The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-05

bad also been left thsre that similar supplies wsld
b (qund ct Beechey Island. s. This depot ed
BeeJhsy Island Il TO consist Of full store OF c,al
provisions, clothes, and other stores, and you VIII
take care to have 1t most carefully secured against
the depredstions Of bears or other animals;
you are also to leave one of your ships
there with or without ore ', a. you may deem
most advisable, 30 that Captain Colliuson or
Commander NJ Clures party may dnderery possible
means at their command Of returning to Engiand ;
but should yon find II practicable 60 place the ship
or depot OF stores, In more advanced position
between Melville Bay and Bsechey Island, II might
be expe0ient TO do This is point on which you
can form bet er judgment than we can. Our most
anxious wish is to establish tho best possbe ar.
rangems at with the view Of giving succor and
support to The crews Of those ships, should they be
mpelled TO seek refuge in the direction we have
pointed out. 9. Having expressed these general
views, which viii require your careful consideration
~ leave IT to you to take such steps as you may
consider most expedient for meeting the circunl
which was read BY Sir q. Belcher, contains the
latest Instructions which he received from the AID
miralty:-
.srR-My Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty have
directed Her Majestys ships Phoenix and Talbot under
the orders of Captain Ingedeld to proceed with prov
sons and stores to Beechey Island FOR the purpose of
repenshng the ships and depots, and am commits
stoned by their lordships to acquant you that the
return Of the Phoenix Beechey Island last year. they
had the satisfaction Of hearing Of the safe arrival Of Her
Majestys ship Investigator under the command Of Cap
tain MCure at Banks Land having completed the dis
without discovering traces Of Sir John Franklin and
that part of the had been enabled to reach Captain
they received from Behring's Straits, they have in
formation that in August, 1851, Captain Colinson in
Her Majesty ship Enterprise passed the entrance of
the Coville river and their lorlshps trust by the
ports he may have obtained from the natives of Prince
Alberts Land well from the records deposited by
Captain MCure his passage along that shore that he
10 IN
Banks Land, whence he has made known his position
ether to Captain Mcclure or Captain kellett.
Their lordships have desired to direct your special
attention to the measures they require to he adopt
ed at for withdrawing, ii possible the whole OF the
from the Polar seas; for e.cctng this object they
frain from issuing any positive instruction how you
ACT 2, m sieps you are 10 as tney are aware
and those varying circumstances which in that region
must influence yonr operations, but their lordshlps'
views may be stated generally as follows .
l. If the of the Enterprise and Investigator
arc al Banks Land they must abandon their ships,
and every endcavour should be made to get them
to Bcechey Island that they may return to England
II this has already been Effected and Captain kellstt
with his ships, has returned from Melville Island you
are Immediately to proceed to England with the whole
OF the ships and their crews abandoning all further
search for the missing expedition, unless any crcum
stances ION consultation with the senior officers Of her
Maestys shps) should induce you to believe that your
remaining out another year would tend TO clear up the
tate OF our missing counymen. But Il Captain Kellett
has been unable to move from his position at Melville ISL
and 1t may be necessary to give orders him to aban
don the Resoutc and intrepid and his retreat TO
Beechey Island bur this be accomplished this
year, you need not detan any officers men who may
have already reached Beechey Island but send them to
England forthwith.
9 Should no tdings have been heard OF Captain Col
Hnson in her Mnjesty's ship Enterprise, becomes alb
solutey necessary to provide for his safety For this
purpose the Melville Island depot must be replenished
with provisions and stores; and il will be necessary for
ship and steam tender to remain there; also the North
Sar or Iaipot with tender az Beechey island and n
those stations everything which add to the health
and comfort Of the should be deposited and
having done this II does not appear to thor lorshps to
be necessary that any of The ships should remain another
year in the Polar Seas unless before stated you con-
slider further search TO be prudent and necessary.
e sen ait n recall w 'ne s s ne
whole of the ships named in the margin CAS-
sisance Pioneer Rcsolute Intrepid, Enterprise Invest
gator, North Star Phoenix, and Talbot IL II can be
done If possible to do they leave il to your Judgment
and discretion 10 send home such of them may be
required and to adopt those which you
slider most necessary to ensure the safety of Captain COL
,nson and his crew. and their speedy return 10 England
formation you may have received from Melville Island
the position Of the respective ships under your orders
the state Of the depot &c all their ordshps do is
to conhdc in your judgment and they authorize tn
take such steps and give such orders and TO make such
exchange Of officers and you may deem necessary
for carrying their wishes into effect
They trust, however, Captain Colnson is safe and Il
So II VIII be source OF much satisfaction to them H.
during the approaching autumn the whole of your ships
and crews shall arrive In England.
On the return Of any Of the ships to England from
Deechey Island. IL desirable that the coast the
towards Cape Walsngham should be examined, aud
you therefore, endcavor i'm your instructions to
the ships proceeding TO England to meet this conin
gency.
In the event your hcrh rendering ii necessary for
you TO proceed to England and the necessity of part
OF the squadron remaining ont another winter,
to make known TO the officer whom you may appoint TO
succeed you in command, all your views and arrange
ments respecting further proceedings.
Although this country Is now at with Russia y0N
are clearly to understand that yon not to comm
any hostile act whatever the ships under your commas
having been fitted out for the sole purpose Of aiding
those engaged in scientific discoveries aud 1t being the
established practice o all civilized nations to consider
vessels employed exempt from the operations Of
am, sir, your most humble servant, B. OSBORNE
The court was then ordered to be again cleared
end after the lapse OF about two hours it was re-
opened
finding Of tie cour;, which, after reciting the pow
es vested In the court tn try Capt. Dir iward Bel
cher C. B., for the loes OF her Majesty's ships Az
'ance, Resoute ard Intrepid, we're Of opinion, hav.
ing heard the evidence In support Of the charge, aud
tie statement Of Sir EDWARD Belcher, end having
Kellelt was justified 10 absndori ng his ship from
the orders be rad received from Sir dward BeIcher
and that Sir Ed rard Belcher, in pursuance OF the
confidence vested in him. was so authorized TO give,
and had not gone beyond bis orders for abandoning
those veses; but the court were OF opinion that be-
fore doing so he should have conferred with Captain
Kelle:t Under these circumstances they acquitted
Captsin Sir Edward Belchsr, G. b. of ell blame, and
he was acquitted accordingly. The President then
har6ed to Sir Esward Belcher his svosd but With
ont making any observation whatever. Sir EDWARD
pelcher bowed on receiving the sword aud tbs cou #
Immediately Afterwards broke up.
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