New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-28
ENGLAND.
The search of sir John Franklin.

The search Of sir John Franklin.
From The London Tine.
The intelligence received from the Arctlc
Expedite which, under the command Of Sir ivard
Belcher engaged in the pcrOu- adven IRE OF eVpor-
ing the OF the Northern Poe 10 cesi IN c1felt
satisfactory. We may al least indulge the expectation
that this Time the tack will be iaiIi, aOnipllshcL i
would he premature after the long IN 'rva tuni lfs
olaped since the departure Of Sir John Franklin ant
his brave companions 70 give Nay 70 hope that may
pI0ve visionary lut 1T lest we shall know whether al
hopes Of sc-ng them again alive nn.t be absolutely r.
signed This tine the icy VIII n all probability be
fairly ccafchcd; for S.r Edward Belch appears 70
have commenced his proGe into taeu secret r,ce'sc7
under circumstances as favOrhble ~ those wicn p.
tended ulcn FrLnkllls own advance. in the ease OF
every single expedition which ha been directed into
these icy regions in search of our missing conntfynen
nm iucle eu tkv fnd premature setting OF tlc frost
LGve bHlcd tie efforts o. the nay.gnoTs l1cse may
have been vaOiaiion Cf IurpSse tcIo may nave been
involuntary euor; such ncdcnsnre almost lnscpafaole
from oil human struggle, but II may wei be d)u).ed
whether, until the pre- en- moment the utmost amount
of energy ind sk would have enabled any officer 10
follow closeiy upon the track OF Sir John Franklin
aid lis pbmOns.
II ,houd also be remembered, in justice 20 the con-
duciore of III previous expeditions laat although they
certainly i,ed IN accomplishing the direct purpose oil
their mission their eoIts have not been w'h )u b1ae-
fetal csllt Warned ~ their il0rcs Sir ward y r.
cher Is enabled 10 conceutIte his energies upon sh3e
point and that point tie which ohcrs tc n ~ req
fcrablc chances OF cucces. Tnepr0co OF examining
ihce rc.cusWiih eject IS an cNAsis I've one Oar nss-
Nv NV orc Of fCur routes but !. wa dil ,ult-
not H. Nv mpoeibe-:o determine PT0ri n favor oil
Which route 10y the balance u Protaohsle-. We are
low speaking in tOrle measure ~ our ei-.-We IRE
iutau. caniy after the fact. We now know tAI' tnc
most reasonable hope OF getting on Sr John Frduhtns
track lies in pursuing the route 10y Nehnq anne
hut our know ledge is the result OF experience AMI the
fiui, Of failure Il should be n subject o tankulnc
TO all pCfsonf interested ii the tc OF fnAhu tat an
unusually "Open season hns favored thc Efforts of the
present icarc ing expedition, tlat much OF clr
lrd effg il IA f.lgt~ r
EGwsrd DClther IL GdN anCins IN the right direction AM
il IL ao n 0bable tha be- VIII be able 10 alrancc III tst
direction with effect Such j., IN point o. fact the sum
AID sLhtttnco OF the intelligence wicn was DrOU 5pt
bcmo ly tie Prince Albert searching vessel and wl,h
VIC published on Monday La! III the columns OF tas
journal.
Voiy considerable efforts appear % have beca AIDE
by Mr. kennedy-thc gentleman Uudef WhIse di;ec'
ons tho search condu> tcd-anl hls people T. hc-
cover any traces If TrrnEin eNpc Ai0n thai - vt
lie folihcoUu. hut without effect Late IN jane the
Prince Albert searched the Ice and .Ocecded hy Ponds
BAY W Lancaster :, und. When sic reached Barrow
suGif in the beginning OF september the ice had al
ready sprrcd tie passage. II WIS d'fcrnnci to pTo
Cced 10 Port Leopold At this point MI h-nncdy Hnt
lCtts crew well nigh me, with death ms dreadful n
the Polar rceicn could inct lie had landed 70 make
Inquirer but before he could return on board barrier
Of ice nterpc6ed between the shore sud The ship;
70 crown the misfortune the Prince Albert was carried
rway by n current up Prince Re-cni's Iuet. For,u.
