New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-27


letter from LADY JANE FRANELIS, recently re-
ceiyed 10y HENRY GRISNELL, Esq As ii.uStrat-
Ing in some degree the energy and resolution OF
that heroic woman, 1t viii be Of interest 10 our
readers
81 BEDFoRD-PLAcE, May ,, 1851.
My DEAR Mr.. GEINYELL write IN much haste
having barely time TO acknowledge your KIND letter
and to enclose TO you these extracts from the news
papers. which VIII prove 70 you the disappointment
We have experienced respecting the steamer. Two
or three months ago 1t all settled. The Desperate,
OF TO less than 400 horse power, was fixed upon and
the command offered TO Capt McMurdO, one OF Ross
best officers IN the Antarctic. and previously IN ihe
Terror with Back, but whose health last year on ms
return from Afrca. did not enable nun 10 accept Il
command IN Capt. AuStln'S expedition. we were so
sure Of the steamer that no means were taken 20
arouse prompt the Administration to the execution
of this step, when suddenly an alarm was sounded,
and Sir Rooer; InghSs question IN the House at an
unucky moment. when the forms OF the House Tor
babe his reply, and the Government had II All thelf
own way only prccpitated asst would seem, the con
cuslOn Now we must look 10 your Congress- not
for one steamer only. but for twO-but AT any rate tor
one. Our Government VIII probably send one nsrf
year but II VIII be 10 aid OF communicate win capt
Austin from the East. Yours should be to relieve
and cut through obstacles to the ships from the nsst-
trard and IN this number | cannot but believe your
two little sturdy vessels VIII be foremost. 90 not
think there any ship that Is taking hgh north
erlv course north of Melville Island, ana in starting
from Behring's Straits perhaps nothing but power
ful steamer could attempt H. That IS the way to go
You VIII be sorry 20 hear that We have very recent
adviceS from Capt. Pullen, dated Fort simpson. IN
October last on his way home or rather to his WIN
ter quarters far advanced hOmeward, having entirely
failed IN his endeavor to get from Cape Bathurst
least Of the Mackenzie 70 Banks Land He scarcely
attained even Cape Bathurst, owing TO the obstacles
from ice, and his boat tbult on the Mackenzie was
a bad one. and his provisions Il would appear. none
Of the best This Is a grlyous disappointment To- US
It has not yet appeared IN our newspapers but Pul-
lens letter an extremely long one VIII doubtless be
published in some supplementary Arctic papers. In
the meantime, viii, II possible, give you some de-
tails or a copy OF his letter TO me, which, however
Is short and mCagor.
had kind and Interesting letter from Judge name
a week ago, and WILL # possible, send HIM ie"
lines of Acknowledgement by post to-day Your
new spaperS and Mrs. VI. Ravens letter have arrive
safe and viii be taken by the " Prince Albert, which
is su in dock al Aberdeen, our new lce-master nav
ing discovered that both her main and fore ass ar"
sprung and one or more yards. ms Is the cOhSc-
quence. ! suppose of the splendid run nome OF
which We have heard so much The Admlras have
given me pcmigican made IN he Royal lariSl ana
cocoa the latter in consequence OF the vessel aailng
under cod-Water cOior,-ls not that the phrase Tor
teetotalsm1 II rs Mr. kennedy's wish so 10 DO.
DO not think the Prince Albert can be on III me lotA
trust YOU are coming 90 England. | shall come
from the extremity of Scotland 10 meet you, unle>,
Won, will ION me there JANE FRANKLIN.