The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-29

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From the London Morning Herald.
The safe return Of Lady Frankiin's private cx.
psditioa--tbe Prince Albert.with the glorious
news OF open water up the wellington Channel,
which was supposed bfsofile TO be forever bioaksd
with barrier Of ice, 10 matter OF no small mo-
ment TO those who are deeply interested in the SUBJ
ject, and to Captain Penny II must indeed be Q
source Of the highest satisfaction.
il will be remembered that II was his "conviction
that Sir John franklin had gone through the strait
leading northwest out of Wellington Channel,
(Which for the present he named Queen Victoria
Channel,) and that he hnd gone of in clear water,
and was beyond their reach.''
That this will now prove to be the case there
seems to be most reasonable prospect, as Sir Ed
Lieutenant Sher1kd Osborne, have proceeded in
''clear water" into the Queens Channel, with the
Assistance and Pioneer, steam tenders.
Channel, and through Penny Strait, to the north
westward, 10 more than probable. III so, we may
fairly hope that before they house in for the winter,
they will have come upon the second winter quar-
tiers of Sir John Franklin.
We cannot expect 10 hear any further tidings
from Sir Edward Belcher's squadron till this time
next year, unless, indeed, his passage through
structed, and he should have come upon further
important traces Of such moment "a to induce him
to dctach party to the North Star, and thus, with
the Mary yacht. to endeavor to communicate NM with
idea which occurs to US as possible, andn no more.
Our next Arctic news will probably be from Beh-
ring Straits in December, when the frigate which
expected to have returned with dispatches; and we
anxiously await the intelligence we may hope to
receive from Captain Mcguire and from Captain
Moore !who u coming By her. e. we have Little
Of his proceedings at Point Barrow, which we hope
will have been visited this summer.
From the same.
We have heard that intelligence has been re-
ceived from the squadron commanded by Sir e.
mel, to the effect that from what they have dscov-
cred floating down the channel-remains Of whales,
bears, and other animal substance-the party have
been led to the conclusion that not only 10 there
food for mankind in that direction, but that the
floating portions of whales and bears form the re-
lies Of what have been actually consumed BY hui
man beings. .$, A..
plored the regions pronounced to be inaccessible
by Captain Penny, but injudiciously abandoned,
and has thus confirmed the truth Of Penny's testi-
mony Is fearful to contemplate the consequences
Of years delay in following the track presumed
to have been taken by Franklin, as, Of course;
hopes of effectual succour must be diminished by
the years postponement of that search which
which he so nohIy volSnteefed to undertake On
his return to England last autumn.
A letter from Captain Belcher to the Admiralty.
dated 7th August. acquaints the board with his
crew continued healthy. On the 18th of August
he again writes from Beechy Island; in this letter
he reports the fruitess attempts made by the diff
feren vessels and officers of the squadron to fur
ther the objects Of the expedition The following
the least interest. Captain Belcher writes. y.
Immediately on my arrival at Beechy Island, Y
accompanied BY Captain Kellett, proceeded with
service parties, under the command of Commander
Richards and Lieutenant Cheyne, to examine
closely Beechy Island and coasts adjacent for re-
slightest increase Of Importance. After most
laborous search, including the lines Of direction
of the head boards Of the graves, and head and
foot, we'll at ten feet distances, and through
the paint work, could be traced Upon very ma
ture consideration, aided by Captain Kellett and
Commander Pollen, arrived at the conviction .
that no hurry in removing from these winter quar-
"Every thing here bears the stamp of order and
regularity; and although il 10 matter of intense
surprise and incomprehensibe to all, it is my firm
conviction that intention of leaving record at
this position existed. Other reasons occur to me
for such determination, the principal Of which is
that Sir John franklin would not consider this
likely spot and il i evident that b
traces. If am asked why, my reply 10, that at
Cape Riley, or any other more prominent and ac-
ccssble positions, beyond the discovery of former
VISITORS Sir John Franklin would place his beacon;
certainly not here. .' .
at maynext be inquired, Why have the former
searching parties failed to find these marks! My
reply again is look even to the cairns erected last
year by the well, organized expedition OF my pre-
decessors. They are easily overlooked, passed un-
noticed, or destroyed by animals."
In subsequent paragraph ne says:
alt 10 my firm conviction that, had Sir John
Franklin been disposed to leave any record of his
movement, many very prominent points present
themselves, and have great hopes, from the very
open sea e. that we shall yet find them on the
Lieutenant Hamilton, in letter addressed to
Captain Kellett, commanding her majestys ship
Resolution, reports that at a spot called CaswelPs
other officers Of the expedition had walked, his at
tention was attracted by one Of Edwards small
potato cases and he writes: $40
"On searching, we discovered several OF Gold
ners preserved meat canisters, seven eight wine
bottles fireplace, and small well; the bottom of
It was lined with small stones. pathway OF large
flat stones led to the well. Nc cairns nor documents
were found. These articles evidently belonged to
some of Sir John Franklins parties-most proba-
bly, shooting party. Then ascended the tower,
which is about the same height as Beechy Sound,
but much sleeper. Neither cairns nor documents
This is the only direct trace that has been ds-
covered Of the missing expedition.
From the Ne,c York Journal Of Commerce. ~.
An interesting letter from Captain Kennedy, Of
the Prince Albert, recently returned from Batfin's
Bay, has been obgingly communicated to us by
Mr.. Henry Grinnell, to whom 1t was addressed. for
publication II contains much valuable informa-
ton, and the latest intelligence from the North
eastern Exploring Expeditions.
ABERDEEN, October 7, 1882.
p s. &* - -
The "Alberts" acted out the following piece of
real life last winter behind the curtain of the Arctic
Circle. After separating from your gallant band,
found q passage through the "middle ice,' off
Bafin Islands, (the spot where we first came up
with your squadron and taking four days to cross
100 miles Of il. were waited in two more by Giant
winds TO Ponds bay, where TOUR natives came to
visit They informed us Of having seen both
your vessels passing south inthe of the pre-
vious spring, among much ice. Proceeding on
ward, entered Lancaster Sound and Barrow's
Straits, which latter being shut against by ice,
induced us TO seek shelter from it in Leopold
Harbor. 1t too being barred, we entered Re-
gent inlet, and after attaining position somewhat
similar to Captain Foreyh in the previous autumn.
and finding the inlet in the same condition in
which he found IL, were induced to go over 70 Port
Bowen, and to come to anchor for two days; then
coming out, and again directing for Port Leo
oold otitI rat M Reinu