Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-11-13
From tts tabtot, 1itt,rs,
The Search OfSir John Franklin

Tile intelligence received from tho Arc
tic Expedition, which, Under Tie toni
| fhapd Of Sir Edward Belelief, Is engaged
in the periloiis adventure Of exploring til
seas OF the Northern Pole, Is TO a deftail
extent satisfactorily. We riAy Ut least in
dnlge Ii, the expectation that this lime tli
task VIII be fairly accomplished. It wouI
be premature, after the LONG interval tim
has elapsed sln6s the departure Of 81
John franklin and his brave companions
to give way to hopes that may prove Wis
ionary but ut least We shall know
whether all liopes Of seeing them agai,
alive must be absolutely resigned. Til
time the ley seas will Ia all probability b,
faifly searched, for Sir Edward Belclie
HFpeafs IL have commenced his progress
itt1 tlieir sberet teBesses untler ciretmstan
ces As favorable d. those which attend up
on Ffatislin's 0Wn advance. In the cas-,
Of every singls expedition which has beef
directed into these 10y regions in search o
our missing ooulitfyhisn an inclsment sh,
and n premature setting III Of the fros
have bafiled the efforts Of tlie tiavigators
There may have been vacillnliBh OF ptir
pose ; there may hive been inyoltinthtJ
error ; such incidents are almost inseperh
BILE from oil human struggle, but it maj
we'll be doubted whether, until the pies
ebt moment, the utmost amount oi energy
aud skill would have enabled any Officer
to follow closely Upon the track Of Sil
John Franklin aud his companions.
it should also be remembered. in jus
tlee to the conductors of all previous OK
petitions. tl,HA although they certainly
allied IN accomplishing the direct purpose
Of their mission, their efforts have no
been without beneficial result. Warnef
by their failures, Sir Edward Beicher Ii
enabled 10 concentrate his energies ulof
n single point, and TINT point the one
which oilers the most reasonable chance.
Of success The process Of examining
these regions With effect Is ali exhaustive
one. Our missing cotintrylnen may have
advanced into the Polar ssns by any one
Of four or five routes ; but it was Difficult,
rot to say iinpossible-to detefnlin d
2Jto,i IN favor Of which route iay the bal
aiiee Of probabilities We nrs row speak.
Ing IN some measure ut otr ease-we are
Judging calmly after tie fact. We now
know that the most reasonable hops @
getting on sir John FrankIin's ttaek llss
IN pursuing the route by Wellington
Channel ; but our knowledge is the result
Of experience aud the fruit OF failure. i
should DO Il subjeCt Of thahkfulness to al
persons Interested III the fato Of franklin
That an unusually ''open season has
favored the efforts of the present searching
expedition, now that SO much Of certaipt,
had been Outlined. It is very probable
that Sir Edward Belcher Is advancing IL
the right direction, and it ID also pr.bahle
that he will he ublo I advance in that di
reetioh with effect. Such is in poitt O
fact, the SUN and substance Of the intelIi.
geaee which was brought home by The
Prince Albert searching vessel, and which
was published on Monday last in the col
ilnlns Of this %jottfnal.
Very considerable efforts appear 10
have beeh Nude by Mr.. kennedy-tl,e
gentleman Under Whose directions the
seach was coDdncted-and bis people to
discover any traces Of Ffanklin's expedl.
ton that might yet be forthcoming, but
without effect. Late in June the Prince
Albert sesrelied the ice, and proceeded by
Ponds Bay up Lancaster Sound. When
slie reached Barrow Straits, in the begin.
niuy Of September, the loo had already
barred the passage. It was determined
to proceed to Port Leopold. At this point
Mr.. Kennedy and II boats crow well nigh
met with a death AS dreadful rs the Polar
region could inhict.
Lie Ind landed 10 make inatiries, but
before he could return Oh board y barrier
ice was interposed between the sliore
and the slip ; to crown the misfofttines The
Prince Albert wae carried away Ivy Il cur.
NJ Pfince Regents Inlet. Foriu.
Dately Tor the bold a%dvenlurefs Sir Jol,u
Ross had left a store Of provisions near
the point at which they had landed, aud
so they were enabled to pass six dreary
weeks without undergoing any very into,-
eroble privation-They were finally re.
from their disagreeable situation Ivy
the efforts Of M. BeIlot, a French gentle
man who had accompanied the expedition.
and succeeded in reaching Batty Bay,
the ship was housed for the winter.
From this place Mr.. Kennedy and M. Bel
with n party Of fourteen men, set out
oii sledges, crossed Melville Bay, and dis
covered Il new channel to the westward.
Six Of the party set ont to explore the
channel while the others were sent back
10 the ship.
1t is unnecessary FIR rs very infinitely
follow the enterprising travellers IN
heir perilous journey. Suffice 1t to say
hat their exertions appear to have been Of
lie most creditable kind although nnfortu-
,ately, not attended with success. No
traces were found Of Sir John Frank
in and his companions. Without tie
slightest wish to detract from the merits
If the search, we cannot but feel that the
most important portion of the intelligence
home by the ships company Of
lie Prince Albert is that which informs
Is OF the movements Of Edward BeIcher
md the greater expedition. We find
.mong the correspondence which has been
eceived a letter from Captain Pullen to
he Secretary Of the Admiralty, written
IN the 23d August. Sir Edward Belcher
lad started up Wellington Channel OH
he 18th Of the same month. Now, this
) the language Of the officer who witness
d the departure of the expedition, and
vas acquainted with the condition Of the
winter at the time in question :"All were
n good health and high spirits, and with
very hope of success. This season /
help linking is very open, for from
he summit of Beechy Island, which | WIS.,
ted on the evening OF our arrival, OH the