Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-26
sIr JShn Franklin.

ANe teeN " eu,A N~sst''S ~AtNtseetut @n1 Lis exploring party is at Inst asserlained --Ihat they ps'i.hsd from starvation while pursuing their discoveries in the Arctic regions. TIi4 intelligence will prove of mOurnful interest to the thous ands of both cOnlinsniswhO have watched with eager sOlciiude Ihs result of Ons exptd.t;On after another fitted out'fOr his discovery and relief.
 The news is contained in the following extract f,om the Montrso! Hevala Of Oa. 2lst:
 In our extra of yesterday evening. we informed the public that rumor was current in town, that the remains uf Sil John Frankliu, and Of his srew and their slips had been discovered. We imms> diately dispatched special inessengut to the Hudson Bay Cos. House. a, Ltchine, and through the kindness of the Govern. or, Sir George Simpson. we were enabled t0 lay before our readers the following outlines of a despatch, received by him from Dt. Rae
 Dr. Rae has been absent on the coast since the month of June, 1858, and re- turned to York factory on the 2s,h of August last. from whence he forwa,d dcd letters 6y Express to Sir George Simp, sou, via. Red River settlement.
 After briefly notising the result of his own expedition, and the difficulties with which he had to contend he proceeds to estate thai from the Esquimauxs he had obtained certain informs,ion of he fate of Sir John Franklin's Expedition. who had been starved to death after the loss "of their ships, which were crushed in the fice: and while making their way south, to the great Fish River of Back rear lle outlet of which party of whites died i, leaving accounts of their awful suffrrings in the mulilatetf corpses of me, which had evidently furnished food for. their unfortunate competitions.
 This inf.rmaiion, although not derived from the Esduimaux who had communi. cated with Iile whites and who found their remains. but from another hand. who obs tained the details -viv1 vcee may yet be relied on. No doubt islefi of the truth of the report, as the natives l,a,; in their possession various articles of European {. inanufaclure, which had been in posses sion of the Mlites. Among fl,rse. are tBaveral silver spoons and foks. &c.. on onenf whicblis engraved Sir John Frank lin. K 0. B., while alse hers have iini- tials and cFesss on them, which identify the owners nc having belonged to the iH, faled expedition. Drawings of some of these have been, cent down. The fr.rfuI tragedy must have occurred as long ago us the spring of 1850.
 Montreal papers of ia,es date give the following additional intelligence:
 in the spring ol 1850, party of white MrO, aHNnnting lO alpui islty, were seen irnvciliNg SuulhWard over lise ice, a,M nra9gng in'a's wali ilirnh by snmc Es qninanx, wlo were kiiliug Scale un iire North sinTe uf King William's Land. which is large islaud named Kel ik Tax, by lie Esquimaux. None oI tie party could speak .ise nnaive Ian1aage miciiigL bIy, MH hy s,Gns tire natives were made In understand ihaI ti,cir shps had been crnsil- rd Sy ice, and that the wl,irs were gn,ng ,s wi,err T ey expcitd lO fnd Deer ,o sI'On'. Fron, 'he appearanre nf ,ie men, ail of whom except nne officer, looked iih, 's,ey were supposed in hr Irs,iny ssmr, d ps,visi.s,,s, and stcy purchased d a Seal irbm ,lle natives At iaier da,e the same xea- s,'i,, bui previous iO ii,c disruption .f ii,r ice, the i1sdIeS 0i st,n, il,iriv white prr> s,'sls weie discovered on the cUnIinen, ,d five Wn an island near il, ab,,ui bag days inrnev, say tlirls five or forty miles i0 the N0rii,NcSi Ol a Sifraih whie:, can be n., O,l,er than B ,ck's Great Flsl, River, as i,s description and that ai Il,e inw share in lir .neivi,lOIboad of Point Ogle and Mnnireal Island agree with thai M Sir George Back. Same Of the bAlies had been buried - sniile were in . lcnt or tenis, others under b.lat ihal had been iOrHrd over m form shelter. and several lay ahml in different direcihsns. Or thase fAind sn ihe lslaud, Olle ,Sss snp3.'srd W have hren ats olFicer. Rs he had a teless:0pe strapped over his shoulder, aud his d.hible barfelled gun lay underneaill him. From the Iu,ila,cd state Oi maAv of the cs'rpses, and tiie can'ents of the kettles, il is evident tlisi il,e party .ha d been driven iO iiie Last resUrce. can. nibal,ssll, as means If pr.,,,n,.ing life. ! There appears "a have bsen an ab'.nd> ant stock Or anInauniii1a, as the powder was enpIed in T heap 0n the ground by the natives 0ut 0f the kegs ar cases can Tanning ii, aud . qpanlity of ball and shot was fsiund below high water mark, having been left nn the Ice cluse i1 tie besc,,. There must have been number Of watch es, telescopes, cumpasses, guns, and-ric.. all Of which appear tO have been br.,ken up. as Dr.. Rae saw pieces Oi lhrse differ. ' eat articles with the Esq1iinsux. iogr, her with some silvev spoons and E.rks. He purchased as many as he could ohlain. A list Of lhe most important of il,nse rrli,.s, with drawings of others. would be forward cd 10 London. @ .. 4,,sf.