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THE ExPEpaTEON IN SEARCH or SIR
sUlsN FRANKLIN.

The Aavanss nCaptain De Haven. hss ar
rived, 10 sns esdkF Der name hespeaks from voy-
age undergsken,ia philanthropy, fullof peril, fnr
ID incident zad successful ia everything but ihs
grsa, object oil u search The6rst grand tAuse for
triumph is, DAT all her hardship. enterprise and
danger have Aot cost the sacrifice Of single hte-
How esnineasIyssais blessing is ewing 10 protect
Ing and ever atchfal Providence win Be apparent
from simple saTfatire Of The incidents that kefel
he expeai9a and .he peculiar trials By which the
/ ADVANCE was tasssa 10 hose hitherto unknown aud
i pntrayeled secs Truly God was the wateEs
sssniae hedessiuy of his great mission Of charity
sven ,56u "a ppl 10 discover The loag-lost wan
8srer. BatlessAs begin our narrative
,rb. Ar,tr:eSn Expedition entered Welingions
80 e. s6s sSsfh "a August 1850, where they met
II Ssaptan perry with the Lady Frank ana oopnia
81 s-sFe ssifrea ards joined by Sir john HeSs ana
4 Ssr,r,1sl,z. Aastia. On the 1Ith Captain fstfy
s;eerarsdf nn ID isiakeabe evidence 81 FTaakiihs
80; sfters-three graves With inscriptions
o. woudena boards dailng as ia'e a. aE.s 80
Tier according 10 these Inscriptions were
~ III @reyt4tsso from the Erebus and one rem the
Terror. Thfse'were, beside fragments Of ,oIa can
sss af,icses 81 clothing wood, and eordase, IN
doubted essaeSee Of large ana ioag enSSt
mi alfard;ag TO Indications which would serve a.
,,i6es 10 the searehcfs or give assuyanee 10 hepe,
an tbe An If September the expedition fercsa
through tha ice to Barlow s1nlst the Intimate iiul,
oftheir western progress from snss Ty IS he
tinted stsfes bat were locked in hearth mouth o.
= Welangtao Channel . .. -
Tlers commenced those perilous adventures, any
,hfng gefnf,a able to which were never eheolheIsa
i .nd sf,ry3gsL Py force Of The northern leeafiAS
s they xere helnessly driftcd 10 70 70 noflh
= and ihence driited again in Lancaster sonha soie
what We saaad say, N soathfasselty ~
a The agitation ST the ice elevated the " Advance
r na,rv sysn feet BY the stern and keeled net A"e
faet eight iaeAes slatboard In this position she re-
. NAMED yy8th some slight changes tor i've eohssca-
,jvr 5nnatAs And while in IL the depth OF Mihtel
g cla.aF rs .frozen terrorS around the expedon--
The poaf night fell upon them aud iof elgaty Gays
e no raw 81 solar light broke upon them me tAeI-
lnolse,er If ahrenhei0 ranged 40 degrees oeloW es
"a and sometimes sank TO 46 Early IN THIS aWIat
u nigbt ftreu Der 9Th the Rescue was abandensd,
m far he paspose 81 eeonelaizing the fuel and me
rs crews ii tqth vessels determined 70 brave taer ia
ct together They every moment expected Lae
cng lee would crash the vessel 10 alsms, ana eep-
seoneYtlf saad prepared sleeping in their ctothes
~ viii knatsaolls on their Backs 70 irY chances sn
it The iea "a ii storm and terror and night For ms
Us terrible tt they had made eyas5 pre- parai
re provision slelged, aud everything IN Iea9Insss
s. which n,ish he useful for such a journey hey
et were heha0 miles from land, and 50 certainty ea
es thew expet dat they should make this alarmlhS
be qria hat On two occasions (Sth December ahl <94
nr january Ihe boats were actually iowered ana IAt
crews aSsaulb!ad On the ice 70 awaithe eatstt
Dnrip6 this period the scufyy became eptde Hnte
~ aud assgaed an alarming character. hs PlesLsss
in escaneI ne attack Capt. De Haven was hlmsel
~ The ercstsstsatlerer The constant use Of fresh va
~ TER Dbtaieed from melted ice, aciiye penta an
nj nhysieaE exerticn and the care OF Divine FroFi
DIS, de5ce nrfesied any fatal result and The diseas
- ,-teEea II heyeY composed OF s9tt OF aPni
lea and. lemon Juice. Attersentering Bain cay
Jan I3A lhs ice became fixed, and the little e1ge
ma dnn beeama stationary and tast 10 tue fniGst 2!
rem aSt nlain az ice ninety miles from any aad Ih
nc stores materials and corda9e, were slowed away
- snow.h6yses erected the icei and SORT oil eu
!, campmant.was formed with all the appearance
os not The salitr 81 terra trma. IheIaeie o. ice v
in riea, from three to eight fee! in thgEness.
