The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-25
TIE ARCTIC REGION.
Discovery OF the Romsins Of She FrsnA lin
Party

Discovery OF the Remains oil 1Dae FranA IL
Party.
from thu Montreal Herald, OcN 2l.l
We are ip1sbted 70 Sir George simpson, Governor
the Hudsons Bs, Territory, for privsgsof first pa
i.hi 70 tue civilized Norld the at length sscertan,
Dis gallant company Alss that that fate shouM hay
been 20 sad and That the rrobr ~hich has so o-x o.
great navigator countless friends sdifers ia I'D
I,pe and Amsr.c. should bs solved by painful SO an
tressir narrative eoptaoed 10 the following IA,
ter, which only reached SIR George srnpson ycstsri.
sfnrnoonit having been orw srded York Factory
vis REQ River Our own hopes OF sir john Franklin
restoration TO the world had Confess long cease
bnt who could have been prepared the reality
miserable and lingering death from texl sarvatio,
on the trosn desoste shores Of the Arctic ocean
But we shall not dstain be eaer BY any reflections
nsrratsye-we ebsll merely mention sAat York Factory
situated at tbe mouth Of rsyes RIVER in Hudson's Bay
In about 80 deg n. ist % W long
pR. RAE's LETTER TO SIR GBoRsE SIMPSON,,
1 YORK FACTORY. august A. 1854
kr DEAR Sm GEoRav- our several letters public ana
private Of dates th June and LIST December 1883 and
ut, on my reaching Churchill and I rcjoced to learn
Mat your health had benefited much D your visit
Let me now ailude to the expedition affairs Iarriye
aers on the Slt alt with my small party, in excellent
orject the same time, intormstion has been Oh
tsnsd and articles purchased the natives which
aces The fais Of portion, not all OF tho thai
V'r ot sir John iranklin's miserable party bcyond
d'unt- fac the most dsplorsbiedsath from sssrva
after having hAd to n
Of prolopging life
iIsached old quarters at Rspulse Bay The 18th
OF august, and peparatons were immediately COM
planned the men our position the stock Of provisions
we hao hand (not han three months ratons)
an 81
readily volunteered to remain and exerions 70 col
lset fooa and fuel went on with unabated energy By
the end Of eptcmber 100 deer musk OK, So brace Of
ytsym'gan and seal had been shot, and the nets pro
duced 100 salmon
q .ha
the musk OK we're shot by myself 81 deer by Mistigan
One oeer hunter IA BY ons Of the men, by Guilty
the deer about the middle Of October and rs
more animals -ere added 10 our stock
On the 2sh Of October, the snow being sufficiently
hArd Tor building were happy to exchange cold
tents for the cemforabe shelter of house
The winter ~as very but the temperature In
1861 Up 10 the 18th January xs hsS nets sst under
the ice IN the ates the nets taken up that date
- they produced nothing.
On the Slst March my spring journey cnmmspoed but
in consequence Of gales wind deep and soft snow and
Sssy rss We made but little We
met with fsqumsux, Of whom being asked If he
white people, replied 10 the negative but said
from vsn Il fcod some 10 or * days. Journey to the
wetwsrd The substance of the information obtained
81 various times and from various sources fol-
In the spring. four winters past (sprng 1850 party
OF vhe men amounting to about forty travel
pg southward over the ice and dragging boat after
them, BY some Eaqumaux who were killing seals on the
north shore Of King Williams Land which large island
couc SPEAK the native angusg &c integbly but by signs
re psves were made to nnc erstand that their sh
gorg 70 where hey expected to and deer to
shoot From the sppD Of the men, all whom
cept one officer looked thin they were then sup
posed to be getting short Of provisions and they pur
chased small seal from the natives.
At later date the same season. but previous to the
offnpon Of the ice the bodies of about thirty white
persons were discovered the continent and Eve
island rear It, abe long days Jou, ne (ay thirty
b. other than Bacts Iish River nemed BY tbv
Aa9 as its description, ani
rack.
Soue Of tbe bodies had been buried (probaSly those
Of the frat victims Of arnoe were In tent or
tents Others under boat that turned to form
AhsAr, and several lay scattered about In different
directions 0f,hese fsund on the leland ons Was sup
po ed to have been officer, ss he had telescope
slapped his shoulder ard his double bsrrelled gun
From the mutila ed state Of msny of the corpscs and
ths contents the kettles, Isis eviden. that our misc
rabe country had been driven TO the last
car nihaiism -as means OF proi ing life.
There appears to have been IN sburdant stock Of am
ground by the natives ont Of the or contain
ing II, sDd quantity of bali snd sbot fond below
high having been left the ice close to the
beach. There murt have been number of watches,
telescopes compasses guns, tsevsra double barrclled
ao all Of whish appear to have been broken up, as
and together with some silver spoons and forks, pur
chased as many as could obtain. list OF the most
important Of ihsse inclose, with rough pen and ink
rksch the events initials the and spoons
The articles them selves shall be handed to the Se
cretsry Of the Hon Hudsons Bay Company, on my arr
val In London.
None Of the Fsqrmaux with whom conversed had
seen the whites, had thsy been st the place
where the dead vere found but had their information
from those Who had been there and those who had seen
the party when alive.
s H. B%anorts opinion 10 the contraryIcro sixty
miles Of land in . weAtery direction, traced the west
shore rom Castor and rua h,er M to GsPs Porter 9, sir
miles OF Besot strait. but thought 1t cess proceed
ing fur'h her, ~ could not complete the whole
such sccumuation Of obstacles Fogs rough
ice, and deep had to fgh. against On one oc
sur, 70 nase On, his position in the heavens
This, level ccast where the compass Of little
no U.S.. ". IN nsr ns az arr ,.prn
than vhen outvards bound, and loads being lighter,
days nAychss were nearly double the distance AMI
arrived at Rspuse Bay the 18th May, without
edsn except In one nstance In which one Of the party
lost toe II iom . frost bite
esSsr ". unable . out Of the
bay until the oth August
Our progress along coast as far Cape Fullerton
much impeded oy Ice; but getting to the south
wsrd Of the cape We had clear water snd saw no ice a.
terwsrds.
The conduct Of the men, am happy to say, was,
gepsray speaking good; and had not single case
Of sickpess oil the time OF our absence.
sosrs write in haste and briefly, bnt shall have the
pleasure Of sending more detailed account BY some
with Ike utmost respect, have the honor to be your
very obedient servsns, JOaN RAE
LIST ENCLOSED IN DIR. RAEs LETTER.
CREsTs
No. 1-H'sA Of (sppsrently) walrus or ssa-horse,
with Dragons wings
No. IA griffin with wings and forsed tongue and
taiL
No "a grifan's head, with wings
No 4--4 dove with olive branch la its bill, sur
ronn6sd by scroll with the motto .Spero me,ora
No 6-A 6sh's head, with (appsrsntIy) cTh
branches either aide.
LIFT rrRcHAsKD FROM TIE EsormAUx SAID TO
HAVE POUND WEST. or RATHER NoRTdwTzT OF
pAtHs RIVER. TBE rIACB wHKRR THE PARTY oY MEN
STARVED TO DEATH IN STRING, 1850
silver table fork Crest No
dO do
do DO spoon. "
do do do, motto spero Meiiors....
DO do fork do do do.......
! do dessert too............,...,...,.
do table spoon Observation-Disclosures. . ".E
DO tea do ,..................,.. q
| DO table fork, with initials Oh y. s, g."
I DO 90 do do "a. keD"
| co 60 co DO &c A M
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