New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-28
NEWS OF THE MISSING SHIP ENTERPRISE,
SENT TO THE RELIEF OF SIR JOHN
FRANKLIN-NO TRACE OF SIR JOHN

FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION.

From The San Francisco Herald, SEPT 30.
III. b d. ship Rattesnake, Com. Henry Trolope,
arrived in our bay on Monday morning, having left
Port Clarence Arctic Ocean, Aug. %, at p. NJ.
This ship wintered at Port Clarence the last winter,
and soon as the ice broke up endeavored 10 reach
Herald leland, cruising at near or nearer the edge
Of the ice than safety justified from Point arrow on
the American side, to Serdze Kamen, on the Asiatic
side Of the Arctic Sea.
Neither this vessel nor the Enterprise brings any
news of the missing whaleshp Monongahela of New
Bedford. Captain Trollope states that the 2lst of
May some Indians referred to vessel with three
mssts (which they indicated by holding up three
fingers and speaking the word which in their language
signifies vessel which he under5t00d) having gone
up to the northward.
The captain gave no credence to what they said,
not knowing Of the missing whaemen, and made no
inquiry further. II is barely possible they might
have referred to the Monongahela. Capt. TroloPe
expresse much regret that he had not been aware OF
The ship being carried into the ice, that he might have
made more particular inquiry.
The most important news brought by the Rattle
snake lie the arrival at Fort Clarence tine 2lst Of
August, of III. Il NJ. ship Enterprise, Capt Collin
son. from his long expedition into the Arctic IN the
search for Sir John Franklin IL Will be rtcOilected
that this vessel sailed from England in the same sea-
son. and ut about the same me as the Investigator,
Capt Mcclure, that arrived on the Atlantic side Of
the continent year since, having navIgated sne
northwest passage.
The Enterprise went into the Arctic in the summer
of 1851, and passed through the Prince OF Wales
Straits but finding the ice impracticable for her at
she Wlntered the NinlSr OF 1919 III lat -
3Y n, Ion. ll7o So w. After making every exer-
lion TO obtain tie object Of her voyage the winter OF
1888 was passed in Cambridge Bay, Wolastpn Land,
$50 N, 1859 30 w. Still proceeding on her voyage,
the winter of 1884 found. her IN Camden Day, AZ
g. N, 1862 30' w.
The ice released the vessel July -, 1854 when she
commenced her return passage, but did not reach
Point Barrow until August 8, having battling SOUTH
erly winds and Gains. Immediately on her arrival
Mt Port Clarence on the 2st August finding the Plo-
yer had Seft for Point Barrow few days previous,
for the rpose of assisting and relieving her. as soon
IA her supplies could be put board from the Rattle
snake at y. NJ. the god, she started TO overake
fhe Ployer and communicate with and recall her,
xxhicb duty performed she would Immediately proceed
20 Hong Kong, and the Plover TO Valparaiso, where
The latter will meet the Rattlesnake which leaves this
port TO day.
che frozen sea she has lost but three men: May Is,
1853, William Driver, ships cook; November "a,
1888, William Greenaway able seaman; June %,
1854 William Cheeseman, private marines. The
commander officers and crew, hfty-nine in number,
were i'm excellent health. We regret to state that no
Exclamation was obtained Of the fate of Sir John
Franklin.
The Enterprise found traces of the navgators pas
sage in many places, and went within ninety mules
Of Winter Harbor but not being able to proceed
further on account of the ice, went up Wallaston
Strait and there fell in with traces OF Dr. kae $
searches 1t will be recollected that Dr. Rae was IN
command of an expedition sent out by the Hudson
In the spring of 1852 travelling parties were des-
matched over the ice one of which reached Melville
fslands after great hardships. The natives met wan
duripg the voyage were of peaceable and KIND ais
position ready at all times to be of assistance IN any
manner in their power