New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-24
BIOGRAPHY OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN
The reported discovery Of the remains Of thi. illus.

Tho reported discovery OF the remains Of this illus
triour Observation-Disclosures doubts may be thrown
upon TIE credibity oftbe nauatige-furni-hes suit
able occasion for collecting the scanty details Of his
biography, which have thus far been communicated
TO die public. Sir John Franklin was born in 1885,
and would accordingly have been g. years Of age
bad he survived to the present time. His native
place was Spilsby small 70 wn in Lincolnshire, in
the vicinity of the North Sea. From his earliest
years be betrayed certain bodness of deposition
and love Of adventure His father underworld to cure
bin Of bis sea-fsrng propeDstes, by permit!ins him
to try the experiment Of a voyage TO Lisbon in a
trading vcssel. But this only produced the opposite
effect. He was confirmed in his taste for the ocean,
and would not be satisfied until he had procured the
consent OF bis father to his entering the navy. He
obtained midshpmans warrant Ia hs fourteenth
year. His first service in the frgnte Polypheme,
where he was distinguished for his youthful courage
md energy. He Yves In The battle Of Copenhagen in
1901 and two years after accompanied his relative,
Cspt Flinders, on a voyage OF discovery to the South
Sea- during which be was shipwrteked the coas. Of
New Holland. At n subsequent period be was in
The Bellerophon at the battle Of Treprlgar. In 1914
he was lieutenant in the Bedford which brought the
allied uonarcbs TO England. He was concerned in
the attack on Eow-0fleans, where he gained great
credit by his bravery and skill. In 1918 be CON-
mapded the brig Trent in the Polar Expedition
under Capt Buchan. After the failure Of the search
for the North Vest Passage by Capt Ross he received
the commission in 1872 TO undertake an expedition
by land from Hudsons Bay to the mouth of the Cop
per Mine River, in conjunction with Richardson and
Bach to cooperate with Capt Perry who was TO
visit the region by water On this expedition be fol-
lowed the coast as far Cape Turnegain, 65 3V north
latitude and after incredible hardshps having been
once rescued from death by he Indians lac returned
10 England in 1922 He was promoted 10 the rank Of
Post-Csptsin, and q rec years after undertook
secopd expedition 10 the Polar Sea- visiting the coat
between Mackenzie River and the Copper Mine
River. BY the middle Of aug, 1927, he had reached
The veDteonth degree oflatude AID the one hundred
and fitch degree OF longitude bat compelled to
return by the early setting in Of extreme cold weather
In recognition Of lis meris this expedition he
ceived the order OF knigbthood from George the
Fourth. In 1880 he commanded ship Of the line in
the Mediterranean, and aherward was appointed
Governor Of Van Diomens Land, from which post he
was recalled in March, ls43. Returning to Engandin
the spring Of 1916 be entrusted with the command
of the fatal expedition in which his life hes fallen
sacrifice. The two vessels, Erebus and Terror, in
which tho younger Ross had accomplished his expedi'
ton to the South Pole, selected for the voyage,
and two distinguished officers, Captains Crozer and
Fitzjames, were appointed as his companions The
Expedition sailed the 10th of May, lsi5 arrived
ct the Whale Fish Islands on the 4th Of July, and
was seen for the last time in Melville Bay on the 2gh
of that mouth 1t not until the after the return
Of Capt Ross in ls49 who had been sent in search of
The missing navigator that general anxiety was felt
for their safety. In 1880 an Expedition fitted ont
by Lady Franklin, and another BY the British Gov
eminent to seek the lost vessels. About the same
fine, our townsman, Mr.. Henry Grinnel, dispatched
ihe two ships Advance and Rescue for the same pur
pose The unsuccessful result Of these Expeditions
we'll known. During the past year large feet was
sent out by the British Government, TO make re-
newed search for Sir John franklin. Mr. Grinnel
also dispatched the Advance, under the command Of
Dr.. Kane, on similar errand. But oil in vain. Be-
fore the announcement Of the recent intelligence no
further hope was cherished that the lives of the brave
explorers had been preserved. Their names were
sOme tine since stricken from the Admiralty list and
orders issued for the recall of the Expeditions.