Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-09-27
TRACES OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN-AMERICAN
EXPEDITION.

News from the American Exploring Expedition
to the l7lh September, 1850, has been received in
England, in letter addressed to the Admiralty II
is transmitted by the master of the barque True
Love. The persons whose graves are mentioned
belonged to Franklin's crew.
"DAvs SrRAIrs, JULr "a, 1851.
"My Lords, msy please your Lordshps receive my
of the American searching vcsse Of the Of their
voyage in search Of Sir John franklin On the 18th Sep
tember, $780, they left all the searching vessels at Cape
Martyrs CORVALLIS Island they net being enabled pur-
any further westward direction from that date.
Dor called the Assistant Harbo discovered by Captain On
manney, three miles south Of Cape Martyrs, the place
in selection by them winter in The bay was forming
very strong that time, yet the Advance and Rescue
determined to proceed homewards but unfortunately, how
ever gale sprung up and drove them Wellington Chan
mel fifty mle and afterwards they frozen in. The
American Captain De Haven told me that the winter was
very mild and that be give further particulars respect
ing Sir John Franklin than the enclosed account, He said
ne was determined the of search again after
ing wnteed and all the documents received from the Ad
malty and others gave to him.
MEMORANDA.
81. On the Goth Of August, $780, we're found to
northward of Port Innis Wellington Channel confirming
those previously found Cape Riley by Captain Ommanney
These consisted Of fragments Of clothing preserved
ns and one Of these bearing the name
"2 On the eth Capt Pennys parties reported graves
These were at once visited by Capt De Haven Mr. Penny
W.
Braine, R. M and John Harne Of the Erebus and John
Torrngton of the Terror the of the latest death being
the Sd ofApri 1896 Added to these sad but unmisakable
evidences the remains of the observatory carpeners
shop, and armorers FORGE Upon the hill side and beach
we're fragments of wood, metal and clothing with stacks of
empty tins Every thing Indicated and or
ganizaton There be doubt that the between
Cape Riley and Beechy Island facing Lancaster Sound
the first winter station Of the missing vessels On the sst Of
September the mpervou ice of the Wellington Channel
derwen complete disruption and by the 9th several vessels
penetrated to the CORVALLIS side Such, however, the
mpenerabe character Of the pack in Lancaster Sound
BY the 10th September the entire searching squadron were
again concentrated about eight miles south Grihs Island
This the urthes westng attained by the American expe-
18th of September.
!" They were then in momenary expectation Of making
winter quarters and is probable that small harbor dis
Capt Ommanney about three miles Of Cape
Martyrs will be the haven selected. Thence the American
vessels while proceeding homeward frozen in opposite
Channe drifting during the ensuing winter from
latitude throughout the channel sound TO Baf-
fms Bay.
Their liberation, after much exposure and trial, took
place on the 10th OF June 1884, point south of Cape
Walsipgham 6s soa linear drift exceeding 1850 miles.
The commoton Of the ice with its attendant uncertainty
was their chief source Of trial Every officer and had
marked scorbutc disease deaths have occurred The
crews are now refreshed and the expedition
regain the seat Of search. have, sc.
z. n KANE Surgeon to the Expedition"
The London News Of the 10th instant gives great impor
tance to these notes, and says:
The intelligence Of traces Of Sir John Franklin and his
has been scanned with egerness by the veteran
Arctic explorers now reposng their surels at Woolwich,
ana them sangune the expectation that they
yet have the pleasure Of welcoming The surviving por
tion OF the noble who left Woowch in May is45,
with the Erebus and Terror may be interesting to know
that the Royal Marine whose grave found was Sergeant
William Braine, Of the Woowch division, who volunteered
to proceed to the Arctic regions with the exploring party,
sthough be had only recently returned from service IN
China"
1t would be curious il the American expedition
should be the first to discover Sir John or his fate
with certainty.