Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-09-05

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seen by the news by the Steamer Artic in an
other column, that the story is generally cred
! tied:
DUNDEE, July %, ISL.
Mr.. EDtroR: Through the medium of your
highly respectable paper, beg to lay the fol-
lowing important particulars before the pub
lie:
Discovery Of he bodies Of four Sailors, sup
posed TO be part Of the cretc rh0 accompanied
Sir John Frdnkiin.--On Saturday, 10Th ut.,
the whaler Flora, of Hull, J. Robb, master,
who has been out one and Il half years, cast
anchor at Stronness, and sent her letters and
papers by post. A letter was received in Alb
crdeen on Monday by Mr.. John Douglas, King
street, from his brother, Mr.. &. Douglass, mate
of the aforesaid ship 1t contains the follow
ing affecting narrative:
d" In February last our ships crew partially
abandoned the vessel and erected large snow
house on the shore, it being in many respects
more comfortable than on board, and better
suited for hunting operations. We had been at
that time five months frozen up in Lancaster
Sound. In one of our excursions we fell in
with party Of EsquimauX Indians, nine in
number; they had slight knowledge of our
languages they inquired whether we were En-
gllsh or Americans. On being satisfied on that
point, they inquired if we belonged to Chief
Frankan. The idea now flashed upon our
minds that they knew something of Sir John
and his crew, and we answered in the atiirma-
tive. They then pointed to the right, to tow
crlnT heap OF snowy mountains, and by their
gestures they signifed they had gone to sleep.
We brought them to our snow house, when
instantly reported the case TO Mr.. Robb, our
captain, ana 1t was agreed that a party Of
twelve men would accompany the Indians and
probe their story to the toundation The party
consisted Of Mr.. Page, our surgeon, J. Brown,
carpenter, Wilson Blair, Hall Murray. Agnew,
Crosey, Jones, Jcnklnson, Ratiartv, seaman.)
and myself. we had a plentiful supply of
provisions, which were packed into IL tiatbot-
toned boat, which was covered with seal skin,
and several rifles, spears, &c.
We started on our dreary Journey on March
21th. Our route was one of the widest which
can be conjccturcd. We proceeded IN a zig
gag course up On" hill, down another. then to
the right, then to the left. then to the right
again. On the fourth day symptoms Of discon-
tent began to be manifested BY our hardy tars
our feet were cut and wounded with sharp pro-
jecting fragments of ice-thc thaw was setting
| in, and we were apprehcnSiyc OF being buried
by Il t falling avalanche ui snow. which de-
mn 5"' u""l NV S'uTo VI ''
mountains. ON the tenth day, April 9th, our
",",s ,L ,Gn vs. i,,o IL ''Gf I,",uia ",Il'i',iea'Ie
'nIo dn,or;e% ,i,v, j" ". no,i,l i
''''c" H',' M ,a.u 'o'i'P''','9 "NE'"s over ''c
tied to the top of n walking stick. We eagerly
drew ont the staff. and commenced opcraii,ns
by digging about two feet deep We came on
the body of a man. and in few minutes after
wards we discovered throe o,hnr bodies Thnv
were frozen like iciclos. dcco,pnns;,inn had ma,
commenced. Tbcir bn,rds wcrn lonr and
sh,rrv. while tbrir r;rid ta,turns oud woetel
limbs smoke in tbe IpnmI,re nf u,ture-,hcv
bod diod from wan,
] Thoir dress w,s finn, of Er,;sh seaman in
cold latituJes. One n,n had his name writtcn
or rather cnrro,nd on bis arm III Corrn
The rest were mara mr. loss marked same had
cros<rs ON their hrn,s.s r,hor. stars shins lot
terS. &c. Cur hearts sic!,nnnl ot ,l,o ,ight -
We ronlocnd ,bon, in thnir coId dosol,to I7r,vo.
and SET nm The s,,na s,d ,,c,n,nh, ,no,,; po,r
f,lloys .vclo,rnl y,, Lo,n o,,o,m,tod ,o 70
r,in vnnr homes h,. an ovorl,,,l ;o,,rnnv br,
Sou ,,ro Iafi in tho j,.or.
TLn InL;ous ronIG ,,;,o nc ~, mora ;,,oIl;.
roncn So W., rotnr,,cJ ,rLo ,,,,, r,,.nn,hIo
roninrturo i - Lr,,o n,r,,.laI sot ,,,t fron,
Sir InLn rr,nLin. I,nn,,Ji,;,''. c,,,r haI tiI,|
ncr;sLnJ in MI mr,b,L;r;.,. en-, vLno ,r, ,,Y,,,
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p.n ,n'' JOAN ''o"s'"'' N''''''''' o'' Ooa'u ''e
'o''
By inserting the letter, vou Will obllge. yours
respectfully, THOMAS REID.
NAVAL When Macdonough
was first leutcnlnt OF the Siren, under the
comm1nd OF Capt Smith, rcumstance oc-
cured IN the harbor Of Gibraltar, sufficiently
indicative of the tirmncss and decision OF his
character. An American merchant brig came
To anchor nearthe United States vessel. Mac
donough in the absence Of Capt. Smith, who
had gone on shore, saw a boat from British
lrgate board the blg and take from her man ;
he instantly manned and armed hls gig. and
pursued the British boat which he overtook;
Just aS 1t reached the tngate, and without GER
emony took the impressed man into his own
ooat' The frIgat"'s boat was twlcG the force