH
ers, gave to him.
MEMORANDA.
/ "a On the Goth of August, 1851, traces,
were found to northward of Porl lnnis, yelling
/ ton Channel, confirming those previously found
at Cape Riley by Capt. O,amanney Those
! consisted of fragments OF clothing, preserved
meats, tins, and scraps of papers, one of these
bearing the name of Mcdonald, medicinal OIL
Ger in the expedition.
I ~. On the 9th Capt Penny's parties re-
ported graves These were at once visited by
Capt DeHayen, MIR. Penny and Dr. kane
They bore respectively the names of w. Brain
ard, r NJ, and John Iiartnell Of the Erebus
and John Torrington, of the Terror, the date q
the latest death being the Sd of April, le4t
Added to these sad but unmistakeable eviden
ces, were the remains OF the observatory, car
pener's shop and armorer's forge. Upon thu
hill side and beach, were fragments OF wood
metal and clothing, with stacks of empty mea
tins. Everything indicated permanency ant
organization. There can be no doubt that tn
cove between Cape Riley and Beechy Island
, facing Lancaster Sound, was the first winte
r station Of the missing vessels. On the 3Ist o
September, the impervious ice of the Yelling
ton Channel, underwent a complete disruption
and by the 9TH several vessels penetrated 4
f the CORVALLIS side. Such, however, was tn
impenetrable character Of the pack in Lancastc
!, Sound, that by the 10th of September the entr
searching squadron were again concentrates
Q about miles south of Grifli,hs Island TIN
: was the fnrthest Wrestling attained by the Ameri
can expedition. The latest dates from Conmo
. dore Austin are of the 18th of September.
= They were then in momentary expectation c
e making winter quarters, and it is probable tina
j. a small barbor, discovered by Capt. Ommanne
!, about three miles east Of Cape Martyr >. WI
:. be the haven selected. Thence The America
vessels, when proceeding homeward, Were fro
zen in opposite the Wellington Channel, drift
ing during the ensuing winter from lattiiud
of 70 % through the channel and sound
/ Baifin's Bay.
s. Their liberation, after much exposure az
IN triai, t,,ok place the 10th of June, t.sf, d.
point South Of Cape WaSh.~gs5a % "a ~
y near drift cxceell.~z; ,oJU miles lhe comma
,f ton OF the ICE with its attendant uncertainI
n was their chief source of trial. Every offic,
!. and man had marked scorbitic disease, but 4
deaths nave occurred. The crews are now n
freshed, and the expedition is endeavoring
: regain the seat Of search-I have, DC.
e E. KANE.
Surgeon to the expedition
!. The London News of the 10th instan
q givesgreat importance to these notes, and says
h 1.-THE Intelligence Of traces Of Sir John Fran!
lin and his companions has been scanned Wit
earerness by the Veteran Arctic Explorers no
o reposlnr on their laurels at Woolrich, and ma,
of them are sanoune in the expectation tn
: they may yet have the pleasure of welcoming
least, the surviving portion OF the noble crew
e who left Woolrich in May, 1915, with the Err
r, bus and Terror 1t may be interesting to kno
d that the Royal Marine whose grave was foui
a was Sergeant William Bsaine, of the Woolric
division who volunteered to proceed to the Ar
l. tic regions with the Exploring party, althoug
ri ne had only recently returned from service
China" Ss=
). 1t would be curious if the American exped
!, ton should be the first to discover Sir John
: his fate, with certainty.
. A FILLMORE OfFIcIAL.-The Washngto
> correspondent Of the Delta-a highly reliab
? writer, with the best opportunities for observ
Is tion-states that Governor Letcher, Mr.. FIJI
As more's minister to Mexico, uttered, few da
since, the following sentiments.
Lopez is dead cock in the pit. The sc0u
=, drelIs ,rho .folio,eed him should all be hanged
r. Cuba is a id fine country but lis popul
m ton is a poor miserable set OF devis-th'
.. have a deriiish bad religion. and have no bu
or ness in The island anyhow.
y gA new waltz, called the ssknock dow
Waltz, was introduced in Baltimore last Mo
= dav week, by Monsieurs HESnY Mormon al
CHAs PETERS. The following is brief pr
ID grainme of the dance, given by the fig,
= Forward two. and hit your partner in the brea
l. basket; dos e dos, turn to the right and ki
your partner on the shins; chasez all-prome
ade to the left, and tap the claret ro,n each OF