Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-10-23
Letter from LAZY Franklin.


that Cap. Pcnry, with his two hips, has
returned, End announces tic approaching
return o. Cap. Austin's squadron, after
berg ont for on'y hall the period for which
Icy were equipped, =
Cap.. rcrny's Letter is tod Y before the
Board of \ mi:a' ', u'Eirg tL'm IL nc
strongest toms ;odcsTach irs';nt'y row
or.u steiner 20 Wel!inr on Channel. il
which q,,r'crs 70 the nortl-w, st, ic La
discovered lie ras. crc VI ;ch tLcrc can be
scarcely a doubt the hips ave iGk,n. since
it is The on'y opening th,y have found ary-
wLcrc, and hundreds OF miles Of coast have
been explored in III, low Y w sstcrn direction,
20 Cape Wlkcr. Banks LlLd, and Me-
vile Island. wi hout trace o. tLcm. Dill,
wood in considerable quantities has cclne
out Of this northwest channel, and also
small bit of rather fresh English en- which
Penny pronounced must lave belonged to
, our ships. and was probably thrown over
board. Thus the right track Of Tic north
west passage and TIE course o. The missing
ships are identical; and can on'y regret
hat our squadron was not told they might
attempt the making OF the passage if they
could, for in that case we should have had
no abandoning O.: the search till many more
struggles had been made TO get into B-Lrirg
Straits.
The barrier o" ice in Wellington channel
did no break up last year, nor laa done SO
his when Penny lef. bu. lis explorations,
which extended to lSC miles fr, IN the en-
trance, were made beyond it in boat s,edges;
60 mi'cs b yond dis hc saw water, will
land standing TO the northwest. / n hard,
Y conceive how he Goa d resist following
the open water which he saw b-yonI HIM
and which he j. convinced leads mo Ike 5,
much talked o. Po'ar I,sin. He is ai>C
, convinced, with D.. kmc, that iaCrc Is
better c,imrtc in those more northern Ia j.
tuicS, with more uatura! res Cu.cys of foo,
and iue'; .oms proofs o. which he bring.
forward. We have every reason, then, T.
hope that SON. o our .o>t friends and coun
trymsn my yc be abe to supper; lie il
; this REGION. hough urab'c to reugn Ey th
Wy which they ca:ns; AMI the absenc, 0
ny traces o. ,h,m north Of Cape lnncs. cr
) he cast slle o. Wellington Cnannc!, prove
moi ing at ali AGAINST i, since they were no
Likely to iingcr on the way TO cX-InT
l shores and san.,, HI. wuu'i push on as tas
As possible, while he opportunity i;vorc
th,m; and the n,At traces 10 be found wCu.
probably be their sec0nl winter quarters.
: In cJn.ra.lic ion Of Ills vl,w, Pcnrv tell
m. that there are signs of tl.oir first win.e
enc m; ment at b ch'y Island, &C., ot tllci
having lei, it suddenly; and that the .ulnmC
: o. 1876, though cN;r,mU y uaiavor"l!o
It the wlalers, who. on aceouut 0. the prevail
0 irg winds, could not cross over 10 ,hc W.,
5 side o. B fins Bay, mast have been qui
: the reverse to our ray gators, You m
a imagine in what a state .. anxiety ana &C
y talon we are. till we lCalr the decision
% the Admiralty on Il capPea' now m~da
them. havt written a s:roNg letter ais
n AMI knoy .hl ST.. F BE Il brt Cap. Han
e i!ton, AMI Mr.. b IRON, who are ali at The
is posts, will alIcgs the ncccSsi Y Of prom.
t, Measures wi h all G.air power. Slou Ii y
Is fai'. we must loo'i TO America alone g q
y resource r v,u wa; le'org ak lie VIZ;
IN anl credit O.. 1inuing the search. wi,
- eut oyl ,Jur,rymen IA J., and to You W
= he ong all tie lorov AID glo:y OF suycoru
re the distressed, and settling forever N
1t vcxeI question which for centuries il l.
y been the ambition OF Europe and o, Eng Al
in pa:t.ca ar to so,vc.
cannot abandon my husband and n
10 COUNT! men to 5lcir i;lc just at H. We
+" moment when TIE pathway to them Las be-
; found; ami, if needb,, and M coming to I
III United States wCu'd help in engaging t
'e active and energetic sympathics OF yo
= conn'rymen; painful, in many respects,
10 this trial would be, would brlce up =
y courage ,o The proof Bu' my head is gvor
'u ing weak, and M hca!;h is sinking l ha
a beloved sister, Ono, to mention an cg
II iather whois no. now in stote to be co
1t, scious Of my ubsence,) whom it would
IL most break my heart TO leave. | am su
Oil you will tell me, with all your ocuustom
ru h, and can Tor, and kindness, what
y your view OF this point, in case Tic Adm
~ cali'y fill me
Il appearsi' was C'p. Austin's intent
II o look into yelling on Channel hims,
md also into Jones sound, before he re,u
ID | home: but MS In ihe inrnnar p.pn,, so,,s