The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-10-28
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN,

The Montreal papers contain accounts Of
the discovery Of the remains Of part Of Sir
john Franhiiii's party, b. the Esqr;raaux,
by whom the information was communicated
TO DIR. Rae the overland explorer to ascertain
something of his fac. The following is the
amotIn, Of what has been published.
"nr. Rae has Leon absent al 'he coa>t
sine frs, Of month Of June, 1853. and re-
turned 20 York Factory Oh Tie 2Sh Angus,
last, from whence lie G3rwafd.d !ltters !y rx-
| press to Sir George Simpson, via the Red xiv
er settlement.
AFTER briefly noticing thcrcsult Of his own
expedition, and the difficulties with which
they had TO contend, lie proceeds to $ ate that
from Esluimaux he had oh.ain,d c,r;aa in
formation Of the fate Of Sir John Ei@nkln's
cXi edition, who had been starved to d. ath.
after Tie loss Of their slips. whi,., were
crushed in the ice anl while making th,ir
way south to the Great Fish River Of isml,
near the outlet of which party of whites
died, leaving accounts Of their S,iiicrin~s in
the mutiia,td corpS,s Of Some which lad cyi-
denly furnished food to th,r unfortunate
| companions.
! his information although not derived from
the E$quilnauX. who had communicated with
the whites. and who found thcirremainS, but
from another land who obtained the detail,
rifa roGe, may yet be rllitd on. No tluuh; is
LETT OF the truth of the report. as the natives
had III possession various articles Of Europe
an manufacture, which had been in posses
son OF the whites. Among these are several
silver spoons forks, Nc, on one Of which is
engraved Sir John Franklin, X. c. b., while
the others have cYcsts and initials on them
tn w. ~ va, .' o""t'; "s ''NIs ."io''se'.
some NJ Ih,., Ia... -,,,, ,,,,,, '''s''' VA
~, :, ~ IT,, II ,,.'.' Wv" H.
,oro ,on nr1S-nn Wv :" 'e'
,t 80 go '''> PING VI
Inc Montreal papers the next day alter
the publication of the above contained Tie
following additional ,.ar,irul.ri:
II, tIo.,,; rls-o ~
wL;,,s u,r,.,,,7 +,a,.,Il;,, ~
tbc loo Iro,.r;,,r n'a;, h,'at7. ~. ,'a'''
r,nny who 7y,, .",, :; ! - ;o''''
Ilr nnrth .,'ro ~ i;;,.,. W;'I;'o ,I
En,n ~ ,Lo ,,,,.... ao,,,I =. m'.,:,'
u,o"r in,,,ir;ll, It III WV 30 .t;,
wtr,. made tn ,,i,,.S,,rI u.afi,,; yl,:','. lad
been rrrsh,d j., ,Ln 100 .,,l II,nt .la I,.t,,'.
were now mo,n,r ,y,,o t,',. '.e
abl, ,n shoni d,'o1, '''>9 >'l'0''' " ~
pf hp oil of
whom with the tyr,,linn r. ONO cl;,r ,.a;rcr
looked thin if wa! s,nrnscI ,l,, l,aI ,,at
short of provisions ard thrv ,,,,cI,as . 1
NV Of scnls f,n,n thnn,,;,., Ia', -" 1"t
in the same season, previous to the d;s,up-
'loh Of inc ice, INC bodies OF about 10 white
yn W. ~. "au
about a lone davis innrncv s,v =, o ~ III
miles, northwest Of a large stream, which can
be no o'hcr than Buck $ Great Fish River.
werc G,und IN t'.. WHY 1 ounru, anu Sonlg
OYER thcm: and several law .cattorrd .Lant II,
different directions OF those found on the
iSland. one Is supposed to have been an Oil
shn,I,Ior nav. n"a I nu1io suIpl'u over ms
him.-Erom the mutilatcJ static of manv If
the bodies, and the. contents of the kettles, it
was evident that the unfortunate party had
',,n "'N'i' 10 calni''aiiSih 10 proio'i" hiiSef-
abundance ammunition.