The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-12-04
From the New York Tribune.
Biography OF Sir John Franklin.

Biography OF Sir John Franklin.
The reported discovery of the remains Of
this illustriOuS navigator whatever doubts
may be thrown upon the credibility of the
narrative-furnishes suitable occasion for
collecting the scanty details of his biogra-
ply which have thus far been communicated
to the public Sir John Franklin was born
in 1886, and would accordingly have been
GS years of age had lie survived to the pre-
sent time. His native place was Spilsby,
small town in Lincolnshire, in the vicinity
Of the North Sea. From his earliest years
he betrayed certain boldness of DISPOSE
ton and love Of adventure. His father en-
deavored to cure him of his sca-faring pro-
pensities by permitting him to try the ex-
pertinent of a voyage to Lisbon in a trading
vessel. But this only produced the oppo-
site effect He was confirmed in his taste
for the ocean, and would not be satisfied un-
til he had procured the consent of his faith
or to his entering the navy
He obtained midshipman's warrant in
his l4th year. His first service in the frig-
ate Polyphome, where he was distinguished
for his youthful courage and energy lie
was in the battle of Copenhagen in 1901,
and two years after accompanied his relative
Captain Flinders, on voyage of discovery
to the South Sea, during which lie was
shipwrecked on the coast of New Holland
At subsequent period, he was in the Bel
leropthen at the battle of Trafalgar. In
1914 he was a lieutenant in the Bedford.
which brought the allied monarchs to Eng
land. He was concerned in the attack on
New Orleans where he obtained great credit
by his bravery and skill. In 1918 he COM
manded the brig Trent in the Polar Exre-
dition under Captain Buchan.
After the failure of the search for the
Northwest Passage by Capt. Ross, he re-
celved the commission in 1919, to under
take an expedition by land from Hudson's
Bay to the mouth of Copper Mine River,
in conjunction with Richardson and Bach,
to cooperate with Capt Perry, who was to
visit the region by water. On this expedi-
ton he followed the coast as far as Cape
Turnagain, 60 degrees, 80 Minutes, north
latitude, and after Incredible hardshps, hav-
ing been once rescued from death by the In.
dams, he returned to England in 1922 lie
was promoted to the rank of Post Captain
and three years after undertook second
expedition to the Polar Sea, visited the
coast between Mackenzie River and the
Copper Mine River BY the middle Of Au.
gust, 1927, he had reached the seventeen
degree of latitude and the one hundred and
fiftirth degree of longitude, by the early
setting in of extreme cold weather. In re.
cognition; of his merits on this expedition
be received the order of knighthood from
George the Fourth. In 1880 he comman'
ded ship of the line in tile Mediterranean,
and afterward was appointed Governor OF
Van Dieman's Land, from which post he
was recalled in March, I843 Return
ing to England in the spring Of 1915, he
was entrusted with the command Of the fa-
tai expedition in which his life has fallen a
sacrifice. The two vessels, Erebus and Ter
ror, in which the younger Ross. had accom-
panied his expedition to the South Pole
were selected for the voyage, and two dis
tingushcd officers, Captain Cruzier anC
Fitzjames, were appointed as his compan
ions. The expedition sailed on. the 10th O
) May, As, arrived at the Whale Fish Islands
on the 4th Of July, and was seen for. thu
last time in Melville Bay on the 26th of tina
:. month. 1t was not until after the return o
Capt. Ross, in l849, who had been sent il
search of the missing navigators, that gen
eral anxiety was felt for their safety. Il
1850 an expedition was fitted out by Lad,
Franklin, and another by the British Gov
eminent to seek the lost vessels. About tin
same time, our townsman, Mr. Henry Grin
Fl nell, dispatched the two ships Advance ant
!, Rescue for the same purpose. The unsuc
| cessful results of these expeditions are wei
/, known. During the past year large fee
q was sent out by the British Government t
make renewed search for Sir John Frank
t lin. Mr. Grinnen also dispatched the AID
i vance, under the command of Or. Kane
on similar GRAND But all in vain. Be
! fore the announcement Of the recent intelli
gence,, no further hope was cherished tina
; the lives of the brave explorers had bee
preserved; Their \ names were some tim
since stricken from the Admiralty list, an,
orders issued, sfor1the recall Of the exped
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