nGtey for the bold GdvenTers Sir John Ross Ia le
store OF provisions the point ~ which th'y hll
sndCd and 50 they were enabled 70 pass tx drcary
weeks without undergoing any very ntlerable prya-
ton They finally IelieN ed from their dis-gr,ea-
bic situation by the efforts of NJ BeJ, French gentle
man who accompanied the expedition and succeeded
in reaching Batiy Bay where the ship housed for
the winter. From TINS place Mr.: Kennedy aud VI Bel
lot with party Of fourteen men, out on lie ICES
crossed Ae.y.s Bay and discovered now channel TO
.nc wesw ard sin u the party set out 10 explore the
channel willie the Others sent back 90 the ship
1t Is unnecessary fcr us very infinitely TO tolow the
en,erprising travellers in then pelou journey Suffice
Il 10 FAY that their eXcIons appear to have been OF The
most cTeCitulle kind, although uniDsunacly not AZ
tended with No tr0cel were found o. SIr
IC F9nklm and Ii companions Without tie III glt-
est wish 10 deiract from the merits Of the Search
cunot hut feel that the most important portion oi tae
intelligence brought home by the ships company 5. tle
Prince Albeit IL that which informs u o. the
~ Sir Edward Belcher and the expedition We
ind among the correspondence which mas been
ocyCd letter IRON Captain Puen - The Secretary Of
Tie Admiralty, written on tue 81 Au gust Sir Edward
Rtl,LeT had started up Wellington Channel on the IAN
oi the meath \ IVY tbs IS the language o. the
Greer who witnessed the departure Of tie expaiion
5nG Was acquainted wsh the condition Of the war
tie time in question Al Were in goo hcalta and n n
sIirfs and VIII every hope o, success. This season
CGLEO help thinking Is very open .os from the n
O BceNly land, winch VISITED IN IL" cyenago: our
trNsl, the 9.h st, ter the eye could ~
Wellington Channel or 10 the Westward. both were
OPEN Ind Little 81 10 ice 10 De seen Copain r,t IN
tie lee olUe with her tender, hs iiei the Is OF
Augus.-,he Il ac- Sir Edward Balche.s departure
iCI Melville Island 20 deposit there al necessary sID-
I,s o. pIoN4siOn, fuel and clothing Tor any "a ties
which might have been dispatched from the expedition
under CspisIs CCllinson ard nLurc AM have .Sh Il
FCE. distant frou Behring STRAIT. iptsin Puian
IN tie North star was TO remain a. deptt II B-ecly
khnd.
NowiI ro,, si:cr SC long and so al sing delay per
~, oLsoycs g. play upon The feeling. O. those VINO
Deeply snd 6ecy interested in the tte q. Franklin AMI
h cCmpSniCrs All appears 70 have been dome io- tleF
rth,i Il tLey yet sUINNe. thai hamaa ,aciiy could
ST. sct or human eneI.y cary OUT Vow never the
sess Of tee Noi IA Pole vii be thoroughly selrciel aai
we siel know e.. that be known w.,h rc-ard 10 tue
iate 'i Oss gallant cCGltgymCn. IL viii De honor
LuntiAH iitt a deep sympsihy Win the -iierin-s OF
iheh hss roused tnelr country greater exeross
s-'-lo oNT'os ny c. love 81 enterprise Il ever
nc problem OF -ws.tsr. p,..s, h. s,lv,i tao,
=, - W. ih'e been attained by Ensighia n NJ, Tor
nsS~e axe, III u order 20 relieve y,l.nt mi ~
/ 49, sfASa4Nts CCEurVlren frasu H..