Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-21
RICHMOND WHIG,
The Arctic Search.
hEiCRN OF THE BRITISH SHIps-ARRI.
val oF CAPT. MCLURE-THE SEARCH
ABANDONED BY THE BRITISH
From the Cork Exa,nin.r

Val OF CAPT. mCLURE-THE SEARCH
ADANDoNED BY THE BRITISH.
From the Cork Examiner.
Az ~ O'Clock yesterday, the Phoenir. screw mo .,
e a' expedition fitted out by the British t,ve,,m.,'
~ "e worm Sea. dmpped anchor in our waters b,x.
s VI" o"afd capt Mcclure, the hero Of Arctic o,x,,
" several oi the crew Of his vessel IL will be re-
'ha' IN the May Of 1850 an expedition was
ol hedousle purpose Of the fate of Sir
'"" 'shhiin and ofcintnuing the exploration of In.
| s "uSh' northwest passage Ihi, expedon con.
'"u W Two vessels, the Investigator Commanded nv
'P' I" Ciure' and The Enterprse, under the comm.nd
o'P'' .oinson, The hrst OF winch succeeded in pro
s '"e existence OF sea passage along the northern
,'a'' VI hmsHca. Up to the year 1852 no sccoun,
a' ea Vi the late oi those vessels and accorJin,Iv
"e1Peai''oh was hted Out under the command of ~,
oeicher' conss'ing of his own ship the 3s,i,
.aee' ''e he'of"fe, Capt. kellett the LiyepJ Ca,
i W Chn'ocR' ard the Pioneer, Capt Osborne tn qo II,
h. e'ahce. mus, there were then altogether SIX
.Ir ,m ~ prosecuting the investigation, IN whcn
- r. SP, .i lure has been successful In the AIsy
" ,.,s year Ihe Ihoenir. screw, snd the Norh SIR
a"u 1dioof. Soreshps sent out To IN. rsI;f nf
vessels and heir arriva they found rbe ,vb
y, ,he TWO i'rmer expeditions. with une .xceotiun Tho
d,s,r, completely bi"cked up in the ice in the
sc' emoracing Lancaster Sound; Beechv Island and
"elifg'on Straits. In Melville Bay the ice was Eund
oe worse IMAM II had been for Grly sex.n ye,rs ba
lofe aoI every thing gave promise of Winter uopre.
suS nsohus. while there as no prospect what |
ever o' ceiling the ships free this Sumun.r Id
'heHe circumstance. Sir Edward Be,cb an his o -
p'e'p'y, ordered the abandonment Of the entire e Va
vessels which were accordingly left To their f,,e and
as crew distributed among The store ships IL wasai
Deeen) Island the latter landed and IN. c,sus ~ ,E
aoahdontd vessels had 10 prc. ed distance or,w t
ufed niles overland to reach them
Inc fHoenir has bIough, home the prea,,r mar, s
,s. " "e neso'We, few of that of the .l,,is
,dhee' ana one officer and one man besides ca, Al,
Cialc uf the Mrss!igafor Th. ves.sI. - p'. m
u"'.i 'ney me! with adverse winds off the Orknor T.
anus "nen 'hey part,d c'mpany, the Phoenir sem
w, <Is'n>'o"h, where she could coal, and others
m 10 oeai up as we!l they could fr London
"r f"oeiar las unfortunately. brought no d.,iieJ
intelligence of the only ship Of The late y,edi,iao %
missing the Enterprise but Capt Mcclure stated ,b,,
e ,Is ch ideai :" her safety. IL il coiec,ur,d ,h,
'ne mad goInto one of The numerous creeks b,v
u" % " el's'h coast o The North American Cuntl ent
,a' she mad been abandoned by the crew. and Thai Tho
latter were making their way over the land The.
hJeciures have been fnrmed frum number of ronc,
's circumstances, butt the principal one was from The
":n, " su'hrer OF interesting dispatches from CAPT
Conson iOund Al different points, bearing da,e arr,
me year lSo the sec0nd year Of his b+ng In Tho loo
" oih-r circumstances. II appeared from those h,t
NJ hau followed Tor great distance. nearly tie same
'O'se .ha' Capian Mcclure had pursued and that AT
Iur period they were clse 10 each ,bsr a.. 10 t.,
'ail, or space of less Than 100 miles D,,ina H.
r "' her Perlous voyage of nearly four wears The
"r'SgItor has 81 but officer and five men opt ,f
crew of oo The Phoenix unable to ohtlin any
~. E,tl Oi lhe American expedition, fitted out by .
