The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-10

Mr. EpiiV6th ult.:-
pectaole pap DUNDEE, July 22d, 1851.
ticulsrs hefoough the medium Of your highly res
DISCOVERY oKo lay the following important par
POSED TO BElic
MED SIR JoHN,DIEs OF FOUR SAILORS, SUP
On Saturday, I9tF THE CREW WHO AccoMPA-
Robb master, who han
cast snchor ut StrOmne whaler FLORA, OF huii, q
by post. letter was reut one and a half years,
by Mr.. John Douglas Kiisnt her letters and papers
Douglas mate Of the IN Aberdeen on non Monay
:" In February isst our shibship II contains the
the vessel, and erected large ,.ux..
It being In many respects m8araiy soanuonea
board, ana better suited for hluso on tne shore,
had been ut that time five montfortsose snSn on
caster Sound. In one Of our excuYpeYsa fons We
party OF Esquimaux Indians MINI ~ " Ian
bad slight knowledge Of our lsnguSF EEK IN WIN
whether we were English Americana anDsr tney |
fed ON that point, they inquired ii 7 inquired
Chiei Frankan. The idea now flashed upns SAILS
that they knew something Of Sir John and Rged 10
we answered in the Affirmative They thu minds
to the right 10 towering heap Of snowy mount ana
~ tner gestures they signfed they had gone seS
reporteo The case to Mr.. Robb our captain. ana Il
agreed that parry OF twelve men would acoomp,l
sne Indians and probe their story to the ioundstie
The party consisted Of Mr. Page. eur surgeon Rrou
carpenter, Wilson, Blair, Hall Murray Asusw (IrosI,
Jones Jenkinson, Raffarty, (seamen.) and myself I
mad plentiful tupply Of pro Visions which were pack
skin, and several rifles spears &C. We started on "
dreary journey on March 9th Our route was ons
tie widest which can be oopjecturet We proceeied
zig gag course up ono hill down another then 10 n
right, then to the left then to the right again On n
fourth day symptoms Of discomfort began to bs MAJ
Tested by cur hardy tars, our feet we're cut a,
wounded with the sharp projecting fragments OF ice
the thaw was setting in and we were spprehensivs
being buried by the falling avalanche Of snow. wb;s
detcencs like lightning down the sides Of the
On the 10th day April 5th guides led US into lar
natural smphitheatre among the mountains After
Journey OF some miles We deserted something waving ov
the sn0w-it was black silk hief tied to II
Vt NJ walking stick We eagerly drew out the sta
s 'ox.1>-csd operations by digging about two fe
ueeP' We cane - the body Of a man and in a {.
inutes aler We Uncovered oSA- three bo,ias rha 80
frozt like iccles; decomposition hau Nv. -ney we
Their boards were long and shaggy while IN. -
lures and wasted limbs spoke in the language Of nat
they had died from want
Theis dress that Of British seamen In cold la
tudee. Ore man had his name written, or rather a
gravec, on his arm H. Carr" The rest were ALI mo
lees marked had their breasts othe
stars, ships letters, &c Our hearts rickened ut 4
sight We replaced them in their cold desoste gray
and set up the same sad memenfo Poor fello VS.
exclaimed you have attempted TO regain your homes
an overland journey, but you lett in the desert
The Indians could give US more intsi gence so ,
returned. The most probable conjecture Is large ps
~ had set out from Sir John Franklin expedition 10
had thus pershed in all probability the whole OF the
are now dead
EXTRACTS from the letter Of Mr.. G. Douglas to NJ
John Douglas, Aberdeen, on board the Flora
By inserting the letter, you will ohlge, yours respec
imly, THOMAS REID.