nv Nor was tais situation Of peril and awe wlhot
III III atrsc4iens AuToras PaThefia (mock suns an
H. mock mos1s OF the most vivid lustre ol
ii3 another without intermssioa, and as day approach
axe ed tths tvithts sireaking the northern horlzo
The were viptdy beautiful. Al length The god o. ia
Of was hailed with three hearty american cheers
s., Gradually his influence was felt, aud the wake
Wy like colafot,he complexion, which the long mig
hat had surern1uced gave place TO treeSAes anu 'ah
ita- The disease, TOO, qpickly disappeared,
ally On the l3sh Of May, the Rescue %asIe-oecaPle
+1 The disruption Of the ice was sudden and apps
,ue ing la twenty minutes from its first moving
sted vast fell as far as The eye eoudreach, became
hgs mass of moving foes and the expedition once mo
can drifted Southwatd-- BY continued provIdenu
u an Imprisonment Of nearly nine months duri
iaus which they hclplessly drifted $50 miles VIII
bile IN Laaraster Sound the roar of the rolling Wat
was and tut5hpg ice exceeded all earthly tumult d
fine Mas ss5aatlnes 50 lont and stunning TO read
"
ons Capf:i9e Ravens first care on his escape was
and repair fmages and restore the health and yigor
Il The crews With that object he visited GreenIap
IN. MnsIe &e Feitt'ed After short delay, with Uni
- batting courage and undinching purpose he ont
az more b9fe northWard. On the Hh of july The exn
"a dltlon sp9Se some whaers, and on The 9Th passe
mes the Whaling aeet by The Dutch islands, there
rested be the ice. Ey the It'll the eSnpd ftion ii
- ed Baains island and entered tbrogh vast ma
OF looseiee Here the Prince Albert Joined. The
ew continued IN company till August 3D. warpi0
e 'ds ice, when the Prince determined 10 tr
- The souhaTn passage. De Haven r,ersaverad II ii
- course unEf the sth, when ne became eomnIeteI
80 entangiee IN Hoes and befgs. Here aganihe expf
out dlon encountered perils Of the mostalarming kne
IRE, Inc H2aug ice broke in the buwarks and coyere
III the deck 10 broken masses like rocks tunbled nell
NEIL 5y mountsih torrent The noreihap iiroj
endurance Of the gallant ships was severely teste
" nY the closing ice, butthey rose othe pressure
eh = asigipg tae elemental strife, baled its fury ant
be somewhat disabled but still without plank Weld
he ing ant vital paf rode safely ii All omen r,5 -
the. 18Th day OF August 49, y
HeFes hnding the north and west already CLOSED
On against thefn the American expedition SET
re- and bore homcward, after having dared and ,ftTr
ch So aha overcome difficulties and dangers sueh =,
scarcely 4 eEer 6eset the path Of the mariner
q II . Supposed The English expedition wintered y
rs or Fon Martyr, and thence nrasccn,ad
ch thelf voyage westward. The American expedition
ihereloEet was IN position more favorable 10 I'm
u search \ was IA far higher latitude and the So
- called possea (open sea- could not have been Tar
x distant; bathe inevitable dr nIo The waters 81
he Lancaster Sonnd fatal 10 its spring progress
/, and fatal 10 The chances which its enterprise had
1 won.
: The officers and crew OF the other vessels 81 the
= expedition all in good health and spirits . 10
+. the l3ih September, 1850
i. The AdHaaee parted with her consot in a heavy
" gale oi the Banks The lauer is expected momen
taTiiy. The Advanre brings several fragments
: from Tue eneampment Of Sir John franklin 4 pair
= q pas E7qaInaax dogs, and some articles or Gu
= iIsiiY.
Faus efids this ne5le expedition, without discoy-
eIing 81 satisfactory index to the fate ii Sir John
krankini bsit az the same time without any evil
4eaee 70 ,cenciule juriher hope. Sir john might
have won dc point which the Advance was bagfk-
cd Of by The fatal drii into Lancaster Soand Ifso
y (ana ills im possible hefe isno reason 10 doabt
), Inc possibility VI himself and crew surviving in
those rdsiens where nature has adapted soar-
/. css 81 iiiH 70 eTigoTs Of the climate.
4 he sranheaiioa al officers and crew on Or ee
mare reaching tbeir native land is 10 no small de-
gree enhaReAd by eEecoIieelion that III no scene
r ~ matter hsw trying, theirirust in and naata-
atleve ior each other Interrupted; and Capt De
Hayen retains The most lively feeoIeeieu of the
gallant ualfnch3ng eonG net of officers aad crew
IN Y. Jfi6Hae.
nIscHEsFER VIRGINIAN.
Dawn Fl. weaD, Esq. has been associated as
assistant sditoF ohis paper. The yitgiaian states