VIZ "i'nnei, since II left Apernavik.
Pu,.r,. 'sTGTy u.,r-ur1n psrpurvu ror
he closing scene in the dram. OF arctic Search I,is
with pain that under the necessity Of announ.
;ng. NJ, only the return of Sir Edward Belcher but
hs fact that he has abandoned. while they were yet
lnnjured and avsabe for further service The four fine
'e>seS placed und-r his command; and, what is If fr
higher Tpot. that he has lett the gallant CulinsoE tu
.ftect his own retreat.
IL IS t. b. presumed that Sir Edward Becher will o
ally explain his proceedings resp his search
or por FankllaS parry; and conceive that the pub
&c viii clam also u be FULLY inormed why her MsjeS.
ys ships have bCen titus abandoncd. in the face of IN
ructiOns laid before The House of Commons and con
seyed 10 Sir r. B.lcher by tie PLoeEir IN present
Summer. These Instructions, II they did positive
" require extended search behalf ot Franklns par
lies, most unmsiaka5y enj.ned such measures as might
secure the safety 0t Captain COusUn, tor the accuul-
Ilishmenl uf which the amppsI means were placed at
The disposal OF Sir r.. Belcher, aud in pursuance Ot
which he further srucied To consult with the very
lole officers WHO Accompanied him. Rumo is already
busy; and II Is said that Sir +. Bcches Ie;urn 10
Ens land be followed by courts martial and tqi
lies int disputes with MS 9TH GERS. 1t not trust
owing u the ignObe these that the public
service has suffered and the claims Uf humanity been
sacrificed
OF the proceedings II the search we have vet only
gathered TIA; the division under Captain kelle elitc
ted all that was anticipated. Commander M'Ciniock
havsn. completed very extended sledge journey the
westward rom Neville Island. occupying about 100
pays during " hch he found abundance uf musk oxen
aud reindeer. i he movements of Sir +. B-lcher ap-
pear 10 have been limited, since the date of his DIS.
patches received last year 10 his uppn Beechy
s!and and the promising land TO the north and noru-
east of Wellington Channel remain therefore, unvisi-
ted.
But amidst all ihcgluom which hangs the search
Ur franklin aud his unfortunate companions, We may
heartily congratulate The friends of Captain Collinsun
uprn his presumed safety, notwihs ndng the deien-
tim To which SIR Edward Belehers I,un has probably
consigned inm. As we have always anticipated. his
precisely that Of Cspisin Mcclure. whose
frsi Winter resting place was aitned IN the following
year hy the Enterprise onr days only after had be,
vacated by MClure. Falling as his predecessors had
dore. 10 accomplish the northwest passage through In
veStigaUr Strait, Captain CulinsOn ultimately found
his first Winter harbr, in 1851 2, IN Walker Bay on
he south side Of Prince Albert Land. and lie is known
To- have pursued in the fllu"ing Summer easterly
course along the North American shore. though Dol .
phn and Mon Strait. He may thus sibly be- able
10 carry his ship through Victoria Strait and Peel Sjund
into Barrow STRAIT, winch would be effet,ng the north
west pasSags. though not by the channel HAT hiss teen
sighted, and so nearly accomplished by Capt M'Crrt.
Our knowledge OF these circumstances is derived from
the records deposited by Capt. COnspn and discover.
ed by Lieut.. Meecham. They further develop the sin-
gulir facts tha, the places were VISITED the
seas1n by parties from the Investigator ard irum the
Enterprise. starting from widely different positions, and
h,, the point WAS actually seen by both within
n few miles o each other; the spot where these
cords were deposited having been repeatedly yet un-
sciousy iiayetsed by parties from all the searching
ships Such facts these cannot but shake any infer
ences drawn ffom the apparent absence OF records
Once may invite attention 10 the consulaury
absence Of all disaster in the returning Arctic ExpedI,
lion. ~ Of nor atty reaching even to the usual averages
and again. too. II may be reiterated that the Of the
franklin Expedition remains Unaffected except mega
lively. We do know that our missing countrymen
have not been thrown upon the northwestern shores of
Melville Island. but remain in doub, whether, after
passing up Wellington Channel their not
directed the unsearched lands then in sight, rather
than towards the northern shore Of Melville Island IL
s therefore, upon the zeal. ability. and suge-mindcd
ness OF Dr. Kane. in command Of the American Expe-
don. that mainly depend. since his..intended
course after passing up smith Sound, will be towards
the plured lands seen by Sir f. Belchet's cxped
tion, lying TO the north Of Wellington Chsnne